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- Title
Journal of Counselling in the Asia-Pacific Region: Locating School Counseling in the Asian-Pacific Region in a Global Context. Brief Reflections on a Scoping Review of School Counseling Internationally.
- Authors
Harris, Belinda
- Abstract
In recent years, school-based counseling has become increasingly recognized by national governments across the globe as a legitimate activity to support and augment children and young people's journey through compulsory education. This paper draws on the findings of a scoping review of school-based counseling services in state schools around the globe, and focuses specifically on the provision of school-based counseling in the East and Southeast Asia Pacific and Oceania regions. It examines the status and prevalence of this provision, the nature of the school-based counselor's work, the qualifications and experience required to become a school counselor, and the therapeutic orientation guiding practice. The findings indicate that whilst there are differences in the substance of the work, the qualifications and experiences needed for practice, and the way this work is organized and delivered in East and Southeast Asia Pacific and Oceania countries, the region is characterized by a high degree of commitment and investment on the part of national governments. Specifically, these governments share similar agendas and concerns about the mental health, well-being, and career trajectories of children and young people. Further, the region stands up well internationally and could have a valuable role to play in augmenting the evidence base for school counseling practice, sharing good practice, and helping other regions seeking to develop and implement culturally-informed school-based counseling.
- Subjects
EDUCATIONAL counseling; COMPULSORY education; STUDENT counselors; MENTAL health services; EDUCATION policy; PACIFIC Area politics &; government
- Publication
Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, 2014, Vol 4, Issue 2, p217
- ISSN
2233-6710
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18401/2014.4.2.11