Attitudes Regarding Career Counseling: Perceptions and Experiences of Counselors-in-Training

• Published in: The Career development quarterly Vol. 59; no. 5; pp. 428 - 440
• Main Authors: Lara, Tracy M., Kline, William B., Paulson, Donald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2011; National Career Development Association
• Subjects: Accreditation; Attitudes; Career Counseling; Career Development; Career development planning; Careers; Counseling; Counseling Psychology; Counseling Services; Counseling Theories; Counselor Attitudes; Counselor education; Counselor Educators; Counselor Training; Credibility; Data analysis; Data collection; Doctoral Programs; Education; Grounded Theory; Interviews; Job stress; Pedagogy; Pretests Posttests; Qualitative research; Research methodology; Researchers; Skills; Social aspects; Student Attitudes; Student Experience; Studies; Teaching methods; Vocational guidance; Work Attitudes
• ISSN: 0889-4019; 2161-0045
• DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2011.tb00969.x

The authors explored attitudes regarding career counseling. Interview data were analyzed and conceptualized using grounded theory methods. Peers, faculty, and programs influenced participants' attitudes. Participants' observations regarding instruction and developed understanding of their own career development figured into favorable attitudes regarding career counseling. Data revealed that students did not perceive that they were competent or confident conducting career counseling. Implications for counselor education are discussed.