IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS FOR COUNSELING PROFESSION: METAPHORICAL PERCEPTIONS OF CANDIDATE COUNSELORS

Abstract

This study was conducted for analyzing metaphors stated by preservice counselors about the importance of ethical rules for field of counseling. The qualitative method were used for analyzing metaphors and convenience sampling technique were used for determining participants. 79 preservice counselors (45 females and 34 males) who were studying last year at department of guidance and counseling were the participants. An open-ended question form were conducted for qualitative data and the responses were taken in written form. After analyzing the responses, metaphors were grouped as themes and frequency and percentage of these themes were determined and found out that 75 metaphors were produced regarding counseling career ethics. These metaphors were categorized as four themes according to meaningful similarities among them. These themes are “sense of morality”, “keeping the justice”, “showing the path” and “providing information”. Moreover, it was determined that most common metaphors which preservice school counselors produced were moral (n=5), compass (n=4), moral rules (n=3), scales (n=3), traffic light (n=3). Because preservice counselors have produced meaningfully positive metaphors for counseling profession, it is obvious that preservice counselors are aware of that taking action according to the principles of career ethics is necessary for practices related with counseling profession.

Keywords

• Career ethics
• preservice counselors
• metaphor perceptions

PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMA MESLEĞİ İÇİN ETİĞİN ÖNEMİ: ADAY PSİKOLOJİK DANIŞMANLARIN METAFORİK ALGILARI

Abstract

Bu araştırma, psikolojik danışma mesleği için mesleki etiğin önemine ilişkin aday psikolojik danışmanların belirttikleri metaforları incelemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin analizi için nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bu çalışmaya, psikolojik danışma ve rehberlik bölümünde son sınıfta eğitime devam eden 79 aday psikolojik danışman (45 kadın and 34 erkek) katılmıştır. Bu araştırmaya katılan aday psikolojik danışmanlar uygun örnekleme tekniği ile belirlenmiştir. Gerekli verileri toplamak için katılımcılara açık uçlu bir soru sorulmuştur ve hazırlanmış olan forma yanıtları yazmaları istenmiştir. Verilen yanıtların incelenmesi sonrasında metaforlar, aralarındaki anlam ilişkisine göre temalar elde edilmiştir. Daha sonra temaların frekans değeri ve yüzdelik oranları belirlenmiştir. Psikolojik danışman adaylarının psikolojik danışmanlık mesleğine ilişkin etik kavramının önemine ilişkin 75 metafor ürettikleri saptanmıştır. Bu metaforlar, aralarındaki anlam benzerliğine göre dört tema halinde gruplanmıştır. Bu temalar; “erdemlilik duygusu”, “adaleti koruma”, “uygun yolu gösterme”, “bilgi sağlama” olarak belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, katılımcıların en sık ifade ettiği metaforların ahlak (n=4), pusula (n=4), ahlak kuralları (n=3), ölçek (n=3), trafik ışığı (n=3) olduğu saptanmıştır. Psikolojik danışman adaylarının psikolojik danışmanlık mesleğine ilişkin mesleki etik kavramının önemi ile ilgili olumlu anlamlar içeren metaforlar belirttiklerinden dolayı, psikolojik danışma mesleği ile ilgili uygulamalarda mesleki etik ilkelere uygun hareket edilmesi gerektiğinin farkında oldukları anlaşılmaktadır.

Keywords

• Meslek etiği
• psikolojik danışman adayları
• metafor algıları

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