Creative Self-Concept, Post-Traumatic-Growth, and Professional Identity Resilience in Counselors with Traumatic Experiences: A Canonical Correlation Analysis

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to address current gaps in the literature related to creative self-concept, post-traumatic growth, and professional identity resilience in counselors (n = 116). A canonical correlation analysis (CCA) and stepwise regression analyses were conducted to explore the relationships among variables. Small correlations were found between professional identity and the creative self, as well as with CACREP affiliation. Creative self-efficacy (CSC) scores were generally high, suggesting that creatives may be drawn to the counseling profession, and CSC may be robust. Suggestions for future research are provided.

KEYWORDS:

• Burnout
• CACREP
• compassion satisfaction
• canonical correlational analysis
• counselors
• creativity
• creative metacognition
• creative self-concept
• creative self-efficacy
• post-traumatic growth
• professional identity
• resilience
• secondary traumatic stress
• trauma
• traumatic incidents
• numinous
• creative instinct
• symbolic function
• creativity in counseling

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This research was funded in part by a grant from the Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC); ACC had no involvement in the data collection, analysis, nor submission of this manuscript.