An Argument AGAINST Licensing Specialties Within the Counseling Profession (Such

question 12

Multiple Choice

An argument AGAINST licensing specialties within the counseling profession (such as marriage and family counselors, rehabilitation counselors, career counselors, etc.) is

• A) it would confuse the public.
• B) it would be very expensive for counselors to get multiple licenses instead of just one.
• C) the other professions, such as medicine and law, license professionals to practice their profession generally, and those who are licensed decide which areas they are competent to practice in.
• D) counselors who practice in various specialty areas are so different from each other that each specialty within counseling is like a separate and distinct profession.
• E) the public should be counseled only by individuals who are specialists within the counseling profession and they will be harmed if they are counseled by counselors who have not proven their specialty expertise.

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