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초록

This study is a qualitative study about counselors’ experiences of sharing empathy through a program of small group. 12 counselors who participated in two small groups divided into novice and expert counselors were interviewed and their interview were analyzed using grounded theory. As a result, the central phenomenon of the process turned out to be ‘reflective consideration and self-comprehension’. Causal conditions were ‘discomfort without authentic response’ and ‘change of focus into a counselor’, the context condition was ‘cut-off feeling due to over response. ‘Acceptance experience and psyche link’ turned out be the intervening condition and ‘psyche open’ as well as ‘understanding personal difference’ appeared to be inter/action/emotional responses. The consequences revealed ‘thoughtful empathetic experiences and prehension’ and ‘professional temperament ascent’. The results included open coding, axial coding, story outline through selective coding and process analysis. The core category by selective coding was ‘a process of self-awareness and competence reestablishment as a counselor through experiences empathy, observation and reflective consideration’. Process analysis related to the core phenomena were four stages: comprehension and awareness, mind-open, interpretive insight and improving empathy competence. The implications of the current study were discussed and the related follow-up research proposals have been presented.

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