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ERIC Number: ED582873
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 106
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-1-3398-3089-6
ISSN: EISSN-
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Cyber Counselors Working with Children and Adolescents in South Korea: A Qualitative Interview Study
Sin, Sunghye
ProQuest LLC, Ps.D. Dissertation, Widener University
This study was about cyber counselors working with children and adolescents in South Korea. The purpose of this qualitative study was to develop an understanding of cyber counselors in S. Korea, and their successes and challenges as they work with children and adolescents online. The study helped to develop an understanding about their served child and adolescent clients, their problems, supports and barriers to help from families, friends, and teachers. Counselors' experiences within the cyber counseling relationship provided a context for understanding cyber counseling, its effects and shortcomings in a Korean culture, where seeking mental health treatment carries social stigma and accessing mental health services are limited. The primary goals of this study are to identify the themes that characterize the experiences of cyber counselors providing cyber counseling to children and adolescents; the similarities and differences among counselors' themes, and the similarities and differences between the themes described by study participants and those described in the literature. For the study, ten cyber counselors were interviewed with semi-structured interview questions. Findings showed similar characteristics among their clients including lack of social support, lack of interpersonal skills, psychological issues, and high risk behavior with self-harm or suicide. Parents and teachers' lack of understanding of mental health issues was noted in reference to avoiding mental health treatment for children and adolescents. As cyber counselors, issues of confidentiality and appropriate care were presented and discussed as possible ethical dilemmas. Based on the findings, practical implications and directions of future research were discussed. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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