Therapeutic alliance in face-to-face and online counseling: Opinions of counselor candidates<p>Yüz yüze ve çevrimiçi psikolojik danışmada terapötik işbirliği: Psikolojik danışman adaylarının görüşleri

Authors

  • Şerife Gonca Zeren Yildiz Technical University

Keywords:

Online counseling, therapeutic alliance, technology, digital native, Çevrimiçi psikolojik danışma, terapötik işbirliği, teknoloji, dijital yerli

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine how counselor candidates view therapeutic alliance within the frame of traditional face-to-face counseling and online counseling. The study was conducted with the participation of 11 volunteering counselor candidates (eight female and three male) in the fourth year of their Guidance and Psychological Counseling undergraduate program at a public university in Turkey. Results obtained through content analysis indicated that the counselor candidates were largely able to cooperate with their clients in setting goals, in working towards these goals and in solving problems, and that the counselor candidates formed a personal connection with the clients. However, it was also observed that online counseling led to problems in building cooperation to achieve goals, and in allowing the counselor and client to understand one another.

 

Özet

Bu çalışmanın konusu, geleneksel yüz yüze psikolojik danışma ile çevrimiçi psikolojik danışma sürecindeki terapötik işbirliğini psikolojik danışman adaylarının nasıl değerlendirdiğidir. Bu çalışmaya Türkiye’de bir devlet üniversitesinde, Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışma lisans programı son sınıfta okuyan 11 (sekiz kadın ve üç erkek) gönüllü psikolojik danışman adayı katılmıştır. Yapılan içerik analizinin sonucunda, psikolojik danışman adaylarının; danışanları ile amaçları belirlemede, bu amaçlara ulaşmaya çalışmada, danışanların sorunlarının çözümünde büyük oranda işbirliği sağladıkları ve danışanları ile aralarında kişisel bir bağın oluştuğu bulgularına ulaşılmıştır. Ancak, çevrimiçi danışmada amaçlara ulaşmada işbirliği ve danışanla psikolojik danışman adayının birbirini anlamalarında güçlük yaşandığı sonucuna varılmıştır.

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Author Biography

Şerife Gonca Zeren, Yildiz Technical University

Assist. Prof., Yıldız Teknik University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences, Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Istanbul

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Published

2017-07-07

How to Cite

Zeren, Şerife G. (2017). Therapeutic alliance in face-to-face and online counseling: Opinions of counselor candidates&lt;p&gt;Yüz yüze ve çevrimiçi psikolojik danışmada terapötik işbirliği: Psikolojik danışman adaylarının görüşleri. Journal of Human Sciences, 14(3), 2278–2307. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/4203

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Guidance and Psychological Counselling