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Counseling in Brazil: Past, Present, and Future
Author(s) -
HutzMidgett Aida,
Hutz Claudio Simon
Publication year - 2012
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 - 10.1111/j.1556-6676.2012.00030.x
Subject(s) - multiculturalism , identity (music) , career counseling , vocational education , counseling psychology , pedagogy , career development , dimension (graph theory) , sociology , psychology , political science , medical education , engineering ethics , medicine , applied psychology , engineering , physics , acoustics , mathematics , pure mathematics
This article describes counseling in Brazil, which is rooted in career and vocational guidance. Although considered a distinct discipline, counseling falls under the umbrella of psychology. The multicultural movement is gaining momentum in Brazil, and counselors are pioneers working with socioracial minority college students. This is an emerging dimension to the professional identity. Some Brazilian universities are interested in international partnerships that could lead to the establishment of counseling as an independent profession.