Evidence-Based Practice, Work Engagement and Professional Expertise of Counselors

Varda Konstam, Amy Cook, Sara Tomek, Esmaeil Mahdavi, Robert Gracia, Alexander H. Bayne
2015 The Professional Counselor  
This study examined work engagement and its role in mediating the relationship between organizational support of evidence-based practice (integrating research evidence to inform professional practice) and educational growth and perceived professional expertise. Participants included 78 currently employed counselors, graduates of a master's program in mental health counseling located in an urban northeastern university. Results revealed that work engagement significantly mediates the
more » ... between organizational support of evidence-based practice and educational growth and perceived professional expertise. Implications for counseling practice and recommendations for future research are discussed.
doi:10.15241/vk.5.1.67 fatcat:raeiffjfcfdtzeg542mbcgtpjq