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20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling: The New Consensus Definition of Counseling
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With the promulgation of the 20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling consensus definition of counseling, there is finally profession‐wide clarity as to what it means to engage in professional counseling. This article describes the development and discusses the implications of the definition: “Counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals.” This consensus definition has been endorsed by 29 major counseling organizations.
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Kaplan et al. (2014) noted that counseling is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals, families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals.
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From Examining Counselor Trainees’ Clinical Impressions of Pornography Use: Implications for Couple and Family Counselors (2026) · cites this paper as Kaplan et al. (2014)
Inherent in the definition of counseling provided by Kaplan et al. (2014) is the notion that counselors provide services to diverse populations; thus, a degree of multicultural competency is fundamental to the professional identity of a counselor.
“Inherent in the definition of counseling provided by Kaplan et al. (2014) is the notion that counselors provide services to diverse populations; thus, a degree of multicultural competency is fundamental to the professional identity of a counselor.”
From Examining Counselor Trainees’ Clinical Impressions of Pornography Use: Implications for Couple and Family Counselors (2026) · cites this paper as Kaplan et al. (2014)
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- Authors
- Kaplan, D. M., Tarvydas, V. M., & Gladding, S. T.
- Affiliations
- American Counseling Association (US)
- University of Iowa (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kaplan, David M.
- ORCID
- Gladding, Samuel T.
- Venue
- Journal of Counseling & Development
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-06-13
- Volume
- 92
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 366-372
- ISSN
- 0748-9633 (ISSN-L)
- 1556-6676
- OpenAlex
- W2113850258
- Cited by
- 338
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 21.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Counseling & Development (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics
- Keywords
- professional relationships, professional counseling, professional identity, empowerment, mental health, wellness, career development
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