Advancing Rehabilitation Counseling Professional Identity in Australia

Autor/inn/en	McLennan, Vanette; Buys, Nicholas; Matthews, Lynda R.; Randall, Christine; Millington, Michael; Crocker, Ruth
Titel	Advancing Rehabilitation Counseling Professional Identity in Australia
Quelle	In: Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 35 (2021) 2, S.106-116 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2168-6653
DOI	10.1891/RE-20-29
Schlagwörter	Rehabilitation Counseling; Professional Identity; Professional Autonomy; Professionalism; Professional Associations; Expertise; Ethics; Advocacy; Governance; Evidence Based Practice; Counselors; Allied Health Occupations; Disabilities; Barriers; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rehabilitation counselling; Rehabilitationsberatung; Berufsfreiheit; Professionalität; Expert appraisal; Ethik; Sozialanwaltschaft; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Counselor; Counsellor; Counsellors; Berater; Gesundheitsberuf; Handicap; Behinderung; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	Purpose: The past few decades have witnessed significant growth in the disability sector and the rehabilitation counseling profession has responded by broadening its scope of practice to serve a range of people who experience illness, injury, and social disadvantage. Despite the sector's growth and the profession's flexible response to it, the rehabilitation counseling profession in Australia continues to face challenges in relation to its professional identity. The purpose of this article is to identify these challenges and present solutions by reviewing literature and professionalization responses in Australia and the United States. Method: In this article, we examine ways of transcending the professional identity challenges faced by the Australian rehabilitation counseling community. This is achieved firstly by defining the characteristics of professions and their application to rehabilitation counseling and second, by suggesting possible actions to advance the profession. Results: The necessary responses identified include the need for stronger professional governance, further development of the evidence base, and strict professional membership regulations. These goals will require the input of professional bodies and members, universities, rehabilitation regulators, employers, people with disabilities, and their families. Conclusions: Rehabilitation counseling is a valued allied health and human service profession in the Australian work injury and disability sectors. By drawing on the experience of the profession in the United States, the authors have identified issues and solutions to facilitate the sustainability and advancement of rehabilitation counseling in Australia. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01