國內國小輔導工作長期被詬病於其專業效能的無法發揮，究其主要原因與其缺乏 有效能的兒童諮商員教育訓練有關。許多國小輔導工作者抱怨目前的兒童諮商員教育課程， 過於成人化與不夠本土化，無法有效並實際運用於國內的國小輔導工作之中。此外，研究者 於整理過去的的文獻時發現，不論國內或國外，當今的諮商輔導學界，在諮商員的教育訓練 或諮商效能的研究，均偏重在成人個案身上，而缺乏對兒童諮商工作與兒童諮商教育的研究 與關心。 　　有鑑於此，本研究乃針對兒童諮商新手的個別諮商工作經驗，進行一個初探性研究，以 作為未來相關研究之參考。本研究透過邀請的方式，共募得七名（全為女性）某師院輔導組 三年級學生於其下學期修習兒童諮商實習課程中，自願參與本研究。研究中透過研究參與者 於進行諮商工作前與諮商工作結束後之訪談，以及每週兒童個別諮商工作重要事件報導（其 中包括最衝擊、最挫折、與最有成就的經驗），以瞭解這些諮商新手在面對兒童個案過程中， 所經驗到的各式挑戰及其反應。研究結果除了解挑戰兒童諮商新手的事件為何，以及其所因 應的內在（認知與情緒）與外在（因應行為）反應外；研究結果更發現，兒童諮商工作經驗 對諮商新手的自尊與諮商工作的認同具關鍵性的影響。「兒童個案的正向vs負向反應」與「諮 商有進展vs無進展」對諮商新手在兒童諮商工作的「挫折性經驗」與「成就性經驗」最具預 測性效果。研究結果的討論，以及對未來研究與兒童諮商員教育的建議，將詳細於本文中呈 現。

　　　　　Counseling psychologists and counselor educators have traditionally given limited attention to the needs of training in children counseling. To promote the effectiveness of counseling with children, it is important to understand what happen when counselors work with children clients. The purpose of this study was to explore the challenging experiences of novice children counselors and their responses when working with children. Seven undergraduates (all females; juniors) in a counseling program were invited to participate in this study. Data were collected and analyzed by two depth-interviews and ten weekly written reports. Research found that the self-esteem of novice counselors and their identity as counselors were directly influenced by their experiences working with children. Research also revealed that novice counselors viewed their quality of counseling experiences primarily based on the "client responses" and "counseling progresses". Implications and suggestions for further research as well as child counselor training are discussed.