Counseling in Ireland |
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| Authors: | Padraig O'Morain Garrett J. McAuliffe Kayte Conroy Jennifer M. Johnson Rebecca E. Michel |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, Dublin, Ireland;2. Department of Counseling and Human Services, Old Dominion University;3. Department of Counseling, School and Educational Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo;4. Department of Educational and Human Services, University of Central Florida. |
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| Abstract: | Counseling in Ireland has experienced rapid growth in the past 30 years. Public attitudes toward counseling have become more positive, especially with the increasing secularization of a once strongly religious Catholic society. Licensure is nonexistent but there are certification bodies that attempt to ensure qualified practice. There is no third‐party payment, so access to counseling for impoverished individuals is a problem. Training programs are quite varied. Efforts are being made to standardize training and to develop licensure requirements. |
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| Keywords: | Ireland counseling training credentialing international |
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