scholarly journals Enhancing Multicultural Awareness: Understanding the Effect of Community Immersion Assignments in An Online Counseling Skills Course

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Valerie Couture
Keyword(s):  
Counselor Education ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Multicultural Awareness ◽  
Minority Population ◽  
Counseling Skills ◽  
Online Counseling ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Counselors In Training ◽  
Counseling Skill

Counselor education programs provide counselors-in-training (CITs) with courses focused on counseling skill development to increase the CITs’ interpersonal counseling abilities and increase multicultural awareness. The research study presents findings from the author’s exploration of online students’ experiences in an experiential community immersion assignment. For analysis, the data was divided into three timeframes: (a) pre-experience, (b) active-experience, and (c) post-experience. In the pre-experience timeframe two themes emerged: (a) overwhelming nervousness and (b) judgmental thoughts. In the active-experience timeframe two themes emerged: (a) welcoming environment and (b) normalization of the minority population. During the post-experience reflections three common themes emerged: (a) similarities between groups, (b) motivation to create relationships, and (c) increased empathy. The study concluded the participants reported an overall increase in multicultural awareness through their community immersion experiences.

Different Enhanced Technology Used in Core Counselor Education Courses

2018 ◽  
pp. 149-164
Author(s):  
Levette S. Dames ◽  
Jennifer Barrow
Keyword(s):  
Counselor Education ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Counselors In Training ◽  
The Core ◽  
School Counseling Program ◽  
The Common ◽  
Audio Video ◽  
Education Courses

Recently the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program (CACREP) broad granted many graduate counselor education programs eight or more year accreditation. In order for these institutions to have been awarded its accreditation, eight core counseling areas should have been addressed in their program or university alike. For counselor education programs to enter the 21st century, technology and media devices should be embraced in all of the eight core counseling areas. The chapter examines the usefulness and effectiveness of enhanced-technology and media devices of five of the eight core counseling areas for advancement and improvement of effective skills for counselors-in-training (CIT). University web-base and audio/video media devices were the common enhanced-technology devices used among five of the core counseling areas. In addition, the school counseling program technologies were also examined. Finally, implications for counselor education are provided.

Different Enhanced Technology Used in Core Counselor Education Courses

2021 ◽  
pp. 560-575
Author(s):  
Levette S. Dames ◽  
Jennifer Barrow
Keyword(s):  
Counselor Education ◽  
School Counseling ◽  
Educational Program ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Counselors In Training ◽  
The Core ◽  
School Counseling Program ◽  
The Common ◽  
Audio Video ◽  
Education Courses

Recently the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Program (CACREP) broad granted many graduate counselor education programs eight or more year accreditation. In order for these institutions to have been awarded its accreditation, eight core counseling areas should have been addressed in their program or university alike. For counselor education programs to enter the 21st century, technology and media devices should be embraced in all of the eight core counseling areas. The chapter examines the usefulness and effectiveness of enhanced-technology and media devices of five of the eight core counseling areas for advancement and improvement of effective skills for counselors-in-training (CIT). University web-base and audio/video media devices were the common enhanced-technology devices used among five of the core counseling areas. In addition, the school counseling program technologies were also examined. Finally, implications for counselor education are provided.

Shifting the Culture of Counseling Skills Courses: Alleviating Pervasive Anxiety through Experiential Approaches

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashlei Rabess ◽  
◽  
Kyndel Tarziers ◽  
Jamian Coleman ◽  
Maria Istre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Basic Skills ◽  
Skill Development ◽  
Role Play ◽  
Performance Anxiety ◽  
Counseling Skills ◽  
Counselors In Training ◽  
Professional Skills ◽  
Class Schedule ◽  
Three Components

Counseling skills courses serve as a foundation upon which counselors-in-training (CITs) build their professional skills and identity. However, basic skills courses also often ignite pervasive anxiety in CITs, which can hinder skill development. The present manuscript presents experiential tools to use in counseling skills courses to effectively combat CIT anxiety: setting the groundwork with clear expectations of CIT performance, anxiety-reducing activities, and facilitating experiential role play activities. An accompanying figure and sample class schedule demonstrate a conceptual framework for intentionally infusing each of these three components into counseling skills courses to reduce pervasive anxiety in CITs.

scholarly journals Encouragement Is Not Enough: Perceptions and Attitudes towards Corrective Feedback and Their Relationship to Self-Efficacy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasti Holstun ◽  
Neil Rigsbee ◽  
Lynn Bohecker
Keyword(s):  
Counselor Education ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Corrective Feedback ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Online Counseling ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Online Counselor

This correlational study explored the relationship between feedback and counselor self-efficacy during online counselor education residency. Participants (N=145) were students from eight Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accredited online counseling programs who completed instruments on perceptions of positive and corrective feedback, attitudes towards corrective feedback, and counselor self-efficacy. Results showed a significant positive correlation between perceptions of corrective feedback and self-efficacy. Two factors related to perceptions of corrective feedback also showed significant correlations with self-efficacy. Implications concerning providing corrective feedback in supervision for counselor in training are discussed.

scholarly journals Global Links and Gaps in Counselor Education Programs: Establishing a Baseline

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Shannonhouse ◽  
Jane E. Myers
Keyword(s):  
Counselor Education ◽  
Education Programs

Counselor Education Accountability: Training the Effective Professional School Counselor

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 2156759X0601000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamelia E. Brott
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Counselor Education ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Counselors In Training ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Professional School Counselor ◽  
Education Accountability

With recent calls for accountability in school counseling, it is imperative that counselor educators are structuring the professional identity development of counselors-in-training through guided learning experiences with a focus on demonstrated effectiveness. The author presents examples of course objectives and learning experiences from five courses in a counselor education program that specifically address training the effective professional school counselor. Suggested classroom activities, projects, and resources are included. An action research project undertaken by the author demonstrates her accountability through a disciplined process of inquiry to improve counselor education practice for training the effective professional school counselor.

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