... with a psycho‐societal perspective. Design/methodology/approach The study starts with the general review of the sociological concept of profession, professional and specialization of knowledge. Together with revealing the critical challenge from the empirical field of software engineering industry regarding...

...Henning Salling Olesen Refers to work domains that might be termed professional or semi‐professional: engineers, social workers, nurses, pedagogues, police, and researches the subjective engagement of the people in the development of their profession. Considers how to theorize the subjective side...

... for counsellors and psychotherapists. The article similarly but more briefly describes the “core professions”: psychiatrist,psychologist; clinical, occupational and counselling psychologists. Emphasis is placed on areas in common and the value of counselling. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Professions...