Asian Journal of Counselling

Abstract

In the nineties, the youth of Asia are faced with three major challenges, namely, scarcity of jobs amidst vast population growth, the question of cultural identity caused by interaction of different cultures, and frustrations brought about by environmental pollution. These challenges lead to psychological confrontations with the coexistence of hope and obstacles, of success and failure, of affluence and poverty, and of peaceful development and potential crises. As a result, the majority of the youth of Asia, who are still grappling with over-population and austerity, find themselves constantly torn between idealism and reality. For the peaceful and stable development of Asia, educational counselling for its youth should strive to establish itself in the region, while opening itself up to the world. This means counselling the youth with a view to helping them to get acquainted with their environment, to reflect the environment accurately, and to develop and ref-ine the culture of the environment and living conditions. This requires that Asian practitioners in youth educational counselling work together to share their experience and to coordinate efforts in nurturing the youth and developing Asia's economy and culture, and, making use of the natural and social strengths of Asia, to build an environment which is conducive to political, economic and cultural activities, so that our young people can grow healthily on this beautiful continent.

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