Toward a Developmental Understanding of the Counseling Specialty: Lessons from Our Students

Toward a Developmental Understanding of the Counseling Specialty: Lessons from Our Students

Discusses debate concerning status of counseling as a unique specialization. Hypothesizes that the counseling specialty is distinguished by its reliance on a developmental metatheory, which makes unique assumptions regarding distress, change, and the helping process. Proposes that the value of devel...

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Published in:Journal of counseling and development Vol. 68; no. 4; p. 434
Main Author: Steenbarger, Brett N
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 01-03-1990
Subjects:
College Students
Counseling Theories
Developmental Theory
Higher Education
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Summary:Discusses debate concerning status of counseling as a unique specialization. Hypothesizes that the counseling specialty is distinguished by its reliance on a developmental metatheory, which makes unique assumptions regarding distress, change, and the helping process. Proposes that the value of developmentalism and the counseling speciality are most evident in developmental interventions of college counseling. (Author/ABL)
ISSN:0748-9633
DOI:10.1002/j.1556-6676.1990.tb02524.x