A “Chameleonic” Identity: Foreign-Born Doctoral Students in U.S. Counselor Education

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Interiano C.G. [1 ]
Lim J.H. [2 ]
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[1] Department of Counseling, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Blvd, Charlotte, 28223-0001, NC
[2] Department of Educational Leadership, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
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Acculturation; Counselor education; Foreign-born students;
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10.1007/s10447-018-9328-0
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This study explored the interplay between a multidimensional model of acculturation and professional identity development among eight foreign-born doctoral students in U.S. counselor education. Themes generated through an interpretive phenomenological analysis revealed that the participants, while trying to adapt to the Euro-American cultural context of their counselor programs, experienced a sense of conflict, loss, and grief, resulting in what they called a “chameleonic” professional identity. Findings illustrated that for international counseling students, professional identity development is an arduous and complex process deeply intertwined with their acculturation experiences. Implications for counselor programs and future research are further discussed. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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