Abstract
Counseling psychologists in eight countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) responded to survey questions that focused on their demographics as well as their professional identities, roles, settings, and activities. As well, they were asked about satisfaction with the specialty and the extent to which they endorsed 10 core counseling psychology values. This article reports those results, focusing both on areas in which there were between-country similarities as well as on those for which there were differences. These data provide a snapshot of counseling psychology globally and establish a foundation for the other articles in this special issue of the journal.
This chapter presents data about what counseling psychologies (CPs) do and who they are in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US). The Canadian sample was obtained through the Canadian Psychological Association's (CPA) Section for CP's list-serve. Participants were drawn from the Australian Psychological Society's College of Counselling Psychologists, the largest professional organization of counseling psychologists in Australia. The New Zealand sample was obtained by the New Zealand Psychological Society Membership Committee, as well as the Department of Psychology at Auckland University of Technology (AUT). UK participants were recruited through the British Psychological Association's Division of Counselling Psychology (DCoP) to take part in the international survey. The chapter includes demographic information about the participants; their work settings, roles; and information about their perspectives, beliefs, and attitudes. It synthesizes the findings across countries and consolidates the global portrait of CP.