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Inclusion of Biological Foundations of Human Behavior in Counselor Education
Author(s) -
PANTHER EDWARD E.
Publication year - 1987
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.1556-6978.1987.tb00737.x
Subject(s) - psychology , inclusion (mineral) , affect (linguistics) , counselor education , medical education , engineering ethics , higher education , social psychology , medicine , political science , communication , law , engineering
Biological factors, including those that are genetically based, often affect human behavior profoundly. A lack of knowledge and awareness of these factors by counselors may result in failure to provide or ensure adequate help for their clients. Despite recommendations that information on biological foundations be included in counselor education programs, current textbooks and counseling approaches studied by prospective counselors largely omit this area. Through case study examples, the significance of biological factors is explored. The author recommends that counselor educators understand the biological foundations of behavior and begin to incorporate such information into their instruction.