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Abstract

This article outlined major issues and challenges confronting the counseling profession in Hong Kong resulting from a rapid increase in counseling-related training programs in recent years. In order to maintain the healthy development of the counseling discipline, the professional community needs to put a stronger emphasis on assuming its “gate-keeping” function. There is a need to define more clearly what constitute “professional counseling,” and what credentials are needed for one to become a “professional counselor.” Some possible steps that counseling training programs and the professional community could take to strengthen counseling training and practice in Hong Kong are identified and discussed.

摘要

在本港，近年與輔導相關的培訓課程數目迅速增加。本文概述在這種情況下，本港輔導專業所面對的主要問題及挑戰。為了維持輔導界的健康發展，輔導專業社群必須加強其把關的功能，清楚界定何謂「專業輔導」，並釐定「專業輔導員」必要的資歷。本文亦會建議一些強化輔導培訓及實踐的方法，讓輔導培訓課程及輔導專業社群參考。