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Social Welfare Reform Movement
The Social Welfare movement also know as the Social Justice movement happened during the progressive era, a time when immigration was trending and public education was brought to the forefront. -
The Birth of Vocational Guidance
Frank Parsons coined by many as the " Father of Guidance and Counseling ", Parsons created the Vocational Bureau, that focused on career counseling and its origin stems from him gathering local graduating seniors and asking them what they planned to next whether higher education or careers Research by Gummere Jr., concludes that Parsons created the bureau in regards to his passion of helping others. -
Jessie B Davis Implicated Guidance Programs into the School System
Jesse B. Davis was a Detroit principal that is coined as the "first school counselor".Research by Pope(2009) discusses how Davis is a pioneer to the school counseling movement. Due to him being the first to him establishing a guidance program in the school system. -
Choosing A Vocation Is Published
Frank Parsons Book Choosing a Vocation was published in 1909 after death and became a guide for career guiding services , essentially having individuals matching their skills with their future or intended profession. -
National Vocational Guidance Association was Founded
The National Vocational Guidance Association was founded during the third annual National Conference on Vocational Studies,According to Smith et al,(1985) the NVGA initially dealt with issues focusing around personal and professional development people and their every day life. -
Division 17 Approved By APA
By approving division 17 formally know as Counseling and Guidance , it led to counseling to be viewed as its own specialty paving the for future counselors down the line. -
American School Counselor Associaton is Formed
The association was created to give the counselor the best support possible to guide the students on the right career path using set guidelines that will promote student success in societ. -
Sputnik Launched
According to Kolbert et al (2022), due to the launch of Sputnik by the Russians it created doubts that the nation was falling behind and actually pushed the movement of having consistent help from school counselors for guidance to ones career path. -
The National Defense EducationAct
In the event of the National Defense Education Act passing it led to funds being used for counseling and guidance institutes to train counselors. Ultimately because the launch of Sputnik was a core reason to this bill being passed ,it caused a growth in guidance counselors. -
Key Legislation : Vocational Education Act
Congress passed the act to offer new and broadened vocational programs that met the needs of those then and the needs of people in the future, -
CACREP Was Founded
The Counsel for the Accreditation and Related Educational Programs was created to make sure those in the field for counseling were adequately trained to practice in society to be fully able to help their peers and make a difference in society -
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Major Changes Happen to the Role of a Counselor in Schools
As the need for school counselors arose multiple states began adopting state models for school counseling programs. According to Gysbers (2019), by 2001 the career name for the profession was changed from guidance counselor to school counselor .Whilst also showcasing the need for an elementary school counselor. ASCA distribute new improved models country-wide. -
References
Granello, D. H., & Young, M. E. (2019). Counseling today: Foundations of Professional Identity. Pearson.
Kolbert, J. B., Crothers, L. M., & Hughes, T. L. (2023). Chapter 1 : History and Trends in The School Counseling Profession. In Introduction to school counseling: Theory, research, and Practice. essay, Routledge,Taylor & Francis Group.
Picchioni, A.P(1980). History of Guidance in the United States, dissertation, August 1980; Denton, Texas.