Conceptualizing Parent Involvement in Child Therapy: A Framework Roles Using Bernard's Discrimination Model

Authors

Mi-Hee Jeon, St. Lawrence UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Keywords

parent involvement, parent participation, parent consultation, Discrimination Model

Subject Area

Counseling, Counselor Education, Mental Health Counseling, School Counseling

Abstract

This paper introduces a theoretical map conceptualizing parent involvement in the child counseling process by applying the roles from Bernard’s Discrimination Model (DM). Semi-structured interviews with experts in child counseling and copyrighted DVDs were collected as data. A framework approach through the DM is utilized to analyze data to offer the conceptual structure of parent involvement. As a result, the three different roles—counselor, teacher, and consultant—and tasks for each role when engaging parents for child counseling are identified. Discussions about the meaning and limitations of this study are included.

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.7729/92.1229

Recommended Citation

Jeon, M. (2017). Conceptualizing Parent Involvement in Child Therapy: A Framework Roles Using Bernard's Discrimination Model. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 9(2). http://dx.doi.org/10.7729/92.1229