Exam Study Guide - incomplete Flashcards
Who was Frank Parsons?
- In 1908, he started the Vocational Bureau
- Thought people would have more satisfaction if they chose a vocation over a job. He theorized that choosing a vocation was a matter of relating 3 factors:
knowledge of work,
knowledge of self,
and matching the two.
Who was Clifford Beers?
In 1908 he wrote “A Mind that Found Itself” After spending 3 years in a mental institution.
-increased public awareness of mental health issues and treatment of this population by speaking out about the deplorable conditions.
Who was Jesse Davis?
-first person to set up a systematized guidance program in the public schools. (preventative focus)
What was the NDEA?
1958– National Defense Education Act – Provided money to train school counselors b/c U.S. thought we were behind Russia in science. Created an influx of school counselors.
What was the APGA?
American Personnel and Guidance Association
- formed in 1950s
- created when 4 entities emerged:
1) NVGA
2) NAGCT
3) SPATE
4) ACPA
What is CACREP?
What year did it form?
Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, 1981
What are the counselor core conditions? Why are they important?
- empathy
- unconditional positive regard
- congruence
What are the counselor core conditions?
- empathy
- unconditional positive regard
- “ability to accept every aspect of the client’s personality while remaining nonjudgmental and nonevaluative toward the client’s feelings, thoughts, and behaviors”
- genuineness/congruence
- “displaying honesty, sincerity, and directness while avoiding any personal or professional façade”
- set by Carl Rogers in 1950s