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This chapter takes a look at some of the challenges and potential solutions a financial counselor might face during their practice and work with clients, such as meeting the needs of all types of clients, assessment, and evaluation, and choosing an appropriate professional designation. A financial counselor’s knowledge of counseling theory and evidence-based practices, including counseling models and frameworks to implement into counseling practice is equally as important as financial knowledge to demonstrate financial counselor competency. In addition, this chapter focuses on the future of the financial counseling profession through defining clear professional pathways and professional development, and through continued collaboration with other related professions and fields. The chapter concludes with a call to action for all financial counselors.
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Mazzolini, A.K., Ashton, B., Wiggins, R., Jacobson, V. (2019). Looking Forward: The Future of Financial Counseling. In: Durband, D., Law, R., Mazzolini, A. (eds) Financial Counseling. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72586-4_14
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