ERIC Number: EJ1300194
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 12
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Vicarious Grief in Supervision: Considerations for Doctoral Students Supervising Counselors-in-Training
Richmond, Samara G.; Samuels, Amber M.; Crunk, A. Elizabeth
Professional Counselor, v11 n2 p161-172 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about collective experiences of grief; thus, counselors-in-training (CITs) and their doctoral student supervisors may encounter increases in grief-oriented clinical work. In considering how to support CITs' work with grieving clients, doctoral supervisors should be prepared to help CITs manage experiences of vicarious grief (VG). Given the ubiquity of loss and the limited amount of grief-specific coursework in counselor training, CITs could benefit from exploring their experiences of VG with their doctoral supervisors in clinical supervision--a core area of training for doctoral students enrolled in counselor education programs accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs. In this manuscript, we (a) provide an overview of the literature on VG, (b) discuss the potential impact of VG on CITs, (c) present a case study illustrating attention to VG in supervision, and (d) provide practical strategies doctoral supervisors can employ when addressing VG in supervision, drawing on Bernard and Goodyear's discrimination model.
Descriptors: Grief, Trauma, Pandemics, Practicum Supervision, Supervisors, Doctoral Students, Counselor Training, Teacher Role, Counselor Role, Consultants, Role Perception
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Students
Language: English
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