TY - JOUR
T1 - To join or not to join
T2 - School counselors as a case study in professional membership
AU - Bauman, Sheri
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - School counselors were surveyed regarding their choice to join or not join their professional organization. Members and nonmembers differed on the following: whether participants' graduate program emphasized professional membership, membership status of colleagues, the belief that professional organizations advance the field, and the belief that being a professional means joining professional associations. A model is proposed that includes major themes in the decision-making process identified in the qualitative comment data. Implications for professional counseling organizations are discussed.
AB - School counselors were surveyed regarding their choice to join or not join their professional organization. Members and nonmembers differed on the following: whether participants' graduate program emphasized professional membership, membership status of colleagues, the belief that professional organizations advance the field, and the belief that being a professional means joining professional associations. A model is proposed that includes major themes in the decision-making process identified in the qualitative comment data. Implications for professional counseling organizations are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2008.tb00494.x
DO - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2008.tb00494.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0748-9633
VL - 86
SP - 164
EP - 177
JO - Journal of Counseling and Development
JF - Journal of Counseling and Development
IS - 2
ER -