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Strengthening the Identity of the Counselling Profession in Indonesia

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In Indonesia, the profession of counselling has a long history. Traditionally, counselling has been practiced within schools, although counsellors are beginning to practice in other contexts. However, regardless of setting, the profession has not yet established a clear and recognizable national professional identity that articulates the role of the counsellor and clearly differentiates counselling from other professions. To help create a shared national identity, the Indonesian counselling profession can implement strategies in three overarching domains: intrapersonal, intraprofessional, and interprofessional identity. Taken together, these strategies can help inform a national agenda for moving forward to create a profession that meets the needs of the Indonesian population and leads to a strong and unified national professional counsellor identity.

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Granello, D.H., Gunawan, N. Strengthening the Identity of the Counselling Profession in Indonesia. Int J Adv Counselling 45, 560–576 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-023-09515-2

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