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Best Practices: A Critical Yet Inclusive Vision for the Counseling Profession
Author(s) -
Marquis Andre,
Douthit Kathryn Z.,
Elliot Ari J.
Publication year - 2011
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.1556-6676.2011.tb02836.x
Subject(s) - multiculturalism , best practice , psychology , engineering ethics , epistemology , sociology , pedagogy , political science , law , engineering , philosophy
Substantial controversy has surrounded the concept of best practices (BPs) in counseling; in particular, the consequences of deriving practice guidelines from empirically supported treatments (ESTs). Criticisms of EST methodology, assumptions, and findings are summarized, and implications for core counseling values, including multiculturalism, are discussed. The authors further elaborate an inclusive view of BP that can facilitate the use of research to inform and enhance counseling services while rectifying problems associated with methodological and theoretical bias.