Leaping Into the Unknown: Experience of Counseling Students Participating in Group Work With International Students

This research study used qualitative phenomenological methodology to explore counseling graduate students' experiences leading support groups for international students. Participants included 6 master's-level counseling students. The following 4 themes emerged to describe the counseling st...

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Published in:The Journal for specialists in group work 2016-07, Vol.41 (3), p.238-261
Main Authors: Choi, Kyoung Mi, Protivnak, Jake J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Consciousness
Counseling
Counselor education
Counselor Evaluation
Counselor Training
Critical Theory
cross-cultural group work
Cultural Awareness
Data Analysis
Data Collection
Experiential Learning
Focus Groups
Foreign Students
Graduate Students
Group Counseling
Group identity
Group therapy
Group work
international students
Masters Programs
Multicultural Education
Phenomenology
Qualitative Research
Secondary school students
Semi Structured Interviews
Social Support Groups
Support groups
Training
United States (Midwest)
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Summary:This research study used qualitative phenomenological methodology to explore counseling graduate students' experiences leading support groups for international students. Participants included 6 master's-level counseling students. The following 4 themes emerged to describe the counseling students' experience as group leaders: (a) individualistic view of cultural knowing, (b) collective cultural knowledge building, (c) cultural awareness, and (d) sense of cultural agency. Implications for group work and counselor training are discussed.
ISSN:0193-3922
1549-6295
DOI:10.1080/01933922.2016.1197991