Also in this issue...  The value of a study abroad program for
graduate students in psychology  Counseling psychology doctoral
students participated in the Social Equity and Global Diversity
Program, a study abroad program that took place in Ireland,
hoping to gain a distinctive experience from studying in a
foreign country  By Sarah Halawani Montes, Mike Karakashian,
Chrisann Schiro-Geist, PhD, Emer Broadbent, JD, PhD, and
Jennifer A. Drabowicz   Few would question the value of a Study
Abroad experience for undergraduate students, especially as a
motivator for retention and persistence, and its function as a
life changing event. When it comes to graduate education,
however, the utility of such academic effort for future
psychologists are usually seen as limited. Why? If
undergraduates can learn and grow from such experiences it seems
reasonable that a structured experience of learning from a
culturally diverse perspective about human issues and behavior
would enhance the learning of graduate students in psyc