‘Crushed all over again’: the professional experiences of early career counselling psychologists in South Africa

IF 1.9 4区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
P. Haine, Duane D. Booysen, Charles Young
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Counselling psychology in South Africa has recently emerged from a tumultuous period, stemming from regulatory efforts in 2011, which negatively impacted on the profession’s status and viability. While the definition and scope of counselling psychology arguably demonstrate improvements in aligning with global practices, concerns persist surrounding the work opportunities and professional experiences of counselling psychologists, particularly those in the early stages of their careers. This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the professional experiences of early career counselling psychologists in South Africa. The pool of participants were 10 early career counselling psychologists (females = 7, males = 3, period in service = 1–10 years). The participants completed semi-structured interviews on their early career professional experiences, as well as the meanings they attributed to these experiences. An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the data revealed three group experiential themes: (1) the complexity of finding and securing work; (2) navigating an array of personal, professional, and systemic challenges; and (3) self-acquiring support. The findings suggest that despite the unique and valuable skills and knowledge counselling psychologists possess, the participants struggled to successfully transition into the workforce, resulting in feelings of anxiety, frustration, and professional disillusionment. The findings indicate enhanced support is needed at various levels to address the needs and bolster the wellbeing, utilisation, and retention of counselling psychologists in their transition into the South African workforce.
重蹈覆辙":南非初入职场的心理咨询师的职业经历
南非的咨询心理学最近刚刚走出一段动荡时期,2011 年的监管工作对该行业的地位和生存能力产生了负面影响。虽然咨询心理学的定义和范围在与全球实践接轨方面有所改进,但人们对咨询心理学家,尤其是处于职业生涯早期阶段的咨询心理学家的工作机会和职业经历的担忧依然存在。本研究旨在深入了解南非早期职业咨询心理学家的职业经历。参与者包括 10 名职业生涯初期的心理咨询师(女性 7 人,男性 3 人,工作年限 1-10 年)。参与者完成了半结构化访谈,了解了他们的早期职业经历,以及他们对这些经历所赋予的意义。对数据进行的解释性现象学分析揭示了三组经验主题:(1) 寻找和获得工作的复杂性;(2) 应对一系列个人、专业和系统挑战;(3) 自我获取支持。研究结果表明,尽管心理咨询师拥有独特而宝贵的技能和知识,但参与者在成功过渡到劳动力大军的过程中仍步履维艰,从而产生了焦虑、挫败感和职业幻灭感。研究结果表明,需要在各个层面加强支持,以满足咨询心理学家的需求,提高他们的福利、利用率和留用率,帮助他们过渡到南非的劳动力队伍。
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South African Journal of Psychology
South African Journal of Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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3.40
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39
期刊介绍: The South African Journal of Psychology publishes contributions in English from all fields of psychology. While the emphasis is on empirical research, the Journal also accepts theoretical and methodological papers, review articles, short communications, reviews and letters containing fair commentary. Priority is given to articles which are relevant to Africa and which address psychological issues of social change and development.
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