Internationalization of the Counseling Profession: An Indigenous Perspective

Internationalization of the Counseling Profession: Meaning, Scope and Concerns

“…Non-U.S. counseling professionals have also been actively involved in international work in the last several decades across the world, particularly so since the beginning of the century (Gerstein et al 2009a). Though internationalization of the counseling profession has now grown to be considered a movement, the meaning and scope of this phenomenon has yet to be clearly defined in the literature (Leung et al 2009). Leung et al (2009, pp.…”

“…Internationalization also involves collaborations and equal partnerships characterized by cultural sensitivity and response. Leung et al (2009) warned that "internationalization should not be the 'Americanization' or 'Westernization' of counseling being wrapped around on the outside by a nice wrapping paper with an 'international' label" (p. 113). The most important aspect according to them is the "continuous efforts to indigenize the counseling profession in different regions so that counseling theories, practice, and systems are developed and anchored in the local culture" (p. 115).…”

“…Internationalization of higher education (IHE) and professional training, including the counseling profession (cf., Knight 2003;Lee 1997;Leung et al 2009;Pope 2000), has also accelerated synchronously. Despite the notable increase in cross-cultural professional activities and discourse in the literature on internationalization in the counseling profession, the meaning of internationalization to the profession lacks a consensus (Leung et al 2009). Leung and colleagues' work appears to be the only piece that discusses the meaning of internationalization to the counseling profession, based on themes those authors gleaned from the literature.…”

“…The forces of globalization and internationalization in recent decades have transformed human life and activities in ways unprecedented in human history (Leung et al 2009). Internationalization of higher education (IHE) and professional training, including the counseling profession (cf., Knight 2003;Lee 1997;Leung et al 2009;Pope 2000), has also accelerated synchronously.…”

Predicting Suicide Risks Among Outpatient Adolescents Using the Family Environment Scale: Implications for Practice and Research

“…Findings from studies that use perspectives compatible with family counselling perspectives can contribute to the intervention for adolescents with suicidal risks using family counselling approaches offered in different countries, since family therapy has grown from its inception in Italy and England in the 1970s to Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, as well as South and North America (Ng 2005). Through the process of globalization of the counselling profession, professionals from different countries can collaborate with one another to develop treatment plans that integrate culture-general and culture-specific factors in their respective contexts (Leung et al 2009). …”