2011

Counseling and counselor education have had their historical roots in a developmental, life span, facilitative philosophy to human growth and intervention since the early part of the 20th century (Jones, 1934; Myers & Sweeney, 2005b; Sweeney, 2001). In the last decade, these foundational roots have led to an increasing emphasis within the profession on the importance of cultivating and maintaining wellness (Myers & Sweeney, 2008). We present a brief overview of wellness, report on the wellness of a sample of students enrolled in a master’s level Counseling for Wellness course, and compare the results of this sample to the wellness in a normed sample of a wider population. Implications for the counseling profession are discussed.