CES-SUCCESS: A Role Induction Group to Prepare Future Counselor Educators

ABSTRACT

Navigating the tenure process can lead to psychological stress, mental health disorders, and physiological symptoms. The authors review literature addressing the challenges faced by junior counselor education faculty seeking tenure along with literature addressing best practices for academic mentoring. They propose a peer-supported group mentoring intervention for counseling doctoral students to help prepare them to work in academe.

KEYWORDS:

• Doctoral student
• group counseling
• role induction
• peer-supported mentoring

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Notes on contributors

Anita A. Neuer Colburn

Anita A. Neuer Colburn, Clinical Associate Professor in the M.A., Clinical Mental Health Counseling program at The Family Institute at Northwestern University. Stephanie N. Bowman, Clinical Mental Health Counseling student.

Stephanie N. Bowman

Stephanie N. Bowman is now a doctoral student in the Counselor Education and Supervision program at University of Wyoming.