[논단/보고]“State of The Art: Indigenous/Indigenized Counseling Practices of Asia"

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The beginning of counseling practices as an independent discipline in Korea might be traced back to 1958 when the first qualification training course for the secondary school's guidance-teacher was held under the auspices of Seoul City Educational Committee. The role of guidance-teacher is interviewing students and help them solve problems of academic/adjustment nature. Because of this role of student personnel services, teaching load of the guidance teacher has been reduced to 30%~50% in class hours.
Since 1982, a full-time counselor-teacher system was introduced into some selected school districts in order to further effectuate the counseling practices in the secondary schools. Today, the total number of secondary school teachers trained and accreddited as guidance teacher has reached to approximately 3,000.
Counseling practices as a professional/organized form in the university-level institution has been started and activated with the establishment of in-campus student guidance centers. The first of its kind were student guidance centers of Seoul National University and Ewha Woman's University, which were established in the same year of 1962. The main function of the centers have been to study the nature of college student problem and help student adjust better to the campus life by providing professional counseling services. Today, the student guidance center is found at all 104 campuses of the colleges and universities in Korea.
Although there is much variation in their functions and performance outcomes, most of the university counselors in Korea work in the capacity of part-time staff at these centers. Their works are mostly related to individual/group counseling and psychological testing services.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. A Brief Review of Background
• Ⅱ. Current Status
• Emerging Trend toward an Indigenized Approach
• References