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Teaching and Supervision in Counseling

Author ORCID Identifier

Yu-Hsun Peng https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3038-0556

Derron Hilts https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2227-784X

Yanhong Liu https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1251-1700

Author Biographies

Yu-Hsun Peng, PhD, NCC, is an Assistant Professor in counseling psychology at California State University, Bakersfield

Derron Hilts, PhD, NCC, NCSC, is an Assistant Professor and School Counseling Program Coordinator in the Department of Counseling & Applied Psychology, Niagara University.

Yanhong Liu, PhD, NCC, is an Associate Professor in Counseling and Counselor Education at Syracuse University.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc06qsks

Abstract

This conceptual article underscores the critical need for tailored supervision for school counselors-in-training (SCITs), emphasizing challenges arising from differences in training, role ambiguity, and limited understanding of pK-12 educational contexts when overseen by doctoral supervisors with clinical mental health counseling (CMHC) backgrounds. We advocate for enhanced training and support for doctoral students from CMHC backgrounds to more effectively supervise SCITs. Bridging the gap between SCITs and counselor education doctoral training, we emphasize adjustments to supervision training and implications for the supervision of school counselor trainees.

Public Significance Statement

This article highlights the pressing need to improve the supervision of school counselors-in-training (SCITs). The authors advocate for enhanced training for doctoral supervisors with clinical mental health counseling backgrounds to better support SCITs, ultimately fostering more effective and responsive school counseling supervision.

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