History Of Counseling

  • Psychoanalysis

    Freud develops Psychoanalysis in Vienna
  • Behaviorism

    Pavlov and his dogs give birth to behaviorism in psychology.
  • Jesse Davis

    First school counselor, and implemented a guidance program
  • Frank Parsons

    Establishes the first career guidance center
  • Clifford Beers

    Founded the national committee for mental hygiene
  • 1920s

    Progressive movement in guidance programs in schools. Testing and different assessments start being created.
  • 1930s

    There is a rise of an anti movement against the guidance programs being a part of schools.
  • World War II

    Counselors played a big role in testing at army camps and trainings.
  • NDEA

    National Defense Education Act passes
  • Humanistic

    Carl Rogers advocates for humanistic approaches, and develops client centered therapy.
  • Humanistic

    Abraham Maslow helps develop humanistic approach and later develops his hierarchy of needs.
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    Veterans

    Vietnam veterans require a lot of help, and NDEA continues growing.
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    Theoretical Schools

    Group Counseling arises as an effective practice, and mental health of students becomes a priority of school counselors.
  • 1976

    Virginia creates a counselor licensure law
  • CACREP

    Cacrep is created as private practices of counseling grows rapidly
  • AACD

    The AACD transforms in the American Counseling Association, as counseling increases its use of technology into the field.
  • ASCA Model

    American School Counselor Association publishes its first model and continues guide school counselors.
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    Congress

    Congress passes a health care bill