title: Constructive suggestions for the practical education of professional life counselors.
abstract: Professional life counselors will serve an increasingly important role in the life quality of global citizens in the 21st century. The optimal preparation of service providers will reflect basic principles of human development, professional helping, and educational processes. The dynamic systems appreciations of constructivism offer valuable scaffoldings for mentoring and apprenticeship in human helping. Suggestions are made for practical refinements in professional education.
authors.affiliation: Salve Regina University, Newport, RI 02840-4192, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mahoney
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000639:trends*; D004517:Education, Professional / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000639:trends; D008611:Mentors / Q000193:education; D017145:Models, Educational; D011586:Psychology, Clinical / Q000193:education*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States