Unveiling the Perceptions of Counselor Candidates: Metaphorical Perspectives into Mental Health and Self-Care Skills

Year 2024, , 820 - 839, 25.12.2024

Sebahat Sevgi Uygur

https://doi.org/10.33711/yyuefd.1502779

Abstract

The goal of this study was to discover counselor candidates' perspectives on the concepts of "mental health of counselors" and "self-care skills of counselors." In this study, metaphor analysis, a discourse analysis method, was employed. The study included 106 third and fourth-year psychological counselor candidates (86 females, 26 males). A brief questionnaire consisting of two sentences was provided and counselor applicants were instructed to complete the statements using metaphors. Content analysis revealed five sub-themes, including analogies about mental health. The sub-themes are as follows: health and balance, diversity and individuality, elegance and sensitivity, strength and resilience, and movement and change. Five sub-themes about self-care skills were discovered. The sub-themes are as follows: Care and attention, artistic understanding and diversity, elegance and sensitivity, cleanliness and order, and energy and renewal. The findings revealed that counselor candidates addressed a wide range of mental health and self-care concepts. The variety of metaphors demonstrated how counselor applicants perceived and appreciated these concepts on a multifaceted and personal basis.

Keywords

Counselor candidates, mental health, self-care skills, metaphor analysis

Psikolojik Danışman Adaylarının Bakış Açılarını Ortaya Koymak: Ruh Sağlığı ve Öz Bakım Becerilerine İlişkin Metaforik Yaklaşımlar

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, psikolojik danışman adaylarının "psikolojik danışmanların ruh sağlığı" ve "psikolojik danışmanların öz bakım becerileri" kavramlarına ilişkin bakış açılarını ortaya koymaktır. Bu çalışmada söylem analizi yöntemlerinden biri olan metafor analizi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmaya 106 üçüncü ve dördüncü sınıf psikolojik danışman adayı (86 kadın, 26 erkek) katılmıştır. İki cümleden oluşan kısa bir anket verilmiştir, psikolojik danışman adaylarının bu ifadeleri metaforlar kullanarak tamamlamaları istenmiştir. Yapılan içerik analizi bulguları, ruh sağlığına ilişkin beş alt tema ortaya çıkarmıştır. Bu alt temalar şu şekildedir: Sağlık ve denge, çeşitlilik ve bireysellik, zarafet ve hassasiyet, güç ve dayanıklılık, hareket ve değişim. Öz-bakım becerilerine ilişkin beş alt tema keşfedilmiştir. Bu alt temalar şu şekilde isimlendirilmiştir: İlgi ve dikkat, sanatsal anlayış ve çeşitlilik, zarafet ve hassasiyet, temizlik ve düzen, enerji ve yenilenme. Bulgular, psikolojik danışman adaylarının ruh sağlığı ve öz bakım becerileri kavramlarını çok geniş bir yelpazede ele aldıklarını ortaya koymuştur. Metaforların çeşitliliği, psikolojik danışman adaylarının bu kavramları çok yönlü ve kişisel olarak nasıl algıladıklarını ve değerlendirdiklerini göstermiştir.

Keywords

Psikolojik danışman adayları, ruh sağlığı, ruh sağlığı, metafor analizi

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