ECOCOUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY - AN INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

A case is made for counseling psychologists to become involved in effo rts to alter the trajectories of a number of disturbing human-produced ecological threats (i.e., deforestation, global warming, ozone deplet ion, etc.). Some reservations that counseling psychologists might have about becoming involved in ecocounseling psychology efforts are then addressed. Finally, the training, expertise, and professional values t hat counseling psychologists bring to the discussion of the fate of ou r natural environment are elaborated.