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A Qualitative Study on the Interpersonal Trauma Experience in Counseling Psychology Major University Students and their Growth Process as Counselors

상담심리전공 대학생의 대인 외상 경험과 상담자로서의 성장 과정에 대한 질적 연구

  • Hong, Ye Young (Graduate school of Social Education, MyongJi University) ;
  • Chang, Eun Jin (Counseling psychology, Korea Baptist Theological University)
  • 홍예영 (명지대학교 사회교육대학원) ;
  • 장은진 (침례신학대학교 상담심리학과)
  • Received : 2019.03.08
  • Accepted : 2019.05.20
  • Published : 2019.05.28
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Abstract

In this study, we focused on the experience of interpersonal trauma among university students majoring in counseling psychology to understand the meaning of the trauma they experienced, and analyzed the process of their growth as counselors. To that end, we conducted a survey on interpersonal trauma and post-traumatic growth, and interviewed final six students in a face-to-face interview, and analyzed the collected data using the method of qualitative case study. As a result, the trauma and subsequent growth experience have been categorized into 38 semantic units, 15 subcategories and 5 categories, including 'Times of pain', 'A life of dealing with complex emotions alone', 'An experience of understanding and being understood', 'Attempts to change and new meanings' and 'Worries and expectations of growth as a counselor'. The results of this study are meaningful in providing basic information and educational materials needed for the intervention of students majoring in counseling psychology who have experienced trauma.

본 연구에서는 상담심리전공 대학생들의 관계 외상 경험에 초점을 맞추어 이들이 겪은 외상의 의미를 파악하고, 이를 통한 상담자로서의 성장 과정을 살펴보았다. 이를 위해 본 연구자는 외상의 경험과 외상 후 성장에 관한 설문을 실시하고 최종 6명의 학생을 대상으로 면대면 면담을 하였고, 수집된 자료를 질적 사례 연구의 방법에 따라 분석하였다. 그 결과 외상 및 이후의 성장 경험은 38개의 의미단위, 15개의 하위범주, 5개의 범주로 범주화 되었고, 그 내용으로는 '고통의 시간들', '복잡한 감정을 홀로 감당하는 삶', '이해받고 이해하는 경험', '변화를 향한 시도와 새로운 의미', '상담자로서의 성장에 대한 걱정과 기대'이다. 본 연구의 결과는 외상을 경험한 상담심리 전공 학생들의 개입 방안에 필요한 기초적인 정보와 교육 자료를 제공하였다는데 의의가 있다.

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Table 1. Research Participants

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Table 2. Semi-structured Questionnaires for In-depth Interviews

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Table 3. Categorization Analysis Result

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