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What is Counseling?
Focus on growth and wellness and the remediation of
mental disorders.
Grew out of the guidance movement, in opposition to
traditional psychotherapy
Lecture 1
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History of Counseling
Counseling profession can be categorized as helping
profession.
Professionals have been trained specifically
Before 1900
information.
Counseling developed in the late 1890s and early
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2. Jesse B. Davis
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1930s
Great Depression influenced the need for helping
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1960s
At the beginning of the 60s the focus was on counseling as
1970s
a. Diversity in Counseling Setting
Mental health centers and community agencies began to
education programs.
The term community counselor was coined to describe
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1980s
A division of APGA, Association of Counselor
began.
Increased emphasis on the elderly resulted in the
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1990s
Emphasis on moral values developed, e.g., Lawrence
c) Promoting Wellness
Emphasis of wellness in counseling has increased
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f) Leadership
A need exists for counselors to develop their
leadership, planning, and advocacy skills. Counselors
are challenged in agencies and schools to move beyond
clinical supervision and into managerial leadership
roles.
g) Identity
The American Counseling Association become
stronger and all counselor stand to benefit it. Nineteen
divisions and affiliate operate under ACAs structure .
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