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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Educ.
Sec. Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education
Volume 9 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2024.1475262
This article is part of the Research Topic Psychoeducational Approaches to Mental Health for Educators and Students View all 11 articles

Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Guidance Advocates' Online Counseling Experiences

Provisionally accepted
Amabel Tangco-Siason Amabel Tangco-Siason 1*Rex Paulino Rex Paulino 2
  • 1 West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, Philippines
  • 2 Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology, Iloio, Philippines

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    In order to document and understand the lived experiences of guidance advocates navigating transactional distance in education, this phenomenological study examined the experiences of advocates in the Philippines. This study examined how clients and guidance advocates interact in online learning environments, with a particular emphasis on the experiences of eight individuals who underwent online counseling (OC). These individuals provided firsthand experiences that elaborated the phenomenon. The study, which has its roots in Transactional Distance Theory (TDT), finds interesting connections between the variables and the experiences of the individuals. Among these variables are: i. discourse that mirrors the exchanges between a counselor and a client; ii. framework, which includes OC dynamics and changing communication requirements; and iii. learner autonomy, which stands for the involvement of clients in online learning. A community-based framework for developing students is formed by these variables. The data shared by participants reveal complex issues as they struggle with the limitations and realities of applying standards in multimodal counseling sessions. This change emphasizes how important it is for students to have a strong support system. The study, which focused on guidance advocate-client relations, took inspiration from the eight participants' OC experiences. The mechanisms that promote a reciprocal, technology-mediated kind of communication are central to this emerging structure.

    Keywords: counseling experiences, Counselor-client interaction, counselor perspective, guidance advocates, interpretative phenomenological analysis

    Received: 03 Aug 2024; Accepted: 31 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Tangco-Siason and Paulino. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Amabel Tangco-Siason, West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, 5000, Philippines

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