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Publication Date: 2012
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Exploring School Counselors' Perceptions of Vicarious Trauma: A Qualitative Study
Parker, Mashone; Henfield, Malik S.
Professional Counselor, v2 n2 p134-142 2012
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine school counselors' perceptions of vicarious trauma. Consensual qualitative research (CQR) methodology was used. Six school counselors were interviewed. Three primary domains emerged from the data: (a) ambiguous vicarious trauma, (b) support system significance, and (c) importance of level of experience. Supervision, discrepancies with burnout, and implications for counselor educations and school counselors are discussed.
Descriptors: School Counselors, School Counseling, Counselor Attitudes, Trauma, Qualitative Research, Interviews, Work Experience, Burnout, Supervision, Ambiguity (Semantics), School Support, Elementary Secondary Education, Grounded Theory
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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