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Psychiatric and Mental Health

William & Mary

2012

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Jumping Off The Couch: Infusing Creativity Into Counselor Education, Christopher Lawrence Jan 2012

Jumping Off The Couch: Infusing Creativity Into Counselor Education, Christopher Lawrence

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This study infused key elements of creativity into the process of counselor education, exposing students in a counseling skills and techniques course to a curriculum designed to promote tolerance for ambiguity, appropriate risk-taking behaviors, and improvisational skills. Employing a phenomenological strategy of inquiry, the researcher sought to explore the ways the participants made sense of their experience in the course, as well as the ways the experience informed their perspective of counseling and the role of a counselor. Participants recognized counseling as a profession replete with ambiguity and rife with personal and relational challenges. They came to appreciate a clinician's …


The Need For Attention To Cognitive Development In The Preparation And Practice Of Mental Health Counselors As Advocates For Social Justice., Mary Whitfield-Williams Jan 2012

The Need For Attention To Cognitive Development In The Preparation And Practice Of Mental Health Counselors As Advocates For Social Justice., Mary Whitfield-Williams

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