Title

Social Justice Training Within Geropsychology: Nontraditional Pedagogies to Cultivate a Competent Workforce

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

The Counseling Psychologist

ISSN

0011-0000

Volume

42

Issue

7

First Page

946

971

Publication Date

10-2014

Abstract

Counseling psychology is well positioned to address issues of social justice to meet the needs of marginalized groups such as older adults. Given the rapid growth of the senior population and an insufficient number of competent professionals to serve them, it is imperative that counseling psychologists act immediately to develop effective pedagogies to prepare for the future. This article describes four nontraditional pedagogies that help prepare students to work with older adults: (a) service-learning (SL) involving undergraduates who provide community service to seniors; (b) an active learning strategy utilizing a narrative therapy technique, in a multicultural training setting with master’s students; (c) a brief, case-based, interprofessional training experience for doctoral students; and (d) a hierarchical supervision model with doctoral and master’s students in a community outreach wellness program. The relevance to social justice training within the counseling psychology profession is also highlighted.

Publication Information

Zucchero, R. A., Iwasaki, M., Lewis, M. M., Lee, J., & Robbins, M. J. (2014). Social justice training within geropsychology: Nontraditional pedagogies to cultivate a competent workforce. The Counseling Psychologist, 42(7), 946-971. doi:10.1177/0011000014540342

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