THE EFFECT OF SUPERVISORY STYLE ON COUNSELLING SKILLS AMONG TRAINEE COUNSELOR IN HIGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION (HEI).

• Main Author: AMU, YUKUNG
• Format: Final Year Project Report
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) 2020
• Subjects: BF Psychology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/37037/1/Amu%20Yukung%20ft.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/37037/

This study aims to investigate the effect of supervisory styles on counselling skills among trainee counsellor in High Educational Institution (HEI). This study considering Malaysian context as the background of the study and taking undergraduate population with heterogeneous sample involved. System Approach to Supervision (SAS) Model serves as the basis to carry out the study. This study is quantitative in nature with correlational research design to study both the influence and relationship between supervisory styles and supervision outcome (counsellor trainees’ satisfaction). Besides, in the pilot study involved students from the Bachelor of Counselling (Honors) program at UNIMAS and others students in High Educational Institution who are undergoing their practicum training. Stratified random sampling technique is utilized to select the respondents. The Supervisory Style Inventory (SSI) instrument measures three subscales (attractive, interpersonally-sensitive and task-oriented style). The three subscales have reported high reliability analysis. The result showed that SSI has a high reliability analysis ranging from α = 0.868 to α = 0.924. The reliability values of the three subscales are reported respectively as follows: (i)attractive at α = 0.92; (ii) interpersonally-sensitive α = 0.87; and (iii) task-oriented α = 0.92. The SSI instrument is reliable for measuring the supervisory styles of supervisors towards supervisees. Implications of the findings for counsellors, supervisors, trainee counsellors and area for future research are discussed with regard to attractive, interpersonally-sensitive and task-oriented. . This study is quantitative, where a total of 95 counselling interns were selected from four public universities in Malaysia. This study has filled the knowledge gap existing in the realm of counselling supervisory styles. In practice, this helps supervisors to enhance the supervision process. The undergraduate counselling interns mostly are satisfied with supportive supervisory style. In this regard, supervisors or counsellor may find the most functional and appropriate style that suits their interns.