Counseling self-efficacy among trainee counselor in malaysia

The purpose of this study is to determine the counseling self-efficacy among trainee counselor. One hundred respondents from three universities in Malaysia were chosen through stratified sampling. Descriptive research design was used in this study. The Counseling Self-Estimate Inventory was used to measure counseling self-efficacy. The data was analyzed using the descriptive statistic to measure mean and standard deviation of counseling efficacy scale and subscales. The findings obtained from the study can guide counselor educators on the importance of counseling self-efficacy of trainee counselors. This is where serious attention should be given in the education and supervision of counselors to ensure the production of good counselors. Overall, the findings of the research gave useful implication in the counseling profession, especially in the field of counselor education and supervision. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of the 2nd World Conference on Psychology, Counselling and Guidance.