Students' perceptions of career counselling: an examination of a graduate curriculum in the United States

Despite its importance as a core counselling competency, less attention is given to career counselling than to other counselling specialties and it is often dismissed as a non-essential category in the counselling field. Because students' perceptions of career counselling are affected by peer a...

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Published in:	British journal of guidance & counselling 2020-11, Vol.48 (6), p.803-814
Main Authors:	Lindo, Natalya A., Ceballos, Peggy L., Blalock, Sarah, Conner, Charmaine, Edwards, Josh, Spellings, Maria, Webster, Lindsay, Opiola, Kristie
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Career Counseling Career counselling Career Development career theory Counseling Theories counselling theory counsellor education Counselor Training Curriculum Development Graduate Students Holistic Approach personal counselling Standardized Tests Student Attitudes Theory Practice Relationship
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Summary:	Despite its importance as a core counselling competency, less attention is given to career counselling than to other counselling specialties and it is often dismissed as a non-essential category in the counselling field. Because students' perceptions of career counselling are affected by peer and faculty attitudes it is important to examine the training needs and experiences of graduate counselling students. Therefore, in the current study we utilised a phenomenological approach to examine students' perceptions of a career counselling curriculum, and its impact on overall views of career counselling. Analysis of in-depth interviews yielded five major themes: View of Career Counselling, Course Delivery, Theory, Application of Knowledge, and Connection between Career Counselling and Personal Counselling.
ISSN:	0306-9885 1469-3534