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An efficient counselling session depends on the counsellor's self-efficacy. The counsellor's self-assurance when conducting counselling sessions with clients has an impact on how well he uses counselling techniques. The stories that counsellors frequently hear, however, can also have a negative impact on their self-efficacy and result in less effective counselling. At a public university, a study was done to determine the extent of vicarious trauma, self-efficacy, and the relationship between the variables. In this descriptive-correlational study, random sampling was employed, and the data was analysed using correlation analysis. A total of 90 respondents were surveyed, a combination of six cohorts from two programmes (Bachelor of Education in Guidance and Counselling and Bachelor of Counselling). This study utilised established instruments such as (The Vicarious Traumatization Questionnaire, 2021; The Counselling Self-Evaluation Inventory, 1998). The study's findings indicate that trainee counsellors' vicarious trauma is mild, with an average of 1.72 and a standard deviation of 0.47. They also have a moderate level of self-efficacy, with a mean of 2.03 and a standard deviation of 0.18. Accordingly, the study's results indicate a substantial negative correlation between trainee counsellors' self-efficacy and vicarious trauma (r = -0.245). This means self-efficacy decreases as vicarious trauma increases. The analysis above leads to the conclusion that personal traits like vicarious trauma and counselling self-efficacy do have an interdependent relationship. In conclusion, trainee counsellors need to find assistance to help them heal and develop effective self-care during their years as trainees in order to maintain or grow their self-efficacy.
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To Cite this Article: Ali, S. B. S., Harun, M. M., Othman, W. N. W., & Kamarudin, E. M. E. (2023). The Relationship between Vicarious Trauma and Self-Efficacy among Trainee Counsellors At A Public University. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13(8), 1159 – 1167.
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