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Unfurling the Potential of the Counselor

A Perspective on Training

International Handbook of Psychology Learning and Teaching

Part of the book series: Springer International Handbooks of Education ((SIHE))

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Abstract

Counseling and psychotherapy training in countries around the world have been imbued with theories and models developed in the Euro-American perspective. This chapter looks at the role of the therapist, therapist competence, and development as integral to therapy process and outcomes, from the perspective of developing countries in Asia. Training and education for counselors and therapists with reference to models of training, entry points, content of training programs, supervision, personal therapy, and deliberate practice have been examined. The lack of regulation and licensing and their impact on the professionalization of the field have been commented on. Encouraging open communication and dialogue across countries can help facilitate a culturally grounded approach to the training and supervision of therapists. Creating national bodies with the mandate of examining pedagogy and curriculum development in counseling training institutes across Asia may further help to establish common goals as well as enable sharing unique sociocultural specific practices and insights. Recommendations have been laid out for meeting the challenges to global mental health resulting from the sociopolitical changes of the twenty-first century. The need to develop multicultural sensitivity and locally relevant codes of ethical standards is paramount.

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