Abstract

Graduate level marriage and family therapy programs prepare practitioners to provide family therapy. Research is lacking on the role program leadership plays in student professional development. This pilot study explored differences in program leadership styles and student perceptions of competency. It used survey data from the Perception of Competency Scale (PCS), a self-rating competency assessment, and the Vannsimpco Leadership Survey (VLS), which determines leadership styles among nine modes of practice. Results determined that students had varying perceptions of leadership style, preferred transformational leaders, and that they perceived themselves as having adequate knowledge and skill to practice.

摘要

研究生级别的婚姻和家庭治疗计划使从业人员可以提供家庭治疗。程序领导在学生专业发展中所扮演的角色尚缺乏研究。这项初步研究探索了项目领导风格和学生对能力的看法的差异。它使用了来自能力评估表（PCS），自我评估能力评估和Vannsimpco领导力调查（VLS）的调查数据，后者确定了9种实践模式中的领导风格。结果表明，学生对领导风格有不同的看法，更喜欢变革型的领导者，并且他们认为自己具有足够的知识和技能来实践。