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Conceptual Metaphors in Internship: Creative Journeys in Counselor Development

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ABSTRACT The use of metaphors is considered a cognitive and affective process in which individuals can creatively explain and understand unfamiliar experiences. Through the Metaphor Identification Procedure, 453 metaphors were… Click to show full abstract

ABSTRACT The use of metaphors is considered a cognitive and affective process in which individuals can creatively explain and understand unfamiliar experiences. Through the Metaphor Identification Procedure, 453 metaphors were identified within semester-long reflective journals from 49 students enrolled in a clinical mental health internship course. Six overarching categories resulted, highlighting creativity used in processing, understanding, and describing events within internship. Implications for supervision and counselor education are provided.

Keywords: counselor development; journeys counselor; metaphors internship; internship creative; creative journeys; conceptual metaphors

Journal Title: Journal of Creativity in Mental Health
Year Published: 2018

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