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The Field Of Counseling

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Megan, I noticed that you, in my opinion, made a great point in terms of struggles which the field of counseling as well as individual counselors still face today: The stigmatization of not only mental health care but also counseling as opposed to psychological services. According to research, large parts of the general population still associate seeking mental health services, counseling in particular, with weakness and/or social unacceptance (Ludwikowski, Vogel & Armstrong, 2009). This phenomenon, in fact, has been observed in all counseling specializations including career and school counseling, which are among the oldest forms of counseling (Noah, Schiller, Williams & Laudenbach, n.d.). As you mentioned, the field of counseling emphasizes

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