TPC Journal V7, Issue 2 - FULL ISSUE

The Professional Counselor | Volume 7, Issue 2 199 Overall, participant scores fell in the range between “Mostly to Frequently Clear” when asked about identifying consistently as a counselor to others ( N = 472, M = 3.40, SD = 1.51). We next grouped all self-ratings together from “Never Clear” (0) to “Always Clear” (5). We separated these five groups and then calculated the means and standard deviations of our ratings of the statements for each of the six self-rated groups. We rated the statements of the 38 participants who self-rated a 0 as having formulations with a mean of 1.20 (at the level of Formula 1) and a standard deviation of 1.79. We rated the statements of the 33 participants who self-rated a 1 as having formulations with a mean of 1.02 (at the level of Formula 1) and a standard deviation of 1.64. We rated the statements of the 47 participants who self-rated a 2 as having formulations with a mean of 1.57 (between Formula 1 and Formula 2) and a standard deviation of 1.93. We rated the statements of the 90 participants who self-rated a 3 as having formulations with a mean of 1.54 (between Formula 1 and Formula 2) and a standard deviation of 1.89. We rated the statements of the 108 participants who self-rated a 4 as having formulations with a mean of 1.58 (between Formula 1 and Formula 2) and a standard deviation of 1.95. We rated the statements of the 156 participants who self-rated a 5 as having formulations with a mean of 1.74 (between Formula 1 and Formula 2) and a standard deviation of 1.95. Figure 2 is a bar chart showing in black the total number of participants for the six levels of clarity in consistently communicating a professional identity to others by formula rating each participant’s statement. Figure 2. Total number of participants’ clarity in consistently communicating a professional counselor identity to others by formula rating of each participant’s statement.