Psychological Counseling, Advocacy, Accountability and Technology

Year 2014, Volume: 31 Issue: 1, 1 - 6, 16.02.2016

Güzver Yıldıran

Abstract

This presentation rests on four points. The first is related to the universal need for the area of counseling psychology in all institutions of human interaction and communication. The second is on the emphasis of advocacy for the disadvantaged silent majority of our world, for whom justice and equity are not always accessible. The third is meeting the criteria of accountability, while the fourth is related to the utilization of technology for the transparency of and accessibility to the services provided by counseling psychology

Keywords

Counseling Psychology, Disadvantaged Silent Majority, Criteria of Accountability, Transparency and Accessibility of Services through Technology

Psychological Counseling, Advocacy, Accountability and Technology

Abstract

This presentation rests on four points. The first is related to the universal need for the area of counseling psychology in all institutions of human interaction and communication. The second is on the emphasis of advocacy for the disadvantaged silent majority of our world, for whom justice and equity are not always accessible. The third is meeting the criteria of accountability, while the fourth is related to the utilization of technology for the transparency of and accessibility to the services provided by counseling psychology.

Keywords

Counseling Psychology, Disadvantaged Silent Majority, Criteria of Accountability, Transparency and Accessibility of Services through Technology

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