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Global Perspectives: International Student Support Groups

The Global Perspectives, a collaborative model of programming designed and implemented by the YSU Counseling Program in collaboration with the Office of Housing & Residence Life, Reading & Study Skills Center and the Center for International Studies and Programs (CISP), was developed at YSU. Graduate counseling students were invited to become a group leader or co-leader to facilitate a psycho-educational group for international students once a week throughout Spring 2013 (pilot program). The group leaders introduced the assigned weekly topics, but had the flexibility to facilitate the discussions to meet the needs of the group members. The program was announced to international students though resident hall assistants and international peer advisors at CISP. Needs assessment was given to assess the needs of international students prior to the groups, as well as a evaluation survey was given to assess the overall experiences of both the international students and group leaders/co-leaders at the end of the program.

Global Perspectives 2013-14

In recognition of and in response to the changing student demographics that YSU counseling students serve at the college-level and in the community, YSU Counseling Program has a continued focus on developing multicultural competency among Master's students. The objectives of the Global Perspectives (GP) are to:

Activities

Global Perspectives 2014-15

YSU Counseling Program has a continued focus on developing multicultural competency among Master's students and supporting YSU international students. The objectives of the Global Perspectives (GP) are to:

See more information 2013-2014: Global Perspectives: Weekly Group Meeting & Workshop Schedule(DOCX)

See more information 2014-2015: Global Perspectives 2014-2015(pdf)

Choi, K., Cadle, A. M., Madden, R., & Markowitz, R. J. (2013). Multicultural development through facilitating support groups for international students. The Ohio Counseling Association Guidelines, 39(4), 6-7.(PDF)