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ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5593-8765
Date of Graduation
5-15-2025
Semester of Graduation
Spring
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Department of Graduate Psychology
First Advisor
Debbie Sturm
Second Advisor
Stephanie Crockett
Third Advisor
Cara Meixner
Abstract
Trauma education in counselor training programs is not only required for those accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), but a critical component in preparing counselors-in-training to work with clients who have been directly or indirectly impacted by a traumatic event. This three-article dissertation includes a conceptual manuscript, qualitative manuscript, and a quantitative manuscript regarding trauma education for counselors. The conceptual manuscript offers an approach to mitigating compassion fatigue through the utilization of attachment-based supervision when working with counselors-in-training. The qualitative manuscript aimed to utilize an interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore and understand what influences the pedagogical practices of counselor educators who integrate trauma education and evidence-based trauma modalities into their curriculum. Lastly, the quantitative manuscript will engage in a non-experimental design by distributing an assessment composed of three instruments to investigate the relationship between trauma knowledge and trauma self-efficacy amongst early career counselors
