Vlogging as a Tool in the Self-Reflective Journey: Professional Identity Development as a Space Between

The authors present an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) case study used to uncover the meaning-making system of professional identity development experienced by a graduate student completing a two-semester school counseling internship. The intern engaged in critical self-reflections as weekly vloggings, which are single-turn video monologs. The rigor of IPA allowed the researchers to explore the intern’s personal reflexivity as a space between what the intern was doing and his process of becoming a professional. The super-ordinate theme that emerged from the analysis in this case study was connecting the dots. . . it’s all about the kids. Findings from this research have implications in higher education and professional studies for creating a transformative learning environment and engaging individuals in the professional identity development process.

A Sex Education Program for Congenitally Blind Adults in a Rehabilitation Center Setting

During a counseling internship at the Rehabilitation Center for the Blind, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it became apparent that congenitally blind adults there had little or no knowledge regarding the opposite sex, sex roles, sexual function and process, or socialization. It was noted that these individuals simply had not received basic sexual information either in the home or in school. After noting this need for a sex education program for congenitally blind adults, a curriculum was designed to meet that need. This article presents a summary of the preparation for and presentation of that program to two different class groups in the Sioux Falls facility. The article focuses upon the practical experiences of conducting a sex education course, and on important material of a theoretical nature.