Five Licensure Portability Models for the Counseling Profession to Consider

Abstract

This article presents licensure portability models for the counseling profession to consider. On the basis of a review of licensure portability literature discussed in other professions, the authors found 5 distinctive models: (a) nonprofit organization model, (b) mutual recognition model, (c) federal licensure model, (d) national licensure model, and (e) licensure language model. The article includes examples of professions using the models, application and implications of each model, and a call to the counseling profession for next steps.

Characteristick Of Counselors In Cross-Cultural Counseling In The Society 5.0 Era

“…Although the growth of the digital industry presents opportunities for society in various fields (Abdullah, 2019;Muliawanti, S., & Kusuma, 2019;Rizkiyah et al, 2021), it also poses challenges for the field of guidance and counseling. Due to the lack of adaptability and slowness to adopt new technologies, the counseling guidance profession risks falling behind other rewarding occupations and being gradually abandoned by society and the market (Abacan et al, 2019;Alfaiz, 2018;Bohecker, L., & Eissenstat, 2020). Difficulties arise throughout this year, especially for counselors (Br Sitepu et al, 2020;Hartono, 2019;Supriyanto et al, 2020), specifically include the following: a) The unwillingness of counselors to keep up with the times and gain access to them, as well as the lack of skills that counselors have to face the growth of the industry.…”