Assignment 5: Present and Future of
Counseling
Assignment 5: Present and Future of Counseling
The history of the counseling profession is filled with stories of the
people and events that helped shape it and make it what it is
today. The field has been influenced by multiple historical events,
societal needs, and social contexts. The counseling profession
continues to evolve through unique approaches and philosophies
from the counseling field and from contributions of the American
Counseling Association (ACA), American Mental Health
Counselors Association (AMHCA), and the National Board for
Certified Counselors (NBCC).
For this Assignment, you will examine historical contributions to
the identity of the mental health counseling profession, you will
discuss how this field differs from other helping fields, and you will
analyze a future direction in the field and how it might affect you
in your professional role.
To Prepare:
Review Chapter 1 of the Erford course text in this week’s Learning
Resources, and select one historical figure (a person) to discuss in
your paper.
From Chapter 1, select one future direction (from the section
“Where We Are Going,” beginning on p. 22) to discuss
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