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Title: Negotiating Professional Identity Development Across Contexts: A Collaborative Autoethnography.
Authors: Ausloos, Clark D.1 ausloos@oakland.edu, Vannest, Rebecca J.1 rvannest@oakland.edu, Ostlund, Hayley1 hayleyostlund@oakland.edu
Source: Journal of Counselor Preparation & Supervision. 2026, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p1-13. 13p.
Subject Terms: *Education of counselors, Professional identity, Autoethnography, Role conflict, Identity (Psychology), Occupational mobility, Mentoring, Professional practice
Abstract: This collaborative autoethnography (CAE) explores how two counselor educators and one doctoral student navigate professional identity formation across three intersecting contexts: school counseling, clinical mental health counseling, and counselor education. Through critical reflection and collaborative analysis of focus-group data and individual reflections, we identify four themes: Career Flexibility & Adaptability, Identity Formation in Supportive and Restrictive Systems, Role Strain & Stigma, and Values-Driven Practices. Implications call for counselor education programs and higher education systems to embrace multiplicity, non-linear careers, redefine mentorship structures for doctoral students and faculty, and revise promotion criteria to value relationality, and creative, student- and community-engaged scholarship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Journal of Counselor Preparation & Supervision is the property of North Atlantic Regional Association for Counselor Education & Supervision (NARACES) and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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