ERIC Number: ED579246
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 167
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-0-3551-8597-3
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The Professional Experiences of International Counseling Graduates upon Returning to Their Home Country
Duenyas, Deborah Lynn
ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Kent State University
This study investigated the first-person accounts of eight international counseling graduates (ICGs) upon re-entry to their home country to work after earning a university counseling degree from a program accredited by the Counsel for Accreditation and Counseling Related Educational Programs (CACREP) in the United States. An assumption of the researcher was that the CACREP-accredited counselor education programs can do more to meet the unique needs of international counseling students while studying in the United States to prepare them for work in their home country. The study was guided by the following research question: "What are the professional adjustment experiences of international counseling graduates who completed a CACREP accredited counseling program in the United States and have returned to their home country?" The researcher contacted key informants in order to access potential participants. Eight participants, all female, were selected to participate in this study. Data were collected through Skype interviews and analyzed by a process consistent with phenomenological research. The researcher identified six Composite Textural Themes and three Composite Structural Themes that comprise the experience of professional adjustment. The six Composite Textural Themes were: (a) I Decided to Return Home; (b) I am Navigating My Professional Development; (c) How I Applied My Western Counselor Education Across Cultures; (d) My Beliefs About My Individual Characteristics; (e) My Identified Coping Strategies and Supports; and (f) My Ongoing Professional Identity Development. The three Composite Structural Themes were: (a) Self in Relation to Others; (b) Self in Relation to Environment; and (c) Self in Relation to Work. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Interviews, Video Technology, Phenomenology, Foreign Students, Graduation, Accreditation (Institutions), Student Needs, Foreign Countries, Education Work Relationship, Females, Professional Development, Individual Characteristics, Cultural Differences, Western Civilization, Professional Identity, Self Concept, Coping, Work Attitudes, Counselor Attitudes, Foreign Culture, Educational Attainment
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Language: English
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