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Exploring Counselor Experiences of Training in Relational Depth: An Interpretative Phenomenological Inquiry
Author(s) -
Ray Dee C.,
Lankford Cody T.,
Malacara Audrey B.,
Woehler Elliott,
McCullough Rachel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12356
Subject(s) - psychology , interpretative phenomenological analysis , training (meteorology) , counselor education , applied psychology , pedagogy , psychotherapist , medical education , qualitative research , higher education , sociology , medicine , social science , political science , physics , meteorology , law
Relational depth is an emergent counseling construct that captures the profound connection felt by client and counselor in moments of therapeutic encounter. We used interpretative phenomenological analysis to understand how 10 doctoral counseling students perceived curricular experiences designed to facilitate their ability to engage in relational depth. We identified the following themes: mutuality, counselor growth, externalized to internalized expectations, authenticity, impact of relational depth educational experiences, and relational depth reflection and articulation.