TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of experiential groups on master students’ counselor and personal development
T2 - A qualitative investigation
AU - Ieva, Kara P.
AU - Ohrt, Jonathan H.
AU - Swank, Jacqueline M.
AU - Young, Tabitha
PY - 2009/12
Y1 - 2009/12
N2 - The qualitative inquiry describes the personal experiences of 15 master’s level counselors-in-training who participated in an experiential personal growth group as an adjunct to their group counseling course. This study explored how counselors-in-training make meaning of their personal growth group experiences as well as how they perceive the experience of being members of this specific group. In an effort to bridge experiential training and counselor practice, implications for educating counselors-in-training are provided based on the clinical and academic experiences reported by the students. Additionally, we discuss directions for future research.
AB - The qualitative inquiry describes the personal experiences of 15 master’s level counselors-in-training who participated in an experiential personal growth group as an adjunct to their group counseling course. This study explored how counselors-in-training make meaning of their personal growth group experiences as well as how they perceive the experience of being members of this specific group. In an effort to bridge experiential training and counselor practice, implications for educating counselors-in-training are provided based on the clinical and academic experiences reported by the students. Additionally, we discuss directions for future research.
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U2 - 10.1080/01933920903219078
DO - 10.1080/01933920903219078
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77950785316
SN - 0193-3922
VL - 34
SP - 351
EP - 368
JO - Journal for Specialists in Group Work
JF - Journal for Specialists in Group Work
IS - 4
ER -