Counseling in Botswana: History, Current Status and Future Trends

The article presents an overview of counseling in Botswana, an update of the history, current status, anticipated future trends and challenges in light of the social and educational development in the country. Counseling in Botswana has evolved over years. The initial effort started in 1963 with an introduction of career guidance in secondary schools. The development of guidance and counseling programs for schools has influenced a number of psychosocial intervention services and training programs. A number of training programs emerged at Colleges of Education and at the University of Botswana. All these developments had several challenges in the area of developing robust professional counseling service statues. The article discusses the current status, future trends in counseling and make recommendations for future development of the profession in Botswana.