COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY: A LOOK AT THE QUESTION OF IDENTITY, ROLES, AND THE FUTURE
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ABSTRACT. This paper examines the questions, "What is counselling psychology?" and "Where is it going?" In an attempt to answer the first question, it examines the identity, roles, and values of the counselling psychologist. Second, it provides an analysis of some of the current trends in counselling psychology from the perspective of those roles, values, and identity. Finally, it analyzes the profession's raison d'être and concludes that it is the focus on strengths and wellness that will give counselling psychology an edge in understanding the educational, social and political issues that individuals and society are struggling to address. RÉSUMÉ. Cet article traite de deux questions: "Qu'est-ce que la psychologie-conseil?' et "Où va la psychologie-conseil?' Tentant tout d'abord de répondre à la première question, l'auteur examine l'identité, les rôles et les valeurs du psychologue-conseil. Elle analyse ensuite certaines tendances actuelles de la psychologie-conseil sous le rapport des ces rôles et valeurs et de cette identité. Enfin, elle analyse la raison d'être de la profession et en vient à la conclusion que c'est en mettant l'accellit sur les atouts et le bien-être que la psychologie-conseil se révélera la discipline la plus apte à comprendre les questions éducationnelles, sociales et politiques auxquelles les individus et la sociéte sont confrontés.Downloads
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1995-09-01
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Sinacore-Guinn, A. L. (1995). COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY: A LOOK AT THE QUESTION OF IDENTITY, ROLES, AND THE FUTURE. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 30(003). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8257
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