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초록

In this study, we aimed to improve the understandings about the experiences of child counselors while conducting Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT). The sources of study were collected from the in-depth interview of three experienced child counselors and were analyzed by phenomenological study. A analysis of data has performed by following the timeline of CPRT. Main themes extracted from the interview prior to performing CPRT were (1) Apprehension never disappears; (2) The parents are out of my depth. Main themes extracted from the interview in the early stage of CPRT were; (3) I was trying to have my cake and eat it; (4) An eyesore. In the middle period of CPRT main themes were extracted; (5)Teaching in mission; (6) We had the different rulers. Main themes extracted from the interview in the last stage of CPRT were (7) CPRT really works!; (8) I can see the path they walked on. We could extract two essential meanings of following from the twelve main themes; A coupled relationship: participants experienced a psychological contact with parents as both, not a 3rd person or subject of analysis; Mastery: participants had re-established and mastered their knowledge about the counseling by reviewing their experience from the educational process. As a result of this study, we could establish the importance of counselor’s multi-functioning of psychological counseling and education which had not highlighted until now. Moreover, an importance of parent’s education were highlighted from the analysis of the difficulties and following growth of counselor experienced in the progress of parent’s education.