The influence of Clinical Pastoral Education on Christian seminarians in Hong Kong
LE3 .A278 2015
2015
Janzen, Carol Anne
Acadia University
Doctor of Ministry
D.Min.
Ministry
Acadia Divinity College
The present study was set out to examine the changes in students who participated in initial units of CPE in Hong Kong. Quantitative research, quasi-experiment was used in this study. The Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSE) was used to measure the self-esteem of subjects in both experimental (CPE students) and control groups (non-CPE students). Also, the Counseling Self Estimate Inventory (CSE) was used to measure the counseling skills of subjects. They are both self-rated checklists. Pre-and post-test scores of both instruments were collected and analyzed. The end result indicated that there was a significant increase in the RSE score in the experimental group in the post-test whereas there were no significant changes in the control group. And there was a significant increase in all four scales of CSE in the experimental group in the post-test whereas there were no changes in the control group. The major finding of this research was that after participation in an initial unit of CPE, students showed improvement in self-esteem and counseling skills.
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