Reviewing psychologists' qualifications for career development practice in Australia |
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| Authors: | Dr Peter McIlveen Nancey Hoare Mary McMahon Wendy Patton |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba;2. Student Services, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba;3. School of Education, University of Queensland, Brisbane;4. Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Vocational psychology and the practice of career development are important dimensions of the psychology discipline and profession. This paper contains an overview of Australian career development practice in light of recent trends, particularly the formalisation of career development practice among professions other than psychologists. Given the advent of professional standards for Australian career development practitioners, a review of postgraduate degrees in organisational, developmental and educational, and counselling psychology was conducted to determine their correspondence with the competencies presented in the Standards. The review found significant consistency with generic competencies. Degrees in organisational psychology provided the broadest correspondence, while degrees in counselling, developmental and educational psychology had lower levels of correspondence on specific competencies. The implications of the review are discussed in light of the evolution of the career development industry and psychologists' standing in this field. |
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| Keywords: | Career development clinical/counselling psychology educational psychology industrial/organisational psychology teaching of psychology vocational psychology |
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