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Ward v. Wilbanks : Counselor Educators Respond
Author(s) -
Burkholder David,
Hall Stephanie F.,
Burkholder Jessica
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.1556-6978.2014.00062.x
Subject(s) - gatekeeping , psychology , referral , counselor education , medical education , qualitative research , content analysis , pedagogy , perception , higher education , nursing , medicine , sociology , social science , political science , law , neuroscience
This article investigated 71 counselor educators' perspectives and pedagogical practices related to Ward v. Wilbanks (2009) and the American Counseling Association (ACA) response to the case. The authors used qualitative content analysis to identify 6 themes from survey data: (a) views on gatekeeping and student training; (b) perceptions of Julea Ward and Eastern Michigan University; (c) values, skills, and competency; (d) reactions to ACA policy on referral; (e) initiation of ethical responsibility to client; and (f) Ward v. Wilbanks : impact on the profession.