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Katie Nichole Schmitz, PhD, is a 2024 graduate of the PhD Program in Counselor Education & Supervision

Dissertation Committee

Stephanie Thorson-Olesen, PhD, Committee Chair

Katherine Fort, PhD, Committee Member

Mariamee Gonzalez, PhD, Committee Member

Keywords

counselor education, leadership, leadership development, multicultural leadership

Document Type

Dissertation

Publication Date

2024

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of how doctoral programs foster leadership development in Counselor Education and identify recommendations for incorporating leadership-related learning outcomes and multicultural leadership identities. Using a Delphi method, the study collected input from sixteen experts in the field of Counselor Education and leadership. Data was examined through the lenses of transformational learning and leadership theories. The research questions were: what are the best practices in teaching and/or fostering multicultural leadership development in Counselor Education, and what are the recommendations for integrating CACREP leadership-related learning objectives in the curriculum? Eight themes were identified: (a) actions by faculty, (b) experiential development for leadership skills, (c) factors critical to developing a leadership identity, (d) recommendations for fostering a strong leadership environment, (e) recommendations for necessary institutional change to facilitate leadership culture, (f) recommendations for formal training, (g) recommended pedagogy to foster multicultural leadership, and (h) recommendations to fostering multicultural leadership at the graduate level. Implications include normalizing anti-oppressive and liberatory practices in leadership development, building upon existing opportunities, and reimagining leadership to be more culturally inclusive to evolve our training and our profession in the desired direction

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Katie Nichole Schmitz, PhD, 2024

ORCID Scholar ID# 0009-0007-0705-4721

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