Procedures, Pitfalls, and Product: Delphi Methodology in Counseling Research

ABSTRACT

This instructional article includes recommendations for designing and implementing Delphi studies in counseling research, as well as precautions to strengthen the credibility of such studies. To illustrate the versatility of this methodology in the field, we examined three recent Delphi studies in counseling research.

KEYWORDS:

• Counseling
• counselor education
• Delphi methodology

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Molly Strear

Molly Strear, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling at San Francisco State University in the School Counseling and Pupil Personnel Services specialization. Molly's research interests include LGBTQIQA affirmative school counseling practices, counseling children and adolescents, social justice, educational equity, and researcher-practitioner partnerships.

Lisa Forbes

Lisa Forbes, PhD, is an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Counseling Program at University of Colorado Denver. Lisa's research interests include problematic counseling students, the supervisory relationship, intensive mothering expectations, and working mothers.

Janessa Henninger

Janessa Henninger, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Counselor Education Department at Adams State University. Janessa's research interests include crisis and trauma education, child maltreatment, suicide, and counseling children and adolescents.