PHD, Kent State University, 2024, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration

The purpose of the qualitative study was to explore clinical mental health counseling practicum students' experiences counseling sexual assault (SA) survivors at a college counseling center. Transcendental phenomenology was the methodology used to explore this phenomenon. I recruited and interviewed 10 participants and utilized the modified van Kaam model of data analysis (Moustakas, 1994). Findings of this study included three major themes: awareness of inadequacy, knowledge synthesis, and an emotional reaction. Based on these findings, implications and recommendations according to the five core areas of counselor education and supervision are included.

Committee: Cassandra Storlie (Committee Co-Chair); John Rainey (Committee Co-Chair); Maureen Blankemeyer (Committee Member) Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Counseling Psychology; Psychology; Social Psychology; Social Work