Date of Award
Spring 1993
Document Type
Dissertation - Restricted
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Educational Policy and Leadership
First Advisor
Zaffrann, Ron
Second Advisor
Riordan, Tim
Third Advisor
Nordberg, Robert
Abstract
The purpose of this research study was to investigate the influencing factors in choosing counseling as a career in recovery from chemical dependence. There were three components linked to the purpose of this study. They included: 1) contributing as a counseling professional to the development of a body of research knowledge on impairment in the counseling profession; 2) comparing the theoretical constructs of a contemporary vocational development theory (Super, 1953) to the career development processes of a special population of subjects--AODA recovering counselors; and, 3) determining the implications/modifications, if any, necessary for future AODA counselor education, preparation, certification, and censure...