Integration of addiction recovery and professional identities for counselor trainees |
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| Authors: | Andrea M McGrath Amanda C DeDiego |
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| Institution: | 1. Master of Arts in Counseling, Doane University, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA;2. University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA |
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| Abstract: | Counselor trainees in recovery from substance use often have a foundational recovery identity; they also develop a professional counselor identity through their training. This study utilized narrative inquiry to explore the integration of professional identity and recovery identity. Resonant threads and narrative tensions emerged from the storied experiences of participants. |
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| Keywords: | professional identity recovery substance use |
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