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The Human Factor: Student Reactions to the Integration of Personal Dispositions Into a Counseling Program
Author(s) -
GIBBONS MELINDA M.,
COCHRAN JEFF L.,
SPURGEON SHAWN,
DIAMBRA JOEL F.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1939.2013.00029.x
Subject(s) - psychology , personal development , humanism , humanistic psychology , personal account , humanistic education , social psychology , medical education , psychotherapist , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , narrative , political science , law
The authors explored student reactions to the integration of personal dispositions, or characteristic attitudes, into a counseling program. Results suggested participants liked focusing on personal dispositions and were able to identify areas of personal growth related to these characteristics. Integrating humanistic principles by using dispositions is recommended when training future counselors.