2024 Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling Conference

Table 2. The dissertation process is an academic hurdle for numerous doctoral students, and a significant number of students remain indefinitely in “all-but-dissertation” (ABD) status. To effectively assist these students in their dissertation process, their unique challenges and training needs should be explored in depth. This presentation will introduce our original research on the dissertation experiences of doctoral candidates with long-term ABD status. We aim to provide implications for research training and dissertation advising practices.