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Counseling Psychology

Groups the psychologists whose primary work supports people through the ordinary developmental and situational problems counseling addresses, distinct from clinical psychology's focus on severe mental illness. Belongs here: Donald E. Super, whose career-development theory shaped vocational counseling practice.

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1946 1
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1. Wikipedia: Counseling Psychology
Wikimedia FoundationCounseling psychology, History section
Quote, Counseling psychology, History section
Division 17 of the APA was formed in 1946 as the 'Division of Personnel and Guidance Psychologists'.
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