A case study of state-level leadership in the American West

ABSTRACT

The authors report on the findings of case study research, using phenomenological analysis, of eight counseling professionals interviewed in a Western state about the experiences of counseling leadership related to a state counseling association. Participants reported their experiences in leadership in three broad ways: professional identity development, leadership sustainability, and personal barriers/supports to leadership involvement. Implications of findings will be discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• Counseling
• leadership
• organization
• case study
• phenomenology
• qualitative

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

This research was supported in part by the Chi Sigma Iota Excellence in Research Grant.