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Students' Perspectives on Gatekeeping in Counselor Education: A Case Study
Author(s) -
Foster Jennifer M.,
Leppma Monica,
Hutchinson Tracy S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2014.00057.x
Subject(s) - gatekeeping , counselor education , psychology , graduate students , perception , medical education , higher education , pedagogy , applied psychology , social psychology , medicine , neuroscience , political science , law
Through in‐depth interviews, the authors examined 10 master's‐level counseling students' perceptions of gatekeeping. Case analysis resulted in 3 major themes pertaining to the necessity of gatekeeping, vital components, and counseling student characteristics. Implications of the findings are also discussed.