Open AccessCOVID-19 and The Counseling Profession: Effects and Implications for Practice
Author(s) -
Mohd Khairul Anuar Rahimi,
Farhana Sabri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ulum islamiyyah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2289-4799
pISSN - 1675-5936
DOI - 10.33102/uij.vol33nos4.414
Subject(s) - mental health , anxiety , pandemic , intervention (counseling) , covid-19 , population , psychology , counselor education , medicine , depression (economics) , higher education , clinical psychology , nursing , psychiatry , political science , environmental health , disease , pathology , law , macroeconomics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics
COVID-19 is a worldwide pandemic that has had a detrimental effect on all facets of our life. According to the literature, the effects of COVID-19 on mental health include higher anxiety and depression levels among the general population, adverse psychological impact on their daily livelihood, and higher domestic and alcohol abuse rates. As a result, there are major implications to the counseling process. This conceptual paper discusses the effects and implications of COVID-19 on the counseling profession. It includes the general effects of COVID-19 to the counseling profession and its implication for counseling practice and intervention especially for counselor practitioners and counselor education programs.
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