Howard's Five Unifying Themes Of Counseling Psychology

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Packard (2008) in his article mentions five unifying themes for counseling psychologist. I think one of them, emphasis on relatively brief interventions, has tended to change in last 15 years. There is inclination towards brief interventions among both clinical and counseling psychologist in managed care. Clinical psychologists are not excluded from the pressure of insurance companies that encourage brief treatments. Therefore, emphasis on brief interventions recently may not be one of the core differences of counseling psychologist compared to other mental health care providers.
In the same article Howard’s fourteen counseling psychology (CP) values reflect the foundational tenet of the CP. However, we need to analyze the way in which the

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