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Counseling in Malaysia: History, Current Status, and Future Trends
Author(s) -
See Ching Mey,
Ng KokMun
Publication year - 2010
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.1556-6678.2010.tb00144.x
Subject(s) - identity (music) , medical education , service (business) , political science , public relations , economic growth , medicine , business , marketing , physics , acoustics , economics
This article presents an overview of the history of counseling in Malaysia, provides an update of its current status, and discusses some anticipated future trends for the profession in light of recent developments in the country. Counseling in Malaysia began with school guidance in the 1960s and has now achieved recognition as a profession in school and community settings. Counseling in Malaysia continues to encounter challenges in training, service, and professional identity and development.