Professional Identity Development: A Grounded Theory of Transformational Tasks of Counselors

Professional Identity Development: A Grounded Theory of Transformational Tasks of Counselors

The purpose of this qualitative grounded theory study was to investigate practicing counselors' professional identity development at nodal points during their career. Through the use of 6 focus groups of beginning, experienced, and expert counselors, 26 participants shared their experiences, an...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of counseling and development 2014-01, Vol.92 (1), p.3-12
Hauptverfasser: Moss, Julie M., Gibson, Donna M., Dollarhide, Colette T.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Burnout
Counselor client relationships
Grounded theory
Idealism
Identity
Identity formation
Multiracial people
practicing counselors
Professional identity
professional identity development
Realism
Teenagers
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Zusammenfassung:The purpose of this qualitative grounded theory study was to investigate practicing counselors' professional identity development at nodal points during their career. Through the use of 6 focus groups of beginning, experienced, and expert counselors, 26 participants shared their experiences, and 6 themes emerged to form a theory of transformational tasks of professional identity development. Through these tasks, counselors encountered issues of idealism toward realism, burnout toward rejuvenation, and compartmentalization toward congruency.
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/j.1556-6676.2014.00124.x