ERIC Number: EJ1483535
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Sep
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0011-0035
EISSN: EISSN-1556-6978
Available Date: 2025-04-22
Personal and Program Factors in Counselors-in-Training's Professional Identity Development
Counselor Education and Supervision, v64 n3 p300-313 2025
This study examined the professional identity development of counselors-in-training (CITs), considering the influence of personal and program factors. The data were collected from 198 master's-level CITs enrolled in CACREP-accredited programs. Results of hierarchical multiple regression analyses indicated that CITs' personal traits, such as gender identity, year in their program, and perceived stress, significantly predicted their professional identity dimensions. We also identified that program factors, including clinical and course experiences and multicultural program environment, significantly predicted CITs' professional identity dimensions beyond the personal traits. Implications and recommendations for counseling research and counselor education are provided.
Descriptors: Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Training, Professional Development, Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Personality Traits, Gender Identity, Stress Variables, Predictor Variables, Clinical Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Department of Educational Psychology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA; 2Department of Health Promotion Sciences, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; 3Department of Counseling and Educational Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA

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