Abstract
The study examines whether counselors’ levels of professional pride and job satisfaction significantly differ according to gender, education level, receiving supervision for individual counseling, receiving supervision for group counseling, seeing university education as adequate, the job title used, and seniority. The study group consisted of 661 counselors. Of the participants, 71.6% are female (n=473) and 28.4% (n=188) are male; and as for their age ranges, 71.3% (n=471) are between 21-30 years, 20.0% (n=132) are between 31-40 years, 7.6% (n=50) are between 41-50 years, and 1.2% (n=8) are between 51-60 years of age. The “Professional Pride Scale”, the “Job Satisfaction Scale”, and a “Personal Information Form” were used to collect the study data. Data analysis was based on MANOVA, Games-Howell Test, Scheffe Test, and Discriminant Analysis. The results demonstrate that the counselors’ mean scores in professional pride and job satisfaction do not significantly differ according to gender and receiving supervision for individual and group counseling. On the other hand, significant differences were found between the counselors’ mean scores in professional pride and job satisfaction according to education level, seeing university education as adequate, and the job title used. As for seniority, the counselors’ mean score in professional pride significantly differed, while their mean scores in job satisfaction did not significantly differ according to seniority. The study results are discussed in light of the literature and certain suggestions are made accordingly.
Highlights
The professions that provide mental health services include psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses, and counselors
According to our study results, counselors’ levels of professional pride and job satisfaction were found to not differ significantly according to gender or receiving supervision for individual and group counseling. Their professional pride and job satisfaction significantly differ according to education level, seeing university education as adequate, and the job title they use
The study variables are limited to the traits assessed by the Counselor Professional Pride Scale and the Job Satisfaction Scale
Summary
The professions that provide mental health services include psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses, and counselors. A Study on The Counselors’ Levels of Professional Pride And Job Satisfaction Acc. H.Yıldırım-Kurtuluş, F.Yüksel-Şahin that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals (ACA- American Counseling Association, 2016). Serving as a counselor requires possessing the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills (Yüksel-Şahin, 2019). Positive feelings of counselors toward their professional identity have been termed as professional pride in the literature. Swickert (1997) highlighted feeling proud of the profession when defining counselors’ professional identity. Professional pride has been defined as the feelings of respect for one’s own and others’ professions (Kernaghan, 2001) and positive emotions felt for being supported for one’s professional achievements (Jahsen, 2010). According to Vermeeren En Van Geest (2012), employees who are proud of their profession are individuals who make use of their experiences and knowledge acquired through education, comply with the rules of professional ethics, and have professional motivation
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