TY - JOUR
T1 - The Implications of Doctoral Students’ Professional Socialization Experiences in Graduate Training
AU - Langrehr, Kimberly J.
AU - Green, Carlton E.
AU - Lantz, Melanie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © The Author(s) 2018.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Using survey data from 278 counseling psychology doctoral students, we explored the concept of professional socialization in graduate training and investigated the degree to which a combination of student training factors accounted for (a) greater professional involvement in the Society of Counseling Psychology, (b) endorsement of counseling psychology values, and (c) affiliation with the Society. Results revealed that training programs fostered students’ professional connection to the field by providing faculty models, emphasizing counseling psychology identity, and encouraging student involvement in the Society. Together, these three professional socialization variables accounted for students’ professional activity, counseling psychology values, and Society membership status above and beyond years of enrollment, degree at admission, and membership status in other professional organizations. Implications regarding the influence of early professional socialization in graduate training within the context of establishing a long-term professional pipeline for the Society are discussed.
AB - Using survey data from 278 counseling psychology doctoral students, we explored the concept of professional socialization in graduate training and investigated the degree to which a combination of student training factors accounted for (a) greater professional involvement in the Society of Counseling Psychology, (b) endorsement of counseling psychology values, and (c) affiliation with the Society. Results revealed that training programs fostered students’ professional connection to the field by providing faculty models, emphasizing counseling psychology identity, and encouraging student involvement in the Society. Together, these three professional socialization variables accounted for students’ professional activity, counseling psychology values, and Society membership status above and beyond years of enrollment, degree at admission, and membership status in other professional organizations. Implications regarding the influence of early professional socialization in graduate training within the context of establishing a long-term professional pipeline for the Society are discussed.
KW - membership
KW - professional identity
KW - socialization
KW - training
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U2 - 10.1177/0011000017748588
DO - 10.1177/0011000017748588
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85041138617
SN - 0011-0000
VL - 45
SP - 1162
EP - 1183
JO - Counseling Psychologist
JF - Counseling Psychologist
IS - 8
ER -