Specialties in Counseling: Rich Heritage or Force for Fragmentation?
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jane E. Myers, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Counseling has emerged as a profession, yet one without a
clearly defined comprehensive plan. Such a plan was developed
for the first time in 1991 as a product of the first Professionalization
Committee of the American Counseling Association
(ACA), a plan subsequently adopted by the ACA Governing Council
in the spring of 1991 (American Counseling Association, 1991). Although
this plan has been only partially implemented, standards for
professional preparation exist, professional membership in the ACA
has been defined, national certification is a reality, and licensure is
possible in most states. ACA recognizes and endorses the master's
degree as the entry level for professional counseling and leans in the
direction of defining a professional counselor as a generalist rather
than a specialist.
Specialties in Counseling: Rich Heritage or Force for Fragmentation?
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Counseling and Development, 74(2), 115-116.
- Language: English
- Date: 1995
- Keywords
- Counseling, Specialization, Professional values, Professional licensure