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Publication Date: 2020
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Components of a High-Quality Doctoral Program in Counselor Education and Supervision
Preston, Jennifer; Trepal, Heather; Morgan, Ashley; Jacques, Justin; Smith, Joshua D.; Field, Thomas A.
Professional Counselor, v10 n4 p453-471 2020
The doctoral degree in counselor education and supervision is increasingly sought after by students, with the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) reporting a 27% enrollment increase in just a 4-year span. As new programs are started and existing programs sustained, administrators and faculty may be seeking guidance in how to build a high-quality program. Yet no literature currently exists for how doctoral counseling faculty define a high-quality program. This study used a basic qualitative research design to examine faculty perceptions of high-quality doctoral programs (N = 15). The authors analyzed data from in-depth interviews with core faculty members at CACREP-accredited doctoral programs. Five themes emerged from the data: relationships, mission alignment, development of a counselor educator identity, inclusiveness of diversity, and Carnegie classification. The findings of this study can be important for faculty and administrators to consider when establishing and maintaining a counselor education and supervision doctoral program.
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Students, Counselor Training, Supervision, Program Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Counselor Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Peer Relationship, Institutional Mission, Diversity (Institutional), Alignment (Education), Professional Identity, Inclusion
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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