Wisdom from Korean Reentry Counseling Professionals: A Phenomenological Study of the Reentry Process

Re-entry Adjustment and Job Embeddedness: The Mediating Role of Professional Identity in Indonesian Returnees

“…The results of this study show that difficulty in adaptation and distress upon coming back to the home country make returnees experience a weak sense of professional identity. The findings confirm previous empirical research that the experience of studying and living abroad contributes to the development of professional identity ( Jung et al, 2013 ; Valk et al, 2013 ; Jackson, 2015 ). Experience during living overseas served to broaden cultural, personal, and professional identities, and also the excellent situation for learning and professional development; consequently the identity shifters aspired to new challenges upon re-entry adjustment ( Suutari, 2003 ; Nery-Kjerfve and McLean, 2006 ; Kohonen, 2008 ).…”

Trans migrations: Exploring life at the intersection of transgender identity and immigration.

“…Inconsistencies were not found. Previous studies have followed similar methods to prevent issues related to translation (e.g., Jung, Lee, & Morales, 2013).…”

Conceptualizing stress associated with clinical experiences of Korean counseling repatriates

“…Furthermore, in a sample of U.S.‐trained Korean counseling repatriates, Jung et al. (2013) found that reentry stressors included the lack of mentorship, balancing the demands of multiple work roles, obtaining a Korean counseling certificate, and language barriers associated with professional activities (e.g., academic writing and clinical practice in Korean).…”

“…In addition, in E. H. Kim et al's (2011) study on Taiwanese psychologists educated in the United States, it was found that sources of reentry stress included transfer of knowledge gained in the United States, a lack of familiarity with local resources, high demands of administrative work, and limited opportunities for scholarly activities. Furthermore, in a sample of U.S.-trained Korean counseling repatriates, Jung et al (2013) found that reentry stressors included the lack of mentorship, balancing the demands of multiple work roles, obtaining a Korean counseling certificate, and language barriers associated with professional activities (e.g., academic writing and clinical practice in Korean).…”

“…These qualitative studies also supported the notion of Suutari and Valimaa (2002) that reentry stress related to professional readjustment is further complicated when problems occur in organizational adjustment. More specifically, E. H. Kim et al (2011) and Jung et al (2013) found that U.S.-trained Taiwanese and Korean counseling repatriates experienced frustration, and that their "Americanized" behaviors and values (e.g., open communication, assertiveness, and confidence) were not appropriate in the hierarchical context of Taiwanese or Korean working environments. Further, due to a shorter history of the counseling profession in Taiwan and Korea compared to that in the United States, transition from the well-established counseling profession in the United States to the developing counseling profession in Taiwan and Korea was a source of challenge, including a lack of counseling literature and teaching resources.…”