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A Model of Comparative Studies in Counselor Education
Author(s) -
DRAPELA VICTOR J.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.1981.tb01670.x
Subject(s) - psychology , experiential learning , directive , perspective (graphical) , counselor education , curriculum , medical education , pedagogy , higher education , medicine , artificial intelligence , computer science , political science , law , programming language
This article presents the model of a comparative studies course offered for ten years as part of the counselor education curriculum at the University of South Florida. The course exposes students to experiential learning processes that help them acquire a wider professional perspective, intercultural sensitivity, and skills in the field of comparative analysis. The principle objective of the course is to make students self‐directive in adjusting to the needs of persons from other cultures whom they will encounter in their professional careers. Other tangible outcomes of the learning experience include values clarification and increased therapeutic effectiveness.