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First-Year Counselors-In-Training And Perceptions Of The Group Environment, Linwood G. Vereen, Lynn Bohecker, Anna Elliott, Kirsten Lamantia, Hailey Martinez, Nathanial Burrow May 2019

This exploratory study examined the impact of three process groups for first-year, first-semester

master’s degree students (N = 20, total). The Group Environment Scale (GES; Moos 1994,

2002), Forms I (Ideal) and R (Real), were utilized to measure the participants’ ideal perceptions

and real perceptions of the small group environment. The overall results show that cohesion,

leader support, task orientation, order/organization, and leader control were critical aspects of

the experience. A group facilitator impact was found when comparing the results from the three

different groups. Implications for group work training and future research are presented.

Pedagogical Perspectives On Counselor Education: An Autoethnographic Experience Of Doctoral Student Development, Anna Elliott, Beronica Salazar, Brittany L. Dennis, Lynn Bohecker, Tiffany Nielson, Kirsten Lamantia, David M. Kleist Dec 2018

There is minimal literature related to understanding what training factors

contribute to the development of qualified counselor educators. Specifically,

we wondered if counselor education doctoral students are effectively prepared

for their roles as instructors. We chose an autoethnographic phenomenology

method as a means for exploring the experiences of doctoral students’

pedagogical development in a doctoral instructional theory course. We sought

to understand the essence of our experience through written reflection,

photography, and group reflective processes. Analysis revealed the value we

all obtained through the instructional theory course, experiential learning,

and self-reflection, which contributed to increased self-efficacy as emerging

counselor educators. …

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