Professional Counseling in South Africa: A Landscape Under Construction

Maree, Jacobus G.; Westhuizen, Carol N. Van der

doi:10.1002/j.1556-6678.2011.tb00066.x

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“…Psychology was influenced by the political events of this historical period, given that Afrikaners used intellectual testing and racist ideology to apply social engineering in the developing system of apartheid (Leach, Akhurst, & Basson, 2003;Maree & van der Westhuizen, 2011). During this era, psychology was not a unified profession, as some psychologists sided with the Afrikaner government and others focused on equality.…”

Section: History Of Psychology and Trainingmentioning

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Sociopolitical, Cultural, and Historical Contexts That Influence Counseling Practice in Four Countries

Ægisdóttir

Leach

Romano

et al. 2019

The Counseling Psychologist

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In this article, we provide examples of how historical and sociopolitical events have shaped the development of psychology and psychological services in Iceland, South Africa, Thailand, and Turkey. These examples are offered to (a) enhance international competencies related to the countries’ cultures, ecological system, and subsystems, and (b) inspire counseling psychologists to collaborate with colleagues around the world on efforts to indigenize psychology paradigms and promote accessible service delivery systems. Common themes across these countries indicated that (a) provision of psychological services is highly influenced by the biomedical model of mental health, (b) access to mental health care is influenced by cost and stigma, and (c) a limited connection exists between traditional healing practices and Western-based diagnostic and mental health services. In all countries there was a struggle for greater recognition of psychological services; in Iceland, Thailand, and Turkey, counseling psychology is not recognized as a legally sanctioned profession. Suggestions are offered for internationally competent counseling psychologists who intend to promote the provision of culturally responsive psychological services worldwide.

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Section: History Of Psychology and Trainingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sociopolitical, Cultural, and Historical Contexts That Influence Counseling Practice in Four Countries

Ægisdóttir

Leach

Romano

et al. 2019

The Counseling Psychologist

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“…These institutionalized efforts to address mental health in Sierra Leone go back to the mid‐1800s (Bell, ). However, unlike in other sub‐Saharan countries where counseling has taken root and is flourishing, such as Botswana (Stockton, Nitza, & Bhusumane, ), Kenya (Okech & Kimemia, ), Nigeria (Okocha & Alika, ), South Africa (Maree & van der Westhuizen, ), Uganda (Senyonyi, Ochieng, & Sells, ), and Zimbabwe (Richards, Zivave, Govere, Mphande, & Dupwa, ), in Sierra Leone the field of formal counseling has just begun to emerge.…”

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The Emergence of Counseling in Sierra Leone

Akinsulure‐Smith

Conteh²

2018

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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Sierra Leone has endured a turbulent history, including a decadelong civil war and the devastation of Ebola virus disease. Despite the psychological consequences of such events, only limited therapeutic services are available. The authors review mental health services in Sierra Leone and document the emergence of counseling as a profession in the face of challenges. They conclude by highlighting the multiple contributions that professional counselors can make to address critical mental health needs in Sierra Leone.

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“…A strong sense of urgency and excitement permeated the projects and pursuit of new knowledge in this radically altered landscape. New research methodologies were embraced and new clinical methods were explored, assessed and described in detail (Bischof & Alexander, 2008;Ebersöhn, 2010;Fike, Knoetze, Shuttleworth-Edwards, Radloff, 2012;Maree & Van der Westhuizen, 2011, Matsitsa, 2006Oswald, 2014).…”

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Reflections on Educational Psychology in an Emerging Democracy

Eloff

2015

IJEP

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<p>This paper reflects on the changes in Educational Psychology in South Africa in a ten year period (2005 – 2015) after the first democratic elections. It shows how Educational Psychology as a scientific discipline, and as a helping profession, has responded to the changing landscape and how the post-democracy years inspired a complete departure from previous practices. It also explores an expansion of its leitmotif from ‘helping’ to leading and facilitating processes of change and support. It shows how conceptual shifts from the individual level towards systemic interventions have impacted the nature of the support provided by educational psychologists and how the creation of virtuous cycles became central their work. The shifts from individual support to systemic support interventions have also contributed to blurring boundaries between professionals and stakeholders. The paper also argues that the strong experiential nature of studies in Educational Psychology has led to gaps in the empirical database in Educational Psychology – specifically in terms of the limited comparative studies that have been conducted. Such studies were mostly conducted within bounded systems. Furthermore, the paper argues that the role of educational psychologists has been marginalized in formal education support structures even as their role increased in importance in broader society.</p>

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Professional Counseling in South Africa: A Landscape Under Construction

Cited by 14 publications

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Sociopolitical, Cultural, and Historical Contexts That Influence Counseling Practice in Four Countries

Sociopolitical, Cultural, and Historical Contexts That Influence Counseling Practice in Four Countries

The Emergence of Counseling in Sierra Leone

Reflections on Educational Psychology in an Emerging Democracy

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