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- Title
Extent of Counselor Training in Neuroscience-Informed Counseling Competencies.
- Authors
Russo, G. Michael; Schauss, Eraina; Naik, Surabhi; Banerjee, Rhea; Ghoston, Michelle; Jones, Laura K.; Zalaquett, Carlos F.; Beeson, Eric T.; Field, Thomas A.
- Abstract
Little information currently exists on counselor preparation and preparedness to integrate neuroscience into coim¥eling practice. 75 address this literature gap, we conducted a national descriptive survey study to examine the extent to which counselors had received training in American Mental Health Coiniselors Agsociation's Biological Bases of Behavior conipetencies. A survey was sent to a Sample of 5,483 potential participants, and 4.85% of participants (N = 260) consented to participate in the survey research, Cumulatively, respondents reported exposure across all of the competencies with varying levels of training across items. Continuing education was a common pathway to training/or many competencies and was often more common than graduate education. Participants· reported that they had not yet received training in several competency areas. We discuss implications for counselor training and preparation.
- Subjects
TRAINING of counselors; GRADUATE education; COGNITIVE training; CONTINUING education; COUNSELING
- Publication
Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 2021, Vol 43, Issue 1, p75
- ISSN
1040-2861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17744/mehc.43.1.05