The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand counseling site supervisors' experiences of and preparation for the individual supervision of group work with counselor trainees who were conducting group work as a part of their practicum and/or internship experience. An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) approach was the chosen…

This study explores student counselors' lived experiences when providing counseling to homeless persons in a shelter setting. This phenomenological study attempts to better understand the experiences that beginning counselors (N = 10) have during their practicum and internship experience working with high-need, homeless clientele and residing in a…

Suicide remains a public health issue, demanding proficient training of future counselors in suicide risk assessment (SRA). However, concerns persist regarding the competency of counselors-in-training (CITs) in this crucial area. This study explored the predictive relationship between theory of planned behavior (TPB) constructs and students'…

The purpose of this study was to investigate novice school counselors' experiences of on-site supervision during practicum and internship in their graduate programs. The main objective was to understand the supervision process for school counselors-in-training (SCIT), which needs to be more well-defined and studied compared to other counseling…

This article presents action research conducted on a newly proposed method for school counseling supervision, the 360° Case Conceptualization Process. Grounded in the Integrated Developmental Model for Supervision, we examine the use of this visual tool with school counselors-in-training during practicum and internship group supervision. Results…

School counselors in training receive support from their preparation programs; upon graduation, the expectation is that novice school counselors have the necessary tools to meet the needs of their students and the school-wide community. Understanding the collective experience of school counselors is crucial in determining if and how they were…

The experience of supervisors of military service member/veteran supervisees in master's level counseling practicum and internship has not been researched. Clinical supervision is a central tenet of counselor training and professional development. The benefits of multiculturally sensitive supervision, multicultural competency training, and better…

This article focuses on the clinical training aspects of a distance counselor education program and highlights what clinical courses look like in an online synchronized classroom. Using three courses as examples, including group counseling, child and adolescent counseling, and practicum and internship, the authors share unique challenges they have…

The purpose of the present study was to examine Turkish counseling supervisors' and undergraduate supervisees' opinions about the supervisory relationship. Upon completion of Individual Counseling Practice course, semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with four voluntary supervisors (two female and two male) and their four voluntary…

Finding meaning in one's work as a counselor has been demonstrated as an important step in the development of altruism, an essential component of counselor effectiveness. Previous studies in counselor education-related research involving program outcomes focus on the core skills of counseling such as knowledge, skill building, self-appraisal and…

The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (2016) and the American School Counselor Association (2016) require supervisors to have "relevant" training in supervision, but do not specify the type of training that should be acquired. This study determines if site supervisors who have had formal training in…

The importance of school counselor site supervisor training has gained considerable attention in the past couple of years; however, despite these efforts, little progress seems to have been made. This study explores school counselor site supervisors' perceptions of preparedness, training needs, and preferred methods of future training. Results of…

The study reported on in this article assessed MSW and BSW students' opportunities to practice group work in their field practicum. More than one third of participants had no such opportunity during their yearlong internship, despite their program's requirement that group work opportunities be available. Among the students who did have experience…

Online counselor education has been studied extensively since its inception, but the experiences of students within these programs have received limited attention. This collaborative view from faculty and students of online counselor education was developed to share the stories of students who have engaged in both synchronous and asynchronous…

Counseling can promote positive outcomes for grieving clients by addressing personal loss and helping the client process their grief. However, a lack of understanding on the part of counselors of how people grieve may result in negative client outcomes such as psychological stress, poor health, or an increased risk of depression. Education and…