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Publication Date: 2020
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"What Do I Share?" Personal and Private Experiences in Educational Psychological Counselling
Mjelve, Liv Heidi; Ulleberg, Inger; Vonheim, Kristin
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v64 n2 p181-194 2020
The aim of the study is to explore and develop knowledge about how educational psychological counsellors' personal and private experiences appear in their counselling practice. We conducted four focus group interviews with twelve counsellors from Educational Psychological Counselling Service. Through Thematic Analysis four themes emerged. The first is that counsellors' personal and private experiences functioned as a backdrop for their counselling practice. The second theme is the counsellors' use of different types of stories. The third theme deals with how the counsellors were holding back relevant stories. Finally, the fourth theme comprises the purposes of counsellors' self-disclosure. The conclusion is that personal experiences form a backdrop for counselling practice and are relevant for how a counsellor makes sense of and understands a situation or a problem. Self-disclosure is in some situations used explicitly in the counselling setting. On the other side the counsellors sometimes consciously hold their experiences back.
Descriptors: Educational Counseling, School Counseling, School Counselors, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Counselor Characteristics, Personal Narratives, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
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