Who killed George Washington?

Abstract

The issue of standards for professional practice ranks high among the ethical, moral, and legal concerns of guidance and counseling. We are troubled not only about what these standards shall be but also about the problem of deciding by whom and in what manner they are to be developed and enforced. This article presents one perspective on the dilemma, and suggests steps that might lead to its partial resolution.

Counseling Minority Groups: A Review of the Literature

“…As one reviews the professional literature dealing with the counseling of minorities and ads the charges leveled against counselors It becomes clear that what most minority 35 group clients are angry about is guidance malpractice. Beymer (1971) suggests the time has come when we will see a malpractice suit brought against a counselor. The distinctions between counseling and guidance are more than academic and have significant implications for the counselor who works with minority groups.…”