Service-Learning in Multicultural Counselor Education after Disaster Situations: A Case Study

In this article, the authors describe participants’ experience in an international post-disaster service-learning project, in multicultural counselor education. The author’s findings indicate service-learning is a powerful experiential learning activity. The themes of caring anxiety, preparedness, uniqueness, empathy and compassionate awareness, cross-cultural communication, and deeper self-reflection are highlighted. Implications for counselor education, supervision, research and service-learning after disasters are discussed.