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Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Evaluation of the Process and Outcome of an Adult Development Course for Counselling Psychology Students(2019) Zhao, Xu; Dang, JudyCounselling psychologists advocate for communities of diverse cultures and support the mental well-being of individuals from different age groups. It is critical for the signature pedagogy in counsellor education to promote students’ capacity to think developmentally and culturally. As an effort to explore new ways of training student counsellors, an initiative was developed to support student integration of the following perspectives during course work: (1) those gained from theories of human development; (2) student research using autoethnography, and; (3) classroom discussions of cultural practices in family, school, and society. This research examines and analyzes why and how the use of autoethnographic research as a teaching tool facilitates students’ incorporation of developmental and cultural perspectives into their understanding of mental health issues.Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Using Dynamic "Choose Your Own Adventure" Cases to Instruct and Assess Clinical Reasoning Skills(2015) Schroeder, Meadow; Dreds, Michelle A.; Wilcox, GabrielleSchool psychology faculty members are tasked with helping students acquire the clinical reasoning and diagnostic decision-making skills they require to practice effectively as school psychologists. However, how to best teach and assess these skills has been largely unexamined in the school psychology literature (Wilcox & Schroeder, 2014). This study examined how clinicians of school psychology engage in clinical reasoning when faced with complex cases.Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Transforming Teacher Preparation: Educational Praxis for Well-Being(2016) Russell-Mayhew, Shelly; Alberga, Angela; Gabriele, Tina; Murray, Kerri; Peat, Gavin; Ireland, Alana; Tkachuk, MichelleThis study explored pre-service students' perceptions of teaching and school wellness. Through attendance at a Health Champions Conference, we provided professional development opportunities for pre-service teachers to learn about how their own values concerning wellness influencing teaching practices. All written responses were analyzed using a thematic analysis (Guest, MacQueen & Namey, 2011).Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , Enhancement of the Service-Learning Program for Pre-Service Teachers(2016) Lund, Darren E.Research indicates that teachers generally feel unprepared to work with students from diverse backgrounds (Arthur, Guo, & Lund, 2007; Cipolle, 2010). Mainstream teachers often fail to acknowledge the diversity of experiences of the children they teach and perhaps unwittingly reinforce the marginalization of students. This research addressed this situation through studying the teaching innovations that influenced the learning impacts of engaging pre-service teachers over a range of identities in meaningful engagements with difference, while attending to issues of identity, power, and privilege (Sensoy & DiAngelo, 2012). The main goal of the Service-Learning Program for Pre-Service Teachers (SLPPST) is to integrate on-campus coursework with hands-on community placements to enhance competencies and knowledge of pre-service teachers, contributing to improved long-term outcomes for diverse children and youth (Baldwin, Buchanan, & Rudisill, 2007; Butin, 2010; Cipolle, 2010). Rather than seeking merely to grow “cultural competency” in candidates, this program attempts to foster “cultural humility” (Kumagai & Lypson, 2009).Item type: Item , Access status: Open Access , The Bow Valley Current(Bow Valley College, 2026) Bow Valley CollegeThe Current is the internal newsletter of Bow Valley College, and is published on a monthly basis. The Bow Valley Current will continue to focus on College news, profiles, success stories, updates on improvements and anything else of interest to Bow Valley College employees.
