history of Counseling psychology
ASSIGNMENT NO. 1
HISTORY OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
Submitted To
Miss Aisha Bano
Submitted By
Tanzeela Habib
Aroosa Naeem
Ruhia Wasi
Zainab Noor
Ujala Khan
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
ARMY BURN HALL COLLEGE FOR GIRLS, ABBOTTABAD
Counseling
The term counseling has eluded definition for years. However, in 2010, 29 counseling associations including the American Counseling Association (ACA) and all but two of its 19divisions, along with the American Association of State Counseling Boards (AASCB), the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), the Council of Rehabilitation Education (CORE), the Commission of Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), and the Chi Sigma Iota (counseling honor society international) accepted a consensus definition of counseling. According to the 20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling group, counseling is defined as follows:
“Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals”
This definition contains a number of implicit and explicit points that are important for counselors as well as consumers to realize.
•Counseling deals with wellness, personal growth, career, education, and empowerment concerns.
•Counseling is conducted with persons individually, in groups, and in families.
•Counseling is diverse and multicultural.
•Counseling is a dynamic process.
In addition to defining counseling in general, the ACA has defined a professional counseling specialty, which is an area (within counseling) that is “narrowly focused, requiring advanced knowledge in the field” of counseling (www.counseling.org). Among the specialties within counseling are those dealing with educational settings such as schools or colleges and those pertaining to situations in life such as marriage, mental health,
HISTORY OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
Submitted To
Miss Aisha Bano
Submitted By
Tanzeela Habib
Aroosa Naeem
Ruhia Wasi
Zainab Noor
Ujala Khan
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
ARMY BURN HALL COLLEGE FOR GIRLS, ABBOTTABAD
Counseling
The term counseling has eluded definition for years. However, in 2010, 29 counseling associations including the American Counseling Association (ACA) and all but two of its 19divisions, along with the American Association of State Counseling Boards (AASCB), the Council for the Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP), the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), the Council of Rehabilitation Education (CORE), the Commission of Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC), and the Chi Sigma Iota (counseling honor society international) accepted a consensus definition of counseling. According to the 20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling group, counseling is defined as follows:
“Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals”
This definition contains a number of implicit and explicit points that are important for counselors as well as consumers to realize.
•Counseling deals with wellness, personal growth, career, education, and empowerment concerns.
•Counseling is conducted with persons individually, in groups, and in families.
•Counseling is diverse and multicultural.
•Counseling is a dynamic process.
In addition to defining counseling in general, the ACA has defined a professional counseling specialty, which is an area (within counseling) that is “narrowly focused, requiring advanced knowledge in the field” of counseling (www.counseling.org). Among the specialties within counseling are those dealing with educational settings such as schools or colleges and those pertaining to situations in life such as marriage, mental health,
References: 1. Gladding, S. T. (1988). History and systems of counseling. In V. Knight (Ed.), Counseling a comprehensive profession (pp. 3-26). Columbus, OH: Merrill. 2. Thompson, A. S., & Super, D. E. (Eds.). (1964). The current status of counseling psychology. The professional preparation of counseling psychologists (pp. 151-162). New York: Columbia University. 3. Heppner, P., Leong, F.T.L., Chiao, H. (2008). A Growing Internationalization of Counseling Psychology. Handbook of Counseling Psychology. John Wiley & Sons: New York. 4. Whiston, S.C. and Rahardja, D. (2008). Vocational Counseling Process and Outcome. In S. Brown and R. Lent (Eds.), Handbook of Counseling Psychology, (4th ed). NY: Wiley.