This study explores student counselors' lived experiences when providing counseling to homeless persons in a shelter setting. This phenomenological study attempts to better understand the experiences that beginning counselors (N = 10) have during their practicum and internship experience working with high-need, homeless clientele and residing in a…

The COVID pandemic was an unprecedented event declared a worldwide pandemic in March 2020, which caused a disruption among the graduate students and faculty instructors of colleges and universities nationwide. The purpose of this instrumental qualitative case study was to explore the challenges brought about by the phenomenon faced by faculty…

There is limited information on the lived experiences of stress mitigation in clinical supervision for master's-level interns in Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)-accredited counseling programs. There is a need for insight into how policy and supervision practices in counselor education programs can…

Suicide remains a public health issue, demanding proficient training of future counselors in suicide risk assessment (SRA). However, concerns persist regarding the competency of counselors-in-training (CITs) in this crucial area. This study explored the predictive relationship between theory of planned behavior (TPB) constructs and students'…

This grounded theory qualitative study proposed developing a theoretical framework for under-standing the process in which school counseling site supervisors engage in providing site super-vision to master's level school counseling internship students. Seven school counselors participated in a semi-structured interview that explored their…

Two hundred and seventy-six master's level students currently enrolled in an internship course at a Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs-accredited clinical mental health counseling program completed the researcher-developed survey, the Counselors in Training Perceptions of Family Systems Questionnaire…

In one's professional journey, the supervisor is key to the growth and development of the team as a whole and individual staff members. The ability of the supervisor to build relationships, provide ongoing training, and give critical and timely feedback is tantamount to that staff member's skill development, overall experience, and ultimately…

Since March 2020, traditional in-person internship programs in the United States have been turned upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Colleges and universities were forced and later saw the need to provide students with options outside of the traditional internship format such as virtual internships. The purpose of this exploratory…

In this dissertation, I present readers with three studies about the ways in which science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research experiences impact undergraduate learning, perspectives, and academic/career activities. In the first two studies I focus on this topic by investigating the ways in which undergraduates were impacted…

The purpose of this study was to explore conceptions of White privilege with White school psychology graduate interns. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 White school psychology graduate interns. A phenomenological methodology within the constructivist-interpretivist paradigm was used to explore how individuals conceptualized White…

An increasing number of graduate and undergraduate degrees are adding internship requirements to their academic programs. These internship programs are classified as "experiential learning," a term that simultaneously refers to a learning theory and a method of learning. Experiential learning is a broad term that traces its roots to many…

Researchers and legislators are seeking ways to improve educational leadership programs to better prepare individuals to lead today's schools. Researchers have often focused these efforts on an objectivist research paradigm, examining program outcomes and perspectives of current leaders. As such, few studies have engaged students in conversations…

The experience of supervisors of military service member/veteran supervisees in master's level counseling practicum and internship has not been researched. Clinical supervision is a central tenet of counselor training and professional development. The benefits of multiculturally sensitive supervision, multicultural competency training, and better…

This dissertation is the culmination of a phenomenological study of intern teachers using the "Currere" process to gain a broader and deeper understanding of curriculum. The "Currere" process is a written method developed by William Pinar through which participants recall past memories, imagine future occurrences, analyze the…

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between self-efficacy and supervision in early career school psychologists and school psychology graduate students who are currently completing either their practicum or internship experiences. The sample consisted of practicing early career school psychologists (ECPs) and school psychology…