PLATO DCS: An Interactive Computer System for Personal Counseling.

Wagman, Morton

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Publication Date: 1980-Jan

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PLATO DCS: An Interactive Computer System for Personal Counseling.

Wagman, Morton

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v27 n1 p16-30 Jan 1980

An experimental test of the self-paced interactive PLATO computer-based Dilemma Counseling System (PLATO DCS) was conducted. PLATO DCS counseling resulted in greater improvement in clients than did counseling in controlled conditions. Subjects rated the PLATO DCS as interesting and not too impersonal. (Author)

Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Evaluation, Man Machine Systems, Problem Solving

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Language: English

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