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Counseling in Ireland
Author(s) -
O'Morain Padraig,
McAuliffe Garrett J.,
Conroy Kayte,
Johnson Jennifer M.,
Michel Rebecca E.
Publication year - 2012
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.1556-6676.2012.00046.x
Subject(s) - licensure , certification , payment , secularization , medical education , psychology , political science , public relations , nursing , medicine , business , law , finance
Counseling in Ireland has experienced rapid growth in the past 30 years. Public attitudes toward counseling have become more positive, especially with the increasing secularization of a once strongly religious Catholic society. Licensure is nonexistent but there are certification bodies that attempt to ensure qualified practice. There is no third‐party payment, so access to counseling for impoverished individuals is a problem. Training programs are quite varied. Efforts are being made to standardize training and to develop licensure requirements.