Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Publication Title
The Professional Counselor
Volume
9
Issue
3
Pages
226-237
Abstract
We conducted a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to obtain validity support for the Consultation Skills Scale (CSS) in a sample of 369 counseling professionals and interns. Upon obtaining a poor model fit from an initial CFA, we utilized modification indices and removed nine items from the CSS. As a result, we achieved a better model fit for the shorter 8-item instrument (CSS-S). To further examine validity of the CSS-S, we also explored the relationships between counselors' consultation skills and two related professional activities, ability to foster supervisory working alliance and ability to engage in interprofessional collaboration. We discuss the results along with the implications for further practice and research as well as limitations to the current study.
Rights
© 2019 National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. and Affiliates. All rights reserved.
Included with the kind written permission of the copyright holder.
ORCID
0000-0002-5586-3415 (Moe), 0000-0003-4129-3308 (Goodman-Scott), 0000-0001-8631-3929 (Sunal)
Original Publication Citation
Kemer, G., Moe, J., Johnson, K. F., Goodman-Scott, E., Sunal, Z., & Li, C. (2019). Further validation of the consultation skills scale (CSS): Relationships between consultation skills, supervisory working alliance, and interprofessional collaboration. The Professional Counselor, 9(3), 226-237.
Repository Citation
Kemer, Gulsah; Moe, Jeffry; Johnson, Kaprea F.; Goodman-Scott, Emily; Sunal, Zahide; and Li, Chi, "Further Validation of the Consultation Skills Scale (CSS): Relationships Between Consultation Skills, Supervisory Working Alliance, and Interprofessional Collaboration" (2019). Counseling & Human Services Faculty Publications. 114.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/chs_pubs/114