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The School Counselor: Marginal Man
Author(s) -
DEY GLEN R.,
COLLISON BROOKE B.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
counselor education and supervision
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 1556-6978
pISSN - 0011-0035
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6978.1974.tb01972.x
Subject(s) - counselor education , psychology , identity (music) , function (biology) , interpretation (philosophy) , applied psychology , psychotherapist , medical education , higher education , medicine , computer science , physics , evolutionary biology , political science , acoustics , law , biology , programming language
A concept from anthropology, that of marginal man, is explored in its implications for explaining and establishing counselor identity as well as for enhancing counselor effectiveness. The more common approach to a definition of counselor role—that of a centrally located, function‐oriented description—is suggested as an inadequate model for effective counselor functioning. The concept of marginal man is discussed through various sources within the professional literature. It is suggested that counselor education should examine the proposed marginal man counselor model in order to develop appropriate training strategies.