Enhancing Clinical Competencies in Counselor Education: The Deliberate Practice Coaching Framework

Authors

Taylor Irvine, Florida Atlantic UniversityFollow
Chelsea Fullilove, Florida Atlantic UniversityFollow
Arielle Osman, Florida Atlantic UniversityFollow
Lilia Farmanara, Florida Atlantic UniversityFollow
Kelly Emelianchik-Key, Florida Atlantic UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Keywords

deliberate practice, coaching, mentoring, clinical competencies, counselor education

Subject Area

Clinical Supervision, Counseling, Counselor Education, Higher Education Counseling

Abstract

In the counselor education (CE) literature, there remains a paucity of available research on systematic methods to enhance counselors-in-training (CIT) clinical competencies. Currently, CIT report feeling not only ill-equipped in essential counseling competencies upon graduating, but they also indicate diminished self-efficacy before engaging in clinical work. Therefore, we propose the Deliberate Practice Coaching Framework (DPCF) to address these issues. This systematic framework integrates deliberate practice components and coaching, with a peer mentoring relationship, to help enhance CIT clinical competencies and skill development, as well as promote overall self-efficacy. We provide a case illustrating the application of the DPCF. We also discuss implications for the field and directions for future research.

Recommended Citation

Irvine, T., Fullilove, C., Osman, A., Farmanara, L., & Emelianchik-Key, K. (2021). Enhancing Clinical Competencies in Counselor Education: The Deliberate Practice Coaching Framework. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 14(4). Retrieved from https://research.library.kutztown.edu/jcps/vol14/iss4/5