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ERIC Number: EJ522645
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0748-9633
Certification of Specialties: Not If, But How.
Pate, Robert H., Jr.
Journal of Counseling & Development, v74 n2 p181-84 Nov-Dec 1995
Discusses the need for recognition and respect of counseling credentials, and suggests that the profession of counseling will be strengthened if all counselors have a minimum foundation of counseling knowledge and build accepted specializations on that foundation. The counseling profession must distinguish among work settings, professional interests, and specializations. (JPS)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Certification, Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Higher Education, Professional Education, Specialization, State Standards
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: American Counseling Association
Note: Special theme issue: "Professional Counseling: Spotlight on Specialties."