Exploring Spirituality in a Counseling Course During the covid-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study of Students’ Spirituality and Practices

Cody Goforth, Katherine A. Feather, Joseph J. Aruguete, William Kolodinsky, Shane Haberstroh, Stacey Bouffard, Shannon Winans

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Abstract

Spirituality has been found to be a protective factor in times of crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic represented a shared crisis experience that led to significant stressors, losses, and radical adjustments both personally and professionally among counselors and counselors-in-training. With research supporting the role of comprehensive spiritual practices and the need for integrating spirituality within counselor education programs, this mixed methods study explored how fifteen students experienced spirituality in counseling course in a CACREP-accredited master's program as they navigated the uncertainty of the pandemic. Implications for counselor education and recommendations for future research are presented.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)234-256
Number of pages23
JournalCounseling and Values
Volume69
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Keywords

  • counselor education
  • counselors-in-training
  • COVID-19
  • mixed methods
  • spirituality

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Social Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Religious studies

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