The 2015 "Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards" (EPAS) recognizes simulation as a means for students to gain skills, technical proficiency, and field practicum hours. Research on its use in social work education has been largely cross-sectional. The purpose of this 9-month qualitative study was to explore the influence of three…

The use of standardized simulations in social work education has increased in recent years, yet there is limited research on the use of simulations to teach supervision skills. This study explores MSW students' perceptions of participating in standardized simulations in a supervision course. The MSW students' feedback indicates they found engaging…

To address the rapidly increasing demand for culturally and linguistically diverse school psychologists and training needs for international school psychology students in the USA, this study was grounded in the risk and resilience framework and used semi-structured interviews to explore the nuanced experiences of Asian international trainees in…

Purpose: This study investigated clients' willingness to incorporate religion/spirituality in their counseling sessions. Methods: Descriptive statistics, logistic regression, and test of moderation were utilized in this study's data analyses. Results: Clients in general were willing to incorporate religion/spirituality in counseling sessions.…

Attrition rates and professional advancement for faculty of color remain issues in CACREP-accredited counseling programs. We interviewed 15 faculty of color regarding their perceptions of mentorship and the potential influence on retention and promotion. Findings include best practices for future mentorship models and implications for counselor…

Using a purposeful, convenience sampling method, we explored six school counselors' experiences of ethical decision making. We used a transcendental phenomenology research method and identified the themes of consulting, referring to ethical guidelines, documenting, contributing factors, and engaging in professional development. This article…

Gatekeeping in counselor education is a critical responsibility primarily emphasized for faculty working with master's-level counselors-in-training. However, counselor educators are also responsible for graduating competent doctoral students in the areas of counseling, supervision, teaching, leadership, and research. Knowledge about faculty's…

Relational cultural theory (RCT) offered a lens for understanding clinical supervisors' perceptions of working with international counselors in training (ICTs). All 10 participants were professional counselor educators in the role of clinical supervisors and trained in the United States who worked with ICTs by regularly providing clinical…

The proposed study investigated the training and practice of school psychologists who work or have recently worked with the early childhood population (children 0-5 years old). The sample included 179 school psychologists within the United States with experience with young children. Participants completed the Early Childhood School Psychology…

Using interpretative phenomenology analysis, this study explored the lived experiences of eight Latinx and Asian trainees. Four superordinate themes were identified: illuminating hegemonic structures, identity challenges, increasing competence through awareness, and varying connections. Implications related to cross-cultural counseling and…

Recent and rapid technological advances have given rise to an explosive growth of data, along with low-cost solutions for accessing, collecting, managing, and analyzing data. Despite the advances in technology and the availability of data, social work organizations routinely encounter data-related problems that have an impact on their…

The focus of this study was to examine the relationship between the MSW curriculum at one university and 100 MSW students' reported preparedness to interact with the court system in regard to a client. Preparedness to appear in court and the benefit of learning court competencies are assessed using participants' social work employment history and…

Background: Providing students with virtual role-play experiences has the potential to bring counseling role-plays into large undergraduate courses. Objective: The purpose of this study was to trial a virtual reality role-play experience where students played the role of a student counsellor. Method: Seventy-three undergraduate psychology students…

An interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used in the current study to examine how Latinx counselors-in-training (CITs) define and experience psychological safety in their classroom environments while enrolled in CACREP-accredited master's degree programs in the United States. In the present study, IPA was employed to make sense of the…

The present cross-sectional study examined the interrelationships between mindfulness, self-compassion, gratitude, and burnout in a sample of Health Service Psychology doctoral trainees (n = 234) using structural equation modeling. Results suggested that mindfulness, self-compassion, and gratitude may each function as important internal resources…