Spring 2015 Wisconsin Counseling Journal Article Abstracts
Reflective Journaling during a Service Learning Study Abroad Experience: Impact and Implications
Elizabeth A. Keller-Dupree, Northeastern State University
Rebecca van der Hagen, University of Arkansas
Abstract
The current study explored the effects of reflective journaling for counselors-in-training during a 10-day
community-centered service learning experience in Belize. Participants included 8 graduate-level counselors-intraining who participated in a counseling community-partnership study abroad experience. Participants were
invited to journal throughout their experience with their final reflective journal being used for coding. Using
qualitative methods the results indicated that reflective journaling (a) provided a source for continual emotional
processing; (b) facilitated self-discovery; and (c) became a collection of specific memories. The results from
the current study lend itself to promoting reflective journaling as an experiential processing component to study
abroad experiences.
Intersubjectivity as a Deepening of the Counseling Experience
Jeff Cook, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Abstract
This paper is about the real relationship, or the interaction, between two separate worlds that collide within the
counseling environment. Intersubjectivity can be conceptualized as the interplay between transference and
countertransference within the counseling relationship. It is the relational field that is created when counselor
and client come together. As the counselor becomes embedded in the client’s relational matrix and vice versa,
the counselor must be equipped to work closely within the transference in the best interest of the client. This
paper examines the literature on intersubjectivity and uses two case studies to illustrate the difficulty and
vulnerability this process can represent to the counselor-client relationship.
Integration of College Counseling and Health Services: A Phenomenological Study
Sarah F. Spiegelhoff & Melissa Luke, Syracuse University
Abstract
The integration of counseling and physical health care is an emerging trend in the United States and reflects
cultural shifts focused on wellness and collaboration (American College Health Association [ACHA], 2010).
This qualitative phenomenological study explored perceptions of nine medical and counseling staff from a
small, private and religiously affiliated college in the northeast of the United States. Individual interviews
explored the factors that influenced integration, the effects of integration on staff and students, and changes
observed to make integration possible. Four themes emerged: beliefs, perception of roles, responsibilities, and
context. Implications and limitations will be discussed.
Examining Professional Conversations about Technology on the CESNET-L Listserv
Amber Hughes, Lindsey Wilson College
Adam Stephens, Brittany Pollard, & Marianne Woodside, The University of Tennessee
Abstract
Technology changes ways counselor educators teach and supervise counselors-in-training. This study used
qualitative methods to explore professional discourses within CESNET. Findings suggested two themes:
seeking information and sharing information. We provide counselor educators a better understanding of current
practices integrating technology into the profession.
Drug-facilitated Sexual Assault: From Distorted Memory to an Inability to Forget
Sarah Blackley, Saint Mary’s College of California
Jeff Cook, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Abstract
This article reviews the nature of drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) and the post-assault experiences of
DFSA survivors, and suggests implications for counselors. It also seeks to highlight the dearth of research on
DFSA. Due to the drugs used in DFSA, survivors are left with memories that are diminutive at best. Research
shows that the inability to recall what happened during intoxication leads DFSA survivors to imagine the worst
and often results in survivors isolating and blaming themselves. Despite the rise in this crime, little research has
been conducted to develop appropriate therapeutic tools for survivors of DFSA.