Factors Affecting Master’s Counseling Students Pursuing Doctoral Degrees

Leadership identity is the most critical challenge for mental health counseling students. The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) does not mandate courses in leadership development. This quantitative study investigated master’s level mental health counselor student leadership identity and factors for pursuing a doctoral degree. Results indicated that the variable gender predicted socially responsible leadership yet did not predict intent to pursue a doctoral degree. Based on these results, master’s level counseling students could benefit from leadership curriculum as preparation for leadership positions within the field and influence pursuance of higher learning.

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Godfrey, C. A. (2020, October 1-2). Factors affecting master’s counseling students pursuing doctoral degrees [Poster presentation]. Walden University Research Conference 2020 (online). https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/researchconference/2020/posters/28/