Counseling psychology subject: introductory reflections

Abstract

This article represents the report made by Vadim Petrovskij at counseling psychology section during Anniversary Conference of Russian Psychology Association (April, 2010). The form of oral speech is kept in the text. The author argues on the necessity and need of psychological community for a new scientific field - counseling psychology. He proposes a methodology model of this field and points out some probable ways to define scientific subject of this branch of academic psychology.

Keywords

• counseling psychology
• personology
• subject of counseling psychology