Relationship between character strengths, well-being and professional skills among trainees in the field of counselling and psychotherapy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21516637 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexandre Brien (0000-0001-5246-8455, Université du Québec à Montréal, corresponding author), Cynthia Bilodeau (0000-0003-2073-4514, Saint Paul University), Christian R Bellehumeur (0000-0002-1863-1420, Saint Paul University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 870-882 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Guidance and Counselling (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-9885 • E-ISSN: 1469-3534 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03069885.2025.2587231 |
| OpenAlex | W7124167933 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 40 |
Positive psychology offers a promising framework for clinical supervision aimed at fostering the development of emotionally competent and available counsellors and psychotherapists. The purpose of this predictive correlational research using a pre–post measure is to explore the role of character strengths and strengths use on supervisee (N = 53) well-being and their skill development for counselling and psychotherapy. Results of regression analysis found that the character strengths of humility and hope were significantly associated with an increase in supervisees’ physical well-being. Furthermore, the virtues of courage and justice negatively predicted counselling dispositions and behaviours. The results highlight the importance of openness to self-awareness and knowledge in the context of clinical training and supervision to promote both trainee well-being and skill development and suggest that the experience of clinical supervision for counsellor and psychotherapy trainees may be facilitated by exercising the strengths of humility and hope
Professional development · Psychological Treatments and Assessments · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Resilience and Mental Health
Strengths use, self-concordance and well-being
Strengths of Character and Well-Being
Strengths of character, orientations to happiness, and life satisfaction
Using personal and psychological strengths leads to increases in well-being over time
From Continence to Virtue
The surprisingly weak evidence base for supervision
The Counseling Competencies Scale
Social Work Supervision Research (1970-2010)
Harmonious passion as an explanation of the relation between signature strengths’ use and well-being at work
Clinical supervision—the missing ingredient
The World Health Organization quality of life assessment (WHOQOL)
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |