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The Practice of Career Counseling by Specialists and Counselors in General Practice
Author(s) -
Sampson James P.,
Vacc Nicholas A.,
Loesch Larry C.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
the career development quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.846
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 2161-0045
pISSN - 0889-4019
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-0045.1998.tb00717.x
Subject(s) - accreditation , career counseling , counselor education , counseling psychology , specialty , certification , psychology , cognitive information processing , medical education , career development , work (physics) , medicine , applied psychology , higher education , psychiatry , management , mechanical engineering , political science , law , economics , engineering
This study sought to identify which career counseling work behaviors are unique to the specialty of career counseling and which career counseling work behaviors are an element of general counseling practice. Career counseling work behaviors related to assessment and counseling were judged to be fundamental to the general practice of counseling. Career counseling work behaviors related to program management, information, and consultation were judged to be fundamental to the specialty practice of career counseling. Implications for counselor certification and counseling program accreditation are discussed.