Identifying of the professional-development factors of students in the humanistic group counseling course

Document Type : Original Research

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1 Ph.D. Student, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, Iran

Abstract

In assisted careers, especially counseling and psychotherapy, the training of experienced counselors to improve the mental health of individuals in the community is obvious, and paying attention to their training methods can lead to the professional development of counselors. The present study to aim was conducted to identify the professional- developmental factors of counseling students in group counseling course with a humanistic approach. This study was conducted qualitatively and using phenomenological method. The study population included all undergraduate counselors' students at Bojnourd University in group counseling course. 10 students (6 females and 4 males) were selected voluntarily among 48 students participated in group counseling course in fourteen two-hour sessions. Collecting data were conducted using using interview to the extent of theoretical saturation, and Colaizzi method. The data identified four main themes (development of communication skills, group cohesion, modeling and generalization and development of emotional intelligence components), thirty-four sub-themes and one hundred and eighty basic concepts. Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that the identified factors facilitate the personal and professional growth of counseling students. The results of this study can be used to encourage counseling students to participate in practical group counseling experiences, change the attitude of professors in the way they teach counseling in a practical way and planners of academic counseling courses, to make changes to improve educational quality and training efficient and developed consultants is beneficial. 

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Biannual Journal of Applied Counseling
Volume 10, Issue 1
June 2020
Pages 43-64

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  • Receive Date: 04 October 2019
  • Revise Date: 02 June 2020
  • Accept Date: 08 July 2020

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