“They Stay With You”: Counselor Educators’ Emotionally Intense Gatekeeping Experiences

Emotionally intense gatekeeping experiences can require counselor educators to engage in a complicated, time- and energy-consuming, and draining series of events that can last years and involve legal proceedings. Research related to counselor educators’ experiences of intense emotions while gatekeep...

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Published inThe Professional Counselor (Greensboro, N.C.) Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 548 - 561
Main Authors DeCino, Daniel A, Waalkes, Phillip L, Dalbey, Amanda
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Greensboro National Board for Certified Counselors 01.12.2020
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc
Subjects
Behavior Problems
Counseling
Counselor Educators
Counselor Training
Court Litigation
Decision making
Emotional Experience
Emotions
Ethics
Expulsion
Interviews
Student Behavior
Students
Teacher Student Relationship
Teachers
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Summary:Emotionally intense gatekeeping experiences can require counselor educators to engage in a complicated, time- and energy-consuming, and draining series of events that can last years and involve legal proceedings. Research related to counselor educators’ experiences of intense emotions while gatekeeping remains limited. The aim of this transcendental phenomenological study was to investigate counselor educators’ (N = 11) emotionally intense gatekeeping experiences. Five themes emerged from the data: early warning signs, elevated student misconduct, dismissal, legal interactions, and change from experience. By being transparent about their feelings and challenges regarding emotionally intense gatekeeping experiences, counselor educators may compel other faculty, counselors in the field, and doctoral students to be better prepared for emotional gatekeeping experiences.
ISSN:2164-3989
2164-3989
DOI:10.15241/dad.10.4.548