ERIC Number: EJ1216737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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A Grounded Theory of Experiential Group Training of School Counselors to Engage in Psychoeducational Group Lessons with First-in-Family Students
Finnerty, Sean; Luke, Melissa; Duffy, Jason T.
Journal for Specialists in Group Work, v44 n2 p99-117 2019
This study reports a qualitative grounded-theory investigation that explored school counselor trainees' experiences engaging in psychoeducational group lessons with first-generation college-going (first-in-family) high school students. As part of this semester-long, group-based experiential training, counselor trainees developed and implemented school counseling core curriculum lessons (psychoeducational groups) related to career and college exploration in 2 urban high school settings. Findings supported a theory that included 4 main factors: (a) Profession, (b) Student, (c) Group Field Experience, and (d) Self. Subthemes within the factors are explicated, and implications for future practice, training, and research are discussed.
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, School Counselors, Counselor Training, Psychoeducational Methods, Group Counseling, School Counseling, Career Exploration, College Preparation, Post High School Guidance, First Generation College Students, College Bound Students, High School Students, Urban Schools, Counselor Client Relationship, Classroom Techniques, Counseling Techniques, Professionalism, Counselor Role, Course Content, Learner Engagement, Field Experience Programs, Ambiguity (Context), Self Efficacy, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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