52-0 Counseling Professional Development of Evidence-Based Practice
| Sung-Hsien Sun | Shu-Hui Liu | Chih-Hung Wang | Yung-Jong Shiah |
| National Taipei University of Education | National Changhua University of Education | National Changhua University of Education | National Kaohsiung Normal University |
With three articles from this 52th issue and the support of the relevant literature, this paper aimed to explore two key subjects, namely, counseling professional development of evidence-based practice and counseling professional competencies. In the past, the counseling professional development and counseling education were often advocated based on the scientist-practitioner model, emphasizing the practice of scientific theory in the practice field. We try to discuss the benefits of the evidence-based practice in the counseling professional development. The learning carried out in the counseling profession could be categorized as a form of embodied knowing. In the counseling professional development of evidence-based practice, the counselors not only need to learn theoretical knowledge, but also need to learn action knowledge and embodied knowing. However, embodied knowing can often cause confusion and has to be scientifically reviewed and consolidated, and learners may also experience unclear and contradictory situations. If the spirit and principles of evidence-based practice can be adopted, the resulting application of the spirit of inquiry originating from academic research will help trainees to acquire embodied knowing that is more effective, and allow them to undergo development that emphasizes counseling approach, counseling style, and integrity. We also saw three important counseling professional competencies in the three papers included in this issue, such as the development strength of individualized counseling models, the social forces of systematic cooperation, and self-awakening growth. At the same time, in the counseling profession development, if it can be based on the ethical literacy provided by Chinese Confucianism, it can promote the development of counseling professionals to the " integrity ". Finally, this paper also presents several suggestions on counseling education and training in Taiwan.
Keywords
Counseling education, counseling professional competencies, counseling professional development, evidence-based practice, scientist–practitioner model.
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