Author： Rodgers Neil
Publisher： Routledge Ltd
ISSN： 1469-3534
Source： British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, Vol.40, Iss.3, 2012-06, pp. : 191-204
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Abstract
The professional identity of counsellors and guidance practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand is currently under review as a result of the passing of legislation regulating health professionals and the proposed introduction of national registration of counsellors. In this paper I explore this debate, and examine the professional identities claimed by counsellors, counselling psychologists and psychotherapists. The current discussion in this country is both informed by and provides an illuminating lens on professional identity issues in Australia, the UK and the US. An alternative construction of professional identities that are localised and dynamic, yet distinctly of Aotearoa New Zealand, is proposed.
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