Journal of Counseling Research and Practice
Abstract
This study investigated whether maintaining confidentiality influenced members’ self- disclosure and perceptions of benefitting from group experience in the context of an instructor- led experiential graduate-level training group. Participants were 31 counselors-in-training in a 60-credit master’s degree program in mental health counseling enrolled in an experiential group dynamics class. The findings indicate that maintaining confidentiality is positively associated with increased self-disclosure among group members as well as perceived benefit from the group. The implications of these findings for educators as well as practicing counselors and researchers are discussed.
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Doshi, Poonam V.; Robak, Rostyslaw W.; Grffin, Paul W.; and Ward, Alfred W.
(2019)
"Confidentiality in Counselor Experiential Training Groups: An Exploratory Study,"
Journal of Counseling Research and Practice: Vol. 5:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56702/UCKX8598/jcrp0501.3
Available at:
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/jcrp/vol5/iss1/3