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Gysbers (1980: 9) seems to summarize the values and challenges of developmental guidance when he describes it as ‘helping people to identify their existing competencies as well as providing learning experiences to help them develop new competencies.’ As a response to the worldwide movement for human rights, we can use the developmental orientation to work with individuals in our respective cultures and societies so that each may experience the joys of greater self-fulfillment.
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Wehrly, B. Developmental counseling in United States schools: Historical background and recent trends. Int J Adv Counselling 4, 51–58 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00116530
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