Date of Conferral

2020

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Counselor Education and Supervision

Advisor

Mary Kate Reese

Abstract

The foci of existing literature related to counselor wellness are on counselors as individuals, and researchers have failed to consider counselors as part of a larger system. Researchers have found that demanding work environments are more likely to lead to compassion fatigue and burnout for counselors which pose threats to the well-being of clients. The organizational culture also affects counselor self-efficacy, which influences the emotional state of the counselors. Limited research exists on institutional-level factors, such as the organizational culture, in counselor wellness which demonstrates the importance of this study. The purpose of this quantitative nonexperimental survey study was to explore the variable of organizational culture as a predictor of counselors’ level of wellness. This study examined organizational culture as a predictor for counselors’ wellness while controlling for counselor self-efficacy. The indivisible self model of wellness and organizational social context provided the framework for this study. Survey data from 70 counselors were analyzed using descriptive statistics and hierarchical linear regression. Findings indicated that organizational culture was not a significant predictor of counselor wellness. Counselor self-efficacy accounted for a significant amount of variance in counselors’ wellness. These findings support the premise of the indivisible self model of wellness and suggest that individual-level factors have a larger impact on counselors’ wellness compared to institutional-level factors. Findings can lead to improvements in counselor wellness through individual self-care practices and an increased emphasis on self-care by counselor educators and supervisors.

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