Game-Based Learning in Counselor Education: Strategies for Counselor Training

Authors

Zachary Pietrantoni, California State University, East BayFollow
Julia HennigFollow
Johnna TottenFollow
Leigh ShindelarFollow
Brandon Keene-OrtonFollow

Document Type

Counselor Education Teaching Idea

Keywords

game-based learning, counselor training, counselor education

Subject Area

Counselor Education

Abstract

Counselors value equity, diversity, and inclusion (American Counseling Association, 2018). Counselor educators are tasked with ensuring counselor trainees are competent in empathetic understanding, cultural awareness, and advocacy. Game-based learning is a teaching strategy that promotes the process of acquiring empathy, cultural awareness, and advocacy (Cheng & Su, 2012; Qian & Clark, 2016). Game-based learning has many documented benefits over the last two decades (Hwang & Wu, 2012; Tsai et al., 2011) yet counselor education has not incorporated it into counselor training. The authors addressed this gap by providing a conceptual framework for incorporating GBL into training with implications for counselor educators and counselor trainees.

Recommended Citation

Pietrantoni, Z., Hennig, J., Totten, J., Shindelar, L., & Keene-Orton, B. (2019). Game-Based Learning in Counselor Education: Strategies for Counselor Training. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 12(2). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/jcps/vol12/iss2/3