Research
Self-Efficacy of Counselors Working With Refugees
Dana T. Isawi,
Phyllis B. Post,
Corresponding Author
Dana T. Isawi
Department of Counseling and Higher Education, Northern Illinois University
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dana T. Isawi, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, Northern Illinois University, 1425 West Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115 (email: disawi@niu.edu).Search for more papers by this authorPhyllis B. Post
Department of Counseling, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Search for more papers by this authorDana T. Isawi,
Phyllis B. Post,
Corresponding Author
Dana T. Isawi
Department of Counseling and Higher Education, Northern Illinois University
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Dana T. Isawi, Department of Counseling and Higher Education, Northern Illinois University, 1425 West Lincoln Highway, DeKalb, IL 60115 (email: disawi@niu.edu).Search for more papers by this authorPhyllis B. Post
Department of Counseling, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 11 October 2020
Abstract
Counselors have the ethical responsibility to meet the mental health needs of refugees who are forced to leave their home countries. This study examined factors influencing the self-efficacy of counselors (N = 98) working with refugees. The results revealed a relationship between trauma training and secondary traumatic stress and counselor self-efficacy. Implications for clinical practice and research are discussed.
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