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Counseling History
Study Guide
Question | Answer |
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Definition of Counseling | A professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education and career goals |
Before 1900 | Ancient Greece & Rome, psychological healing existed. |
Frank Parsons | The father of the guidance movement - est. the first former career counseling center in Boston, 1909. |
Jesse Davis | Introduced vocational guidance into public education. "call to a vocation" Davis is credited with the naturalization of educational guidance. |
Clifford Beers | An early advocate for reform in mental health facilities. Wrote "A Mind That Found Itself" (1908), describing regrettable conditions he witnessed firsthand as a patient |
National Vocational Guidance Association (NVGA) | Est. 1913. An association offering guidance literature and united those with an interest in vocational counseling for the first time. |
Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 | Legislation that provided funding for public schools to support vocational education. |
World War I, Army Alpha, Army Beta | WWI - counseling supported through testing placement practices; Army Alpha, Army Beta being some of the psychological instruments |
The 1920s: Education, Certification, Standards | Education exclusively emphasized vocational guidance in the 20's; Certification Standards established for the preparation and evaluation of occupational materials |
Abraham and Hannah Stone | Est. the first marriage & family counseling center in NY in 1929 |
The Role of the Great Depression E.G. Williamson and the First Theory of Counseling | Influential to researchers and practitioners especially in school and vocational settings to emphasize helping strategies & counseling methods relating to employment. Williamson & 1st theory of counseling - working with students & unemployed |
Edward Thorndike, John Brewer, & the Broadening of the Focus of Counseling | Every teacher be a counselor and that guidance be incorporated into school curriculum as a subject |
The George Dean Act & the US Employment Service | George Dean Act created Vocational Education Division & Occupational Information and Guidance Service |
Carl Rogers | Emphasized the importance of the client, espousing a non directive approach to counseling. Clients responsible for own growth. |
The Influence of WWII, the George Barden Act, & the Role of the VA | WWII - Govt. needed counselors & psychologists to help select & train specialists for military & industry. Gender roles are challenged. Barden act provided vocational funds . The VA funded training of counselors & psychologists |
APGA | American Personnel & Guidance Association-concerned with educational and vocational guidance and other personnel activities |
ASCA | American School Counselor Association |
Division 17 | APA members interested in working with a more "normal population" than the one seen by clinical psychologists |
NDEA | 1958 - National Defense Education Act - identify scientifically and academically talented students and promote their development |
New Theories Emerge | Applied behavioral theories; cognitive theories; Learning theory; self-concept theory |
Gilbert Wren/Leona Tyler, Developmental Focus | "The Counselor in a Changing World" - Working with others to resolve developmental needs |
Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963 | Authorized the establishment of community mental health centers. Opened up opportunities for counselor employment outside of educational settings |
Diversification in Counseling Settings | 1970s. Counseling outside of education. Title IX, affirmative action, anti discrimination legislation |
Helping Skills Programs | Concentrated on relationship & communication skills |
State Licensure and APGA | Mid 70s |
Standardized training & certification | 1981 |
Counseling as a Distinct Profession | Changing name of APGA to American Association for Counseling and Development - reflect changing demographics of its membership and the settings in which they worked. Implementation of policies, re training, certifications & standards |
Diversification in Counseling | Title IX, affirmative action, anti discrimination legislation. Opened up human service activities to women and girls, minorities, and persons with disabilities |
Emphasis on Human Growth & Development | Developmental counseling across the lifespan; Attention to gender issues and sexuality; feminist theory; moral development; different ethnic and cultural groups |
Trauma | A normal response to a very abnormal situation |
Managed Care | Involves a contractual arrangement between a mental health professional and a third party, the managed care company, regarding the care and treatment of the first party |
Promoting Wellness | 5 life tasks: spirituality, self-direction, work & leisure, friendship, and love |
Social Justice & Advocacy | Social Justice - helping counselors become more attuned to social injustices & thereby work with clients in a more sensitive & just manner. Advocacy - helping clients challenge institutional & social barriers that impede academic, career, |
Technology | Effective in record keeping, manipulating data, & word processing. Now it is effective in client interaction on phone and internet. Cybercounseling. |
Leadership | Empathy, group processing, goal setting. Managerial roles, strategic planning. |
Identity | Has grown a stronger identity over the years with the aid of the ACA and counselor education programs |
Gladding, S. T. (2013). Links to an external site.. Links to an external site.History of and trends in counseling (pp. 4-30). In Gladding (Ed.) Counseling a Comprehensive Profession (7th). New York: Pearson. | |
Stebnicki, M. A., Marini, I., & Marini, I. P. C. C. (Eds., 2nd Ed.). (2016) Links to an external site. Links to an external site. Chapter 1 The professional counselor's desk reference.Springer Publishing Company. |