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Counselor Values: A National Survey
Author(s) -
Kelly Eugene W.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1995.tb01810.x
Subject(s) - humanism , psychology , collectivism , empowerment , mental health , value (mathematics) , individualism , social psychology , interpersonal communication , social value orientations , sample (material) , interpersonal relationship , value systems , applied psychology , sociology , psychotherapist , social science , political science , machine learning , computer science , law , economics , microeconomics , chemistry , chromatography
A national sample ( n = 479) of counselors representative of the 1993 American Counseling Association membership was surveyed regarding their value orientations in four domains: universal values, mental health values, individualistic‐collectivistic values, and religious‐spiritual values. Results yielded a multifaceted, generally concordant (although by no means unanimous) value profile for professional counselors across these value domains, presenting an overall content pattern that might be globally summarized as a strong core valuing of holistic‐humanistic empowerment related to personal development and interpersonal and social concern. Implications for counseling practice, limitations, and suggestions for future research are discussed.