Career Concerns of Master's-Level Community and School Counselor Trainees

Desire for Higher Education in First-Generation Hispanic College Students Enrolled in a Graduate Counseling Program

“…Regarding Constituent 4, a graduate degree in counseling perceived as an opportunity to achieve distinction, comfort, and career satisfaction, there is a minimal amount of information in the literature addressing career development of master's level counseling students (Busacca & Wester, 2006). Savickas (2005) notes that for some graduate students, a re-exploration of career may occur in which the individual examines again their interests, values, and abilities.…”

“…In regard to Constituent 7, commitment to a counseling degree viewed as a nonlinear process, subsequent to other, less preferred considerations, Busacca and Wester (2006) note tbat students may enter counseling programs immediately after completing undergraduate studies, or tbey may transition into a counseling program after several years of working in an occupation very different from counseling. Luzzo (2000) found tbat graduate students do not all progress tbrougb stages of career development at exactly tbe same pace or in exactly tbe same manner.…”

The Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision Volume 3, Number 1

“…Yet, most graduate students and new counselors are not aware of what opportunities exist for them as counselors (Busacca & Wester, 2006). In fact, 78% of surveyed counseling students from CACREP accredited programs said they were considerably concerned with acquiring more information about themselves and types of jobs within the field (Busacca & Wester).…”

“…Supervision is a valuable opportunity to foster the idea that career exploration is necessary at all levels of training and counselors should gain exposure to various professional conditions as a means of finding their fit (Busacca & Wester, 2006;Niles, Anderson, & Goodnough, 1998). Supervisors should openly dialogue with their supervisees about counseling specialties, their educational requirements, and how to advance within them.…”

Themes That Facilitate the Success of Female Counselors in Specialty Areas

“…Research on the career progression of professional counselors has focused on students, novice counselors (Busacca & Wester, ; Furr & Carroll, ; Skovholt & Rønnestad, , ), or leaders of the profession (Magnuson, Wilcoxon, & Norem, ). Skovholt and Rønnestad's () study is one of the few that explored themes in counselors’ growth throughout their careers.…”