ABSTRACT
Helping skills courses play a vital role in counseling curriculum, but also tend to bring excessive anxiety for students, to the point of impeding their ability to successfully implement skills. This article describes specific creative and experiential activities, aimed at reducing anxiety in a helping skills course for counselors-in-training.
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Ashley M. Tolleson
Ashley M. Tolleson is a doctoral student in Counselor Education and Practice in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ramona Grad
Ramona Grad is a doctoral student in Counselor Education and Practice in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Faith Zabek
Faith Zabek is a doctoral candidate in School Psychology in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Melissa Zeligman
Melissa Zeligman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling and Psychological Services at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia.