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Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the First Psychological Counseling Sessions of Novice Psychological Counselors

Psikolojik Danışman Adaylarının Yaptıkları İlk Psikolojik Danışma Oturumunun Yorumlayıcı Fenomenolojik Analizi

Enes Kalkan(Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı)0000-0001-8762-9431
Mehmet Güven(GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, GAZİ EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0002-0134-7562
Pages
102–114
Publication Date
2024-12-25
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Supportive supervision practices and educational reforms are necessary to prepare aspiring counselors for the complexities of real-world counseling.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The first counseling session marks a critical transition for prospective counselors in psychological counseling and guidance undergraduate programs.
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Key Findings & Data:As a result of the analysis, four superordinate themes emerged: emotional reactions and self-perception at first encounter (1), emotional resonance blurs professional boundaries (2), the pressure of being time and record-based (3), tension between theory and practice (4).
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⚙️Variables:aday psikolojik danışman · ilk psikolojik danışma oturumu · yorumlayıcı fenomenolojik analiz

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The first counseling session marks a critical transition for prospective counselors in psychological counseling and guidance undergraduate programs. In the transition from theoretical learning to practical application, it becomes necessary to understand subjective experiences. This study uses Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) to investigate how prospective counselors make sense of their first counseling sessions and their first encounters with clients. The study aims to deeply examine the subjective experiences of psychological counselors in their first psychological counseling sessions and provide various insights into the difficulties they experience and their coping mechanisms. Six fourth-year undergraduate novice psychological counselors from various universities in Turkey participated in the in-depth interviews. Purposive sampling was used and data collection was conducted online. Transcripts were analyzed using IPA, and rigor was ensured through iterative steps and member checking. As a result of the analysis, four superordinate themes emerged: emotional reactions and self-perception at first encounter (1), emotional resonance blurs professional boundaries (2), the pressure of being time and record-based (3), tension between theory and practice (4). Ultimately, the study underscores the need for comprehensive training programs that integrate theory with practical skills and emphasize emotional resilience. Supportive supervision practices and educational reforms are necessary to prepare aspiring counselors for the complexities of real-world counseling.

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İlk psikolojik danışma oturumu rehberlik ve psikolojik danışmanlık lisans programlarındaki aday psikolojik danışmanlar için kritik bir geçişe işaret etmektedir. Teorik öğrenmeden gerçek uygulamaya geçişte öznel deneyimleri anlamak önemlidir. Bu çalışmada, aday psikolojik danışmanların yaptıkları ilk psikolojik danışma oturumlarını ve danışanlarla ilk karşılaşmalarını nasıl anlamlandırdıklarını keşfetmek için Yorumlayıcı Fenomenolojik Analiz (YFA) kullanılmıştır. Çalışma, ilk psikolojik danışma oturumlarında aday psikolojik danışmanların öznel deneyimlerini derinlemesine incelemeyi, yaşadıkları zorluklara ve başa çıkma mekanizmalarına dair çeşitli kavrayışlar sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Derinlemesine görüşmelere Türkiye'nin çeşitli üniversitelerinden dördüncü sınıf lisans düzeyinde altı psikolojik danışman adayı katılmıştır. Çalışmada amaçlı örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmış ve veri toplama işlemi çevrimiçi olarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Görüşme deşifreleri YFA kullanılarak analiz edilmiş ve yinelenen aşamalar ve üye kontrolü yoluyla titizlik sağlanmıştır. Analiz sonucunda dört adet üst tema ortaya çıkmıştır: ilk karşılaşmadaki duygusal tepkiler ve kendilik algısı (1), duygusal yankılanmaların mesleki sınırları bulanıklaştırması (2), teori ve pratik arasındaki gerilim (3) ve zamana ve kayda dayalı oluşun hissettirdiği baskı (4). Sonuç olarak çalışma, teoriyi pratik becerilerle bütünleştiren ve duygusal dayanıklılığı vurgulayan kapsamlı eğitim programlarına olan ihtiyacı ortaya koymaktadır. Destekleyici denetim uygulamaları aday psikolojik danışmanları gerçek danışmanlığın zorluklarına hazırlamak için gereklidir.

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Kalkan, E., Güven, M. (2024). Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the First Psychological Counseling Sessions of Novice Psychological Counselors. The Journal of International Lingual Social and Educational Sciences, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 102–114. https://doi.org/10.34137/jilses.1496902

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