Counselor Education and Inclusive Postsecondary Education: A Partnership Model
Abstract
Researchers in the counseling field have alerted practitioners and counselor education professionals to the need for enhanced training related to supporting individuals with disabilities, namely intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD; Feather & Carlson, 2019). As more individuals with IDD attend college, these emerging adults are specifically in need of counselors with skills and competencies to support their mental health. This paper describes a collaborative, mutually beneficial initiative between a counselor education program and an inclusive postsecondary education program to address the scarcity of personnel prepared to work with individuals with IDD.
Keywords:
- Keyword: counselor education (CE)
- Keyword: disability
- Keyword: intellectual and developmental disability (IDD)
- Keyword: competency
- Keyword: inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE)
How to Cite:
Smith Hill, R. B., Fields, A. M., Lewis, O. J., Saunders, M., Stinnett, C., Plotner, A. & Gilreath, R., (2025) “Counselor Education and Inclusive Postsecondary Education: A Partnership Model”, Teaching and Supervision in Counseling 7(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.7290/tsc07uzfx
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