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Article: Service learning for counselors: integrating education, training, and the community.
- Article from:
- Journal of Humanistic Counseling, Education and Development
- Article date:
- September 22, 2005
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Service learning integrates classroom instruction with community service to augment learning. This method of instruction facilitates humanistic counseling skills by enhancing counselor awareness and knowledge of unique needs and strengths of diverse peoples while promoting personal, social, civic, and professional responsibility. This article describes applications of service learning for counseling students and professionals.
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Service learning and community service are important components of higher education (Montrose & Ross, 2000). Service learning is a structured learning experience that facilitates the acquisition of awareness, knowledge, ...