Interdisciplinary Collaboration Challenges Faced by Counselors in Places Where Professional Counseling is Nascent

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 45 - Trang 155-169 - 2022
Kok-Mun Ng1, John J. S. Harrichand2, Gideon Litherland3, Edward Ewe1, Kaj Deborah Kayij-Wint4, Rakesh Maurya5, Gretchen Schulthes6
1Counselor Education Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA
2Department of Counseling, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, USA
3Counseling@Northwestern, The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, USA
4Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, Bushnell University, Eugene, USA
5Department of Leadership, School Counseling & Sport Management, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, USA
6Center for Student & Academic Success, Hudson County Community College, New Jersey, USA

Tóm tắt

The counseling profession may be considered well established in some parts of the world; however, in most countries it remains non-existent or a nascent profession. For the internationalization of counseling to take place, leading to establishment and advancement, the counseling profession needs to engage in interdisciplinary collaboration. Such a process enables a meaningful inclusion of counselors in professional spaces to allow them to meet the socio-emotional needs of clients and communities. In this article, the authors examine the challenges and barriers counselors experience when participating in interdisciplinary professional environments, specifically in places where the counseling profession is a nascent field. We also recommend strategies for counselor educators, supervisors, trainees, practitioners, and professional organization leaders to employ in efforts to address and overcome some of the challenges and barriers and advocate for the inclusion of counselors as valued members in interdisciplinary settings.

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