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Volume 14, Issue 53 (4-2015)
Abstract
Hossein Salimi Developing a stable professional identity, especially in counseling is a time-taking process. The goal of this study was to analyze the experiences of graduates in helping professions on the way of becoming professionals, so that the obtained data be used to clarify, in teaching, and for career supervision. The research method was qualitative in nature (phenomenological) with purposeful sampling. The sample population consisted of 23 counseling graduates with average of 4 years of working experience. The interviews were semi-structured in which the participants shared their experience of becoming professionals. Following data collection, coding and sentences related to their most important experiences (feelings of professional identity, expectations involved, counseling metaphors, and perspectives about rewards in counseling jobs) were drawn and analyzed. Responses showed indicated that participants seemed to be aware of profession's requirements and posses a sense of worth and effectiveness in the profession. Results of this study show the strengths, risks, and areas in need of growth in process of training counselors, which can be useful for academic programs in counseling.
Phd Candidate in Counseling Omid Mohammadi, Ph.d. of Counseling Masoumeh Asmaeili, Ph.d. of Counseling Kumars Farahbakhsh,
Volume 24, Issue 94 (8-2025)
Abstract
Abstract (The article is taken from a PhD thesis)
Objective: The growth and development of counselors is a continuous and lifelong process. Therefore, the aim of this research was to elucidate the growth and development process of family counselors.
Method: This qualitative study employed a qualitative meta-analysis approach. The population under study consisted of Persian and English articles in the field of growth and development of family counselors. In this research, 107 qualitative articles in Persian and English were reviewed, out of which 18 articles were identified as fully relevant. The relevant articles were selected through extensive searches in databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Web of Science, SID, NoorMagz, and Magiran. Data analysis was conducted using a systematic review method and the inductive thematic analysis process based on the Thomas and Harden method, which included three stages: open coding, organizing codes into descriptive themes, and finally creating analytical concepts.
Findings: The thematic analysis of the qualitative studies led to the identification of 4 main themes, 13 subcategories, and 230 sub-subcategories. The main themes included "Initiation and Orientation; Activity and Exploration; Transition and Follow-up; Integration and Synergy." The subcategories included: "Non-professional Assistance; Beginner Student and Self-Doubt; Understanding Philosophy and Enhancing Professional Knowledge; Basic Level Performance; Entering the Internship Path and Receiving Supervision; Labeling Oneself as a Professional Specialist; Novice Professional Performance; Contextual Understanding of the Professional Community; Experienced Professional Performance; Deepening Personal and Professional Reflection; Integration of Personal and Professional Self; Self-Transcendence and Self-Enhancement; Mission-Centricity."
Conclusion: The findings indicated that a sense of responsibility and self-confidence during training helps counselors find their unique voice in the profession and achieve integration between their personal and professional selves.
