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Specialties in Counseling: Rich Heritage or Force for Fragmentation?
Author(s) -
Myers Jane E.
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.tb01833.x
Subject(s) - citation , library science , psychology , sociology , computer science
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.