ABSTRACT

The United States remains the top host of international college students globally. Within the counseling literature, international college students’ acculturative experiences and characteristics are often studied through the lens of the medical model. This gap lends itself to opportunities for a paradigm shift in group counseling practice to foster their wellbeing, by building on their existing psychological capabilities such as hope, efficacy, resiliency, and optimism, referred to as Psychological Capital (PsyCap). The purpose of this practice article is to showcase the development, implementation, participants’ feedback, pilot evaluation, and implications of an eight-week strength-based support group called the International SuperHERO.

摘要

美国仍然是全球留学生人数最多的国家。在咨询文献中，国际大学生的文化适应经验和特点往往是通过医学模式的视角来研究的。这种差距为团体咨询实践的范式转变提供了机会，通过建立他们现有的心理能力，如希望、功效、弹性和乐观，被称为心理资本 (PsyCap)。这篇练习文章的目的是展示一个名为 International SuperHERO 的为期八周的基于力量的支持小组的开发、实施、参与者的反馈、试点评估和影响。