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Counseling psychology emerged as a distinctive applied specialty within the American Psychological Association (APA) during the 1940s. Its formal recognition as a specialty by the APA occurred in 1946, marking a pivotal moment in its establishment as a recognized field of expertise.
Discover the history, key milestones, influential figures, thinkers and pivotal moments that have shaped the field of counselling psychology.
The year 1952 marked significant milestones, including the establishment of the American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA), the creation of Division 17—Counseling Psychology—within the American Psychological Association, and the founding of the American School Counselor Association (ASCA).
Counseling psychology is a psychological specialty that began with a focus on vocational counseling, but later moved its emphasis to adjustment counseling, [1] and then expanded to cover all normal psychology and psychotherapy.
To examine our professional roots, this chapter describes both the establishment of counseling psychology as a profession in the 1940s and how the profession has matured over time. It describes both the continuities and changes of recent years that have resulted in a vigorous profession of counseling psychology for the 21st century and beyond.
This chapter provides an overview of the history of counseling psychology. A retrospective look at counseling psychology should help to tell us where we are from and illuminate the impact that social forces have had on what we do, where we do it, and who is permitted to do it.
The history of counseling psychology. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth. In this work, Whiteley provided the first history of the field, examining the founding of the field, its development from vocational guidance to counseling psychology, and the establishment of its primary journals, training standards, and first national conferences.
Counseling psychology, one of the original specialties recognized in the profession of psychology, centers on and promotes clients' personal strengths during times of developmental transition or personal challenge and crisis.
A timeline of the history of Counselling Psychology: 1895: Sigmund Freud introduces psychoanalysis as a new field of psychology. 1908: Carl Jung breaks away from Freud and develops his own ...
This article will briefly explore some of the ways in which the past has been used as a means to talk about psychotherapy as a practice and as a profession, its impact on individuals and society, and the ethical debates at stake.