ABSTRACT
In an era of widespread psychological uncertainty, problems in living, stress, and growing complexity in individual career choices, the socioeconomic importance of counseling services has become increasingly evident. Indeed counseling has been seen as a process that is directly or indirectly instrumental in meeting national goals and, as such, is embedded in many policy statements and legislative actions. Legislation in support of counseling takes many forms, but it frequently emphasizes the important role of counseling and counselors in rehabilitating those on the margins of society, maximizing the effective choice of work and the preparation of the nation’s workforce, and performing early identification and intervention in the lives of children who are at risk of academic, social, and employment failure now or in the future.
