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Practicum Students’ Anticipatory Thoughts About Challenging Client Situations

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: ABSTRACT Practicum students’ anxiety as they envision seeing “real” clients can impede their self‐efficacy and in‐session functioning. To explore how anticipatory stress and coping theory might help better support them, we used CQR‐M to code students’ ( n = 42) immediate thoughts and reactions to three challenging client situations before and after practicum. Students’ responses reflected key tenets of the theory, pointing to pre‐practicum approaches that may lessen students’ anticipatory stress and enhance their well‐being.

Source: Counselor Education and Supervision

DOI: 10.1002/ceas.12341

Authors: L. DiAnne Borders, Alexis Arzuaga, Emily N. Spain

Institution: University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Language: English

Topic: Counseling Practices and Supervision

Subfield: Social Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,900