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Employment Counselor Training and Professional Issues in the United States
Author(s) -
HELWIG ANDREW A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1993.tb00174.x
Subject(s) - credentialing , licensure , certification , counselor education , psychology , training (meteorology) , career counseling , service (business) , medical education , professional certification (computer technology) , applied psychology , higher education , political science , medicine , business , law , marketing , physics , meteorology
Employment counseling as practiced during the past 30 years in the United States Employment Service (now Job Service) is discussed, including (a) the historical forces that affected employment counseling, (b) their consequences over this period of time, and (c) employment counseling training initiatives. The Competency‐Based Employment Counselor Training Model is described, and more recent training initiatives are identified. The counselor credentialing process (particularly certification and licensure) is examined.