Abstract

ACA and IAMFC codes of ethics center culturally-affirming lifespan development skills as professional identity responsibilities specific to counselors. Despite the critical importance of lifespan, the training of CITs in this area is inadequate and grounded in research based on homogeneous samples and discriminatory practices. Counselor education is deeply in need of a lifespan curriculum that reflects diverse populations. The updated lifespan curriculum must be inclusive and consider the impact of context and culture on lifespan development. In this conceptual article, we call on counseling faculty to infuse updated developmental science with clinical skills development across their plans of study.

Description

This article is open access, originally published in Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision: https://research.library.kutztown.edu/ jcps/vol18/iss2/3.

Publisher

Research Commons, Kutztown University

Date of publication

2024

Language

english

Persistent identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/10950/4771

Document Type

Article

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Counseling Commons

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