Introduction to Counseling: Integration of Faith, Professional Identity, and Clinical Practice
Introduction to Counseling: Integration of Faith, Professional Identity, and Clinical Practice provides a comprehensive introduction to the profession and faith integration.
The publication helps students understand how to be and think like an ethically responsible Counselor who is also a Christian and sought an education, which included a Christian worldview.
Introduction to Counseling: Integration of Faith, Professional Identity, and Clinical Practice:
- is not focused on training Christian counselors. Rather, it is focused on training future Professional Counselors who want to understand how to be true to their faith without imposing values on clients.
- explains what it means to be a professional counselor, the roles and functions included in being a professional counselor, as well as the historical antecedents, current trends, and future outlook of the profession.
- describes how the counseling role is complementary and distinct from other professionals, what students uniquely bring to the counseling profession, and an understanding of how to integrate their identity as a Christian into the profession.
- is designed to address CACREP standards related to Professional Identity.
- Is divided into four main categories of foundational information about professional identity: Who We Are and What We Do, Spiritual and Ethical Cornerstones, Counseling in Practice, and Looking to the Future.
Introduction to Counseling: Integration of Faith, Professional Identity, and Clinical Practice
Chapter 2: Professional Identity: Associations, Credentials, and Licenses
After reading this chapter, you will understand more about:
The importance of developing and maintaining counselor professional identity.
The American Counseling Association, and it’s branches and divisions, as well as specialty counseling organizations and honor societies.
Counselor credentialing, including licensure and certification.
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) and the benefits and standards associated with accreditation.
The following CACREP standards are addressed in this chapter:
Professional Counseling Orientation and Ethical Practice:
The multiple professional roles and functions of counselors across specialized practice areas (CACREP, 2024, Section 3.A.2.)
Professional counseling organizations, including membership benefits, activities, services to members, and current issues (CACREP, 2024, Section 3.A.6.)
Professional counseling credentialing across service delivery modalities, including certification, licensure, and accreditation practices and standards for all specialized practice areas (CACREP, 2024, Section 3.A.7.)