National Counseling Organizations:
The web addresses of organizations related to psychological counseling professions in Turkey are listed below. Each organization sets up scientific meetings, provides educational opportunities and meetings for its members, supports research, and is dedicated to the growth and development of the counseling profession.
- Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Association
- Turkish Psychological Association
- Social Workers Association
- Psychiatric Association of Turkey
- Turkish Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Foundation for the Promotion of Guidance in Higher Education and the Training of Counselors
- Network for Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
- International Association for the Support and Development of Civil Society
International Professional Counseling Organizations:
The web addresses of organizations related to psychological counseling professions in U.S are listed below.
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- National Board for Certified Counselors
- Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
- American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
- American School Counselor Association (ASCA)
- American College Counseling Association (ACCA)
- Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW)
- National Career Development Association (NCDA)
Counselor Training Program Accreditation:
Accreditation in the United States is a unique peer review system of quality assurance. For CACREP, this means that programs voluntarily submit a self-study that is reviewed against the CACREP Standards by counselors and counselor educators to ensure that students receive a quality educational experience.
Counseling-Related Ethical Codes/Standards of Practice:
The web addresses of organizations related to ethic standards which psychological counselors should act upon are listen below.
- American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice
- American Mental Health Counseling Association (AMHCA) Code of Ethics
- Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development (AMCD) Cross-Cultural Competencies and Objectives
- Association for Specialists in Group Work (ASGW) Best Practice Guidelines
- The Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling (AARC) Testing and Assessment Documents
Counseling Licensure/Certification Information:
The web addresses of organizations related to becoming a psychological counselor (licensure/certification information) in abroad are listed below.
- National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
- American Association of State Counseling Boards, State-by-State Licensure Information
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
PISA is an international study which began in the year 2000. It aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students in participating countries/economies. Since the year 2000 over 70 countries and economies have participated in PISA.
http://www.pisa.oecd.org