| Tez Türü | Doktora |
| Ülke | Amerika Birleşik Devletleri |
| Üniversite | Ohio University |
| Enstitü | Patton College of Education |
| Anabilim Dalı | Counselor Education and Supervision |
| Tez Onay Yılı | 2025 |
| Öğrenci Adı ve Soyadı | İbrahim AKMEŞE |
| Tez Danışmanı | Tamarine Foreman |
| İlgilizce Özet | Grief and loss are complex phenomena that everyone experiences at different times during their lives. Counselors are likely to provide counseling services to individuals experiencing grief and loss. However, as grief training is not required, the competency of counselors in addressing grief and loss remains a concern. This study explored the level of competency in grief counseling, experience, and training in grief counseling between licensed professional counselors + (LPCs+), including licensed professional counselors (LPCs), licensed professional clinical counselors (LPCCs), and licensed professional clinical counselors-supervision (LPCCs-S),and licensed school counselors (LSC) in the state of Ohio. A total of 161 randomly selected LPCs+ and 73 LSCs participated in the study. Results revealed that although LPCs+ scored higher in experience and training, neither LPCs+ nor LSCs felt that they received adequate training and experience. However, all participants had encountered at least one client/student presenting with death-related grief and loss. LPCs+ scored higher across all competencies in grief counseling (CGCS), except for professional skills. Regression analysis revealed that experience and training were the strongest predictors of all competencies in grief counseling. This result highlights the importance of supervision in training and experience and indicates that they are inseparable. The results of this study serve as a compelling call to action for counselors, counseling supervisors, counselor educators, and CACREP to reevaluate and enhance the preparation of counselors in addressing grief and loss issues. |