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The Cultural Obstacles of Counseling Licensure in Hong Kong
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Lam, Gigi; Yeung, Marine – College Student Journal, 2017
A comprehensive package of counseling credentialism comprises certification, registration, and licensing. Counseling in Hong Kong adheres to certification for which diverse counseling master's programs exist. In addition, counselors can register as members of professional counseling organizations such as the Hong Kong Professional Counseling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Barriers, Counseling Services
The Role of International Accreditation in Promoting Academic and Professional Preparation in School Psychology
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Farrell, Peter; McFarland, Max; Gonzalez, Ruth; Hass, Michael; Stiles, Deborah A. – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2014
The development of rigorous and universally respected quality assurance procedures that monitor and recognize the delivery of effective and ethically responsible public services has become increasingly evident in many countries. However, within professional psychology, these developments generally are located in individual countries. With a few…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Global Approach, School Psychologists, Counselor Training
Professional Preparation in School Psychology: A Summary of Information from Programs in Seven Countries
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Oakland, Thomas; Hatzichristou, Chryse – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2014
This article summarizes prominent themes found in descriptions of school psychology programs in Estonia (Kikas, 2014), Greece (Hatzichristou & Polychroni, 2014), Hong Kong (Lam, 2014), Romania (Negovan & Dinca, 2014), Sweden (Schad, 2014), United Kingdom (Wood, 2014), and United States (Joyce & Rossen, 2014). This paper summarizes…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Training, Program Content, Guides
The Preparation of Educational Psychologists in Hong Kong
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Lam, Shui-fong – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2014
Modeled after the British system, school psychologists in Hong Kong are called educational psychologists. Hong Kong is the first location in Asia to have a recognized specialty vocation in educational psychology and a program for their professional preparation. The first program in Hong Kong, established by the University of Hong Kong in 1981…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Counselor Training, School Psychologists, Professional Education
School Psychology in China (PRC), Hong Kong and Taiwan: A Cross-Regional Perspective
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Ding, Yi; Kuo, Yi-Lung; Van Dyke, Don C. – School Psychology International, 2008
Although China (People's Republic of China [PRC]), Hong Kong and Taiwan have many similarities in language, culture, values, Confucian traditions, family systems and other social-environmental variables, school psychological services in the three regions are distinctly different in both history and practice. Few studies in the psychology…
Descriptors: Psychological Services, School Psychologists, Foreign Countries, School Psychology
Refugee Counseling and Welfare Services: Hong Kong Experiences.
Shao, Timothy – 1981
This paper describes the author's experiences while supervising refugee counselors and providing social welfare services to refugees in Hong Kong. The background of the worldwide refugee problem and the particular situation of Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong are described in detail. The role of the refugee counselor in preserving the health and…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Role, Counselor Training