In this episode of the Integral Health Resources Podcast, I discuss my personal struggle to embrace a professional identity as a “counselor,” given my unconventional views on certain mental health issues.
Here are some other media resources that may be helpful/relevant to this discussion:
20/20: A Vision for the Future of Counseling (from the American Counseling Association): http://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/20-20-a-vision-for-the-future-of-counseling
A Vision for the Future of Counseling: The 20/20 Principles for Unifying and Strengthening the Profession, by David M. Kaplan and Samuel T. Gladding (PDF file): http://www.counseling.org/docs/david-kaplan’s-files/principles-for-unifying-and-strengthening-the-profession.pdf?sfvrsn=0
A Critical Analysis of Counseling’s Professional Identity Crisis, by Jason H. King and LoriAnn S. Stretch (PDF file): http://www.coping.us/images/King-_Critical_Analysis_of_Counseling_s_Professional_Identity_Crisis.pdf