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Infusing Qualitative Research Experiences into Core Counseling Curriculum Courses

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Many calls to action for promoting research with counselors-in-training and producing research-practitioners have been published over the past few decades (Balkin 2013; Granello and Granello 1998; Heppner and Anderson 1985), yet the research-practice gap remains. This article explores how qualitative research may help bridge that gap and offers suggestions for incorporating qualitative research activities into Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs’ (CACREP) core curriculum areas.

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Letourneau, J.L.H. Infusing Qualitative Research Experiences into Core Counseling Curriculum Courses. Int J Adv Counselling 37, 375–389 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-015-9251-6

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