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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2019.9.5.147

A Qualitative Study on the Interpersonal Trauma Experience in Counseling Psychology Major University Students and their Growth Process as Counselors  

Hong, Ye Young (Graduate school of Social Education, MyongJi University)
Chang, Eun Jin (Counseling psychology, Korea Baptist Theological University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.9, no.5, 2019 , pp. 147-157 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we focused on the experience of interpersonal trauma among university students majoring in counseling psychology to understand the meaning of the trauma they experienced, and analyzed the process of their growth as counselors. To that end, we conducted a survey on interpersonal trauma and post-traumatic growth, and interviewed final six students in a face-to-face interview, and analyzed the collected data using the method of qualitative case study. As a result, the trauma and subsequent growth experience have been categorized into 38 semantic units, 15 subcategories and 5 categories, including 'Times of pain', 'A life of dealing with complex emotions alone', 'An experience of understanding and being understood', 'Attempts to change and new meanings' and 'Worries and expectations of growth as a counselor'. The results of this study are meaningful in providing basic information and educational materials needed for the intervention of students majoring in counseling psychology who have experienced trauma.
Keywords
A university student majoring in counseling psychology; Interpersonal trauma; Growth process as counselors; Post traumatic growth; Qualitative study;
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