Abstract
Centering social justice within the university classroom is essential for fostering an inclusive and equitable learning environment and empowering students toward an orientation for social change. This article explores how interdisciplinary learning, grounded in bell hooks’ concept of the “love ethic” from All About Love, can enhance counseling education within the field of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences (SLHS). The study focuses on a flexible-synchronous course designed for upper-level undergraduate students as an elective in the Communication Sciences and Disorders department at a predominantly White Midwestern public university. By integrating decolonized course content and a critical, inclusive pedagogical approach, the author outlines practical strategies for developing a liberatory, justice-centered counseling curriculum that emphasizes cultural humility in clinical practice. The teaching strategies presented have broad implications for interdisciplinary learning, with the potential to enrich social justice-centered instruction across various disciplines and helping professions.
Recommended Citation
Scott, R. (2024). Teach Me How to Love: The Love Ethic as a Foundation for Liberatory Counseling Education. The Journal of Advancing Education Practice, 5(2). https://openriver.winona.edu/jaep/vol5/iss2/4
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