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Using service-learning to integrate death education into counselor preparation
Heather L Servaty-Seib1, Sara J Tedrick Parikh
1a Department of Educational Studies , Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana , USA.
Death Studies
|February 15, 2014
Summary
Service-learning in counselor education effectively integrates death education. Students in a service-learning group counseling course reported lower death-related distress, enhancing clinical preparedness.
Area of Science:
- Counseling Psychology
- Pedagogy
- Thanatology
Background:
- Death education is crucial for counselor preparation.
- Integrating practical experience enhances clinical skills.
- Service-learning offers a pedagogical approach for experiential learning.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the impact of a service-learning component on counselor trainees' death-related distress.
- To explore service-learning as a method for integrating death education into graduate counseling programs.
- To provide guidance for implementing service-learning in death education.
Main Methods:
- Design, implementation, and evaluation of a service-learning support program for grieving families.
- Comparison of graduate students in group counseling with and without a service-learning component.
- Assessment of student distress in death-related clinical situations.
Main Results:
- Students participating in service-learning exhibited lower distress in death-related clinical situations.
- Service-learning enhanced counselor preparation and curricular alignment.
- The program provided meaningful integration of death education.
Conclusions:
- Service-learning is an effective pedagogy for integrating death education into counselor preparation.
- Experiential learning through service-learning reduces counselor trainee distress.
- This approach aligns counseling programs with accreditation standards.
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