Exploring the Program-Site Alliance: Building Partnerships Between Counseling Programs and Fieldwork Sites

Authors

Tamara Tribitt, University of RedlandsFollow
Steven J. Moody, Idaho State UniversityFollow

Abstract

Practicum and internship experiences are critical in students’ professional development in counselor education programs, and the dynamics that occur between programs and field sites can impact these experiences. A program-site alliance is a measure of how well these entities work together. Using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis, the authors interviewed five site supervisors and found five themes (Site Supervisor Role, Communication Within the Program-Site Alliance, Independent Mutualism, Regulated Support, and Inconsistency Between Program-Site Alliance) capturing the essence of the program-site relationship. The authors explore implications for practice and future research.

Keywords

interpretative phenomenological analysis, site supervisors, program-site alliance, counselor education

Author Bio(s)

Tamara Tribitt, Ph.D. is a counselor educator and an assistant professor at the University of Redlands in Redlands, CA. Please direct correspondence to tamara_tribitt@redlands.edu.

Steven J. Moody, Ph.D. is a counselor educator and associate professor at Idaho State University in Pocatello, ID. Please direct correspondence to moodste2@isu.edu.

Acknowledgements

We would like to show our gratitude to the participants in this study. This project could not have come to fruition without you! Thank you for sharing your time and expertise. We also appreciate your patience with us and the technology used in this inquiry.

Publication Date

2-7-2021

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4395

Recommended APA Citation

Tribitt, T., & Moody, S. J. (2021). Exploring the Program-Site Alliance: Building Partnerships Between Counseling Programs and Fieldwork Sites. The Qualitative Report, 26(2), 465-483. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4395