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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">March 2018, Volume 40, Issue 1, pp 72–87 | Cite as<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">The PEWTER Study: Breaking Bad News Communication Skills Training for Counseling Programs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"> Authors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"> Authors and affiliations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"> Kathleen Keefe-Cooperman, Devyn Savitsky, Walter Koshel, Varsha Bhat, Jessica Cooperman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">ORIGINAL ARTICLE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">First Online: 15 September 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">The efficacy of teaching communication skills for breaking bad news in graduate-level counseling programs was examined. A structured model, PEWTER (Prepare, Evaluate, Warning, Telling, Emotional Response, Regrouping; Keefe-Cooperman
and Nardi 2004), provides a method for this difficult task. Prior to training in using the model, students reported not feeling adequately trained or comfortable giving bad news. The PEWTER training undertaken was significantly related to students’ increased
feelings of preparedness and comfort. Breaking bad news is a universal experience across cultures and the structured protocol seems to offer value in helping counselors in training be better prepared for such a challenging task.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Keywords<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Breaking bad news Communication Counselor training Counseling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Christine Suniti Bhat, Ph.D., L.P.C, L.S.C.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Professor, Counselor Education, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Department of Counseling and Higher Education,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Patton College of Education, OHIO UNIVERSITY, Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>President, Association for Specialists in Group Work (2017-2018),<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>a national division of the American Counseling Association.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Office: McCracken Hall, 432F<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: <a href="tel:740-593-4425" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">740-593-4425</span></a>; Email:
<a href="mailto:bhatc@ohio.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">bhatc@ohio.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Website: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/education/faculty-and-staff/profiles.cfm?profile=bhatc">
<span style="color:blue">https://www.ohio.edu/education/faculty-and-staff/profiles.cfm?profile=bhatc</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="ES">Media: </span><a href="https://www.ohio.edu/ucm/media/experts/ohioexpert.cfm?formid=1822088&pageid=1844292"><span lang="ES" style="color:blue">https://www.ohio.edu/ucm/media/experts/ohioexpert.cfm?formid=1822088&pageid=1844292</span></a><span lang="ES"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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