Mindfully Educating Our Future: The MESG Curriculum for Training Emergent Counselors

Authors

Lynn Bohecker, Idaho State University
Cristen Wathen, Montana State University
Pamela Wells, Idaho State University
Beronica M. Salazar, George Fox UniversityFollow
Linwood G. Vereen, Syracuse University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2014

Abstract

The 2009 Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs standards (II.G.6.e) and the Association for Specialists in Group Work both promote and support counselors in training (CITs) having direct experience as group members. Counselor educators must develop experiential group curricula, which intentionally facilitate CIT growth and development, while meeting ethical and accreditation standards. The Mindfulness Experiential Small Group (MESG) Curriculum was developed to assist in meeting and exceeding these standards. The skills obtained through the MESG can provide CITs with ways to manage academic and emotional challenges while facilitating counselor development in a group context.

Comments

Originally published in the Journal for Specialist in Group Work, 39(3), 257-273. DOI: 10.1080/01933922.2014.919046

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01933922.2014.919046

Recommended Citation

Bohecker, Lynn; Wathen, Cristen; Wells, Pamela; Salazar, Beronica M.; and Vereen, Linwood G., "Mindfully Educating Our Future: The MESG Curriculum for Training Emergent Counselors" (2014). Faculty Publications - Graduate School of Counseling. 4.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gsc/4