Vision
Counselling, Psychotherapy and Health (cphJournal) was created to support an emerging Australian research culture in the fields of counselling, psychotherapy, and allied health. The vision of cphJournal goes far beyond Australia. We embrace the world, and we wish to contribute to a global dialogue and exchange of ideas.
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Scope
cphJournal is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open-access, on-line journal devoted to providing leadership in counselling, psychotherapy, and health related research and inquiry, as well as professional debate.
The pages of our web site are open to:
- original, scholarly activity such as research studies, critical commentaries and reviews, editorials, or debates concerning pertinent issues and topics;
- news of networking, conferences, and research possibilities; and
- other sorts of journalistic and literary shapes which may interest readers; along with
- feature links and banners for commercial sponsors, advertisement pages, and periodic interactive activities that generate wide interest in repeat visits to the web site.
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Mandate
cphJournal is the official research journal of the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). ACA delegates editorial leadership and independence of the project to a university based Board, consisting of a wide range of academics, practitioners, researchers, senior honorary advisors, and postgraduate students. The Board represents counselling, psychotherapy and health related disciplines in a way that reflects diversity, and respects time-honoured editorial autonomy, independence, and non-sectarian views.
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Values
cphJournal is committed to a mentoring approach that offers qualitative feedback to writers and researchers through a systematic and supportive review of material. Our goal is to encourage writers toward improving their presentation, research, analytical and written skills, and when appropriate to recommend publication. Our guiding values include:
- The highest standards of ethics in research
- Innovation and exploration
- Scholarly and accessible non-technical language
- Cross-(multi)-disciplinary methods and implications
- Professional and personal practitioner development
- Respect for ecosystems including planetary, local environments, families, relationships and social systems
- Cultural diversity, safety and healing/reconciliation
- Mentoring and life-long learning
- Holistic and integrative approaches
- Equity in research
- Support of minority issues
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Founding
cphJournal was officially launched as a project under construction during the Australian Counselling Association Annual National Conference, ‘The Modern Face of Counselling and Psychotherapy in Australia,’ 16-17 October, 2004, Novotel Hotel, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The project began with the efforts of Dr Randolph Bowers, who in dialogue with the ACA National Manager, Philip Armstrong, drafted the Guidelines of Operation during 2004. During early 2005, a professional web design team were employed to transform the vision into reality. The same team had also revamped the ACA website the previous year.
The founding members of cphJournal consisted of Editor in Chief (Qualitative) Dr Randolph Bowers (University of New England), Editor (Quantitative) Dr Travis Gee (University of Queensland), and Managing Editor ACA National Manager Mr Philip Armstrong, also supported by our then Administrative Assistant Nicky Lemmo. As the project took shape, support was sought from Associate Editor Dr Nadine Pelling (University of South Australia), and Associate Editor Dr Alan Avery (University of New England), who joined our management committee in preparation for the public launch of the project.
During the writing of the Guidelines of Operation, assistance from Distinguished Professor Arthur (Andy) Horne (University of Georgia), Professor Jeffrey Kottler (California State Fullerton University), Professor Victor Minichiello (University of New England), and Professor Ron Chenail (Nova Southeastern University) are noteworthy for their advice, encouragement, and inspiration. As Editor of The Qualitative Report, Professor Ron Chenail graciously provided information which helped to form the guiding values and approach of the cphJournal editorial policy.
The cphJournal website was launched during July 2005, with the support of a large and impressive Editorial Board. At the same time, Volume 1, Issue 1 was published along with the extremely high quality graphics, layout, and artwork of the website.
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Listing
cphJournal is listed with the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST).
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