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Evidence-based practice, work engagement, and professional expertise of counselors
The Professional Counselor (2015)
  • Varda Konstam, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Amy Cook, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Sarah Tomek, University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
  • Esmaeil Mahdavi, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Robert Gracia, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Alexander Bayne, University of Massachusetts Boston
Abstract

This study examined work engagement and its role in mediating the relationship between organizational support of evidence-based practice (integrating research evidence to inform professional practice) and educational growth and perceived professional expertise. Participants included 78 currently employed counselors, graduates of a master’s program in mental health counseling located in an urban northeastern university. Results revealed that work engagement significantly mediates the relationship between organizational support of evidence-based practice and educational growth and perceived professional expertise. Implications for counseling practice and recommendations for future research are discussed.

Keywords
  • evidence-based practice,
  • supervision,
  • counselors,
  • work engagement
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter 2015
Citation Information
Varda Konstam, Amy Cook, Sarah Tomek, Esmaeil Mahdavi, et al.. "Evidence-based practice, work engagement, and professional expertise of counselors" The Professional Counselor Vol. 5 Iss. 1 (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amy_cook/28/