Counselling Psychology: A view from Australia

John Meteyard; Denis J O'Hara

doi:10.53841/bpscpr.2015.30.2.20

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Counselling Psychology: A view from Australia

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Counselling Psychology: A view from Australia

John Meteyard and Denis J O'Hara

Counselling Psychology Review, Vol.30(2), pp.20-31

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.53841/bpscpr.2015.30.2.20

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Abstract

counselling psychology

Medicare

Humanism

Critical Realism

This paper outlines the origins, developments, and current state of play of counselling psychology in Australia. The relative strength of the early and middle developmental stages of the professions are contrasted with the current decline largely brought about by the Medicare system. The constraints on future development of the field are examined and the importance of revisiting its philosophical base is discussed alongside the need to vitalise its research culture and publications. The paper concludes with a number of recommendations for strengthening counselling psychology in Australia and a reassertion of the value of counselling psychology for the Australian and international community.

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Title: Counselling Psychology: A view from Australia
Authors: John Meteyard (Corresponding Author) - Australian College of Applied Psychology
Denis J O'Hara (Author) - Australian College of Applied Psychology
Publication details: Counselling Psychology Review, Vol.30(2), pp.20-31
Publisher: The British Psychological Society, Division of Counselling Psychology
DOI: 10.53841/bpscpr.2015.30.2.20
ISSN: 2396-8672
Organisation Unit: School of Law and Society; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99664098602621
Output Type: Journal article

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