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The Effect of Honduran Counseling Practices on the North American Counseling Profession: The Power of Poverty
Author(s) -
Sells James N.,
Giordano Francesca G.,
Bokar Laura,
Klein Jim,
Sierra Georgina Panting,
Thume Beverly
Publication year - 2007
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.1556-6678.2007.tb00611.x
Subject(s) - poverty , psychological intervention , mental health , counselor education , medical education , psychology , counseling psychology , nursing , medicine , political science , higher education , clinical psychology , psychiatry , law
A team of researchers consisting of counselor education professors and doctoral‐level counseling students conducted interviews with Honduran mental health professionals, including counselors, psychologists, pastors, community developmental specialists, and psychiatrists. The purpose was to understand the counseling process and profession that exists in a developing economy. The results are focused on the pervasive effects of poverty on the profession, the training of counselors, and the nature of counseling interventions.