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This study aims to analyze the current law in Korea that specifies counseling and to confirm the role and scope of professional counseling. For this purpose, 101 current domestic laws that specify psychological counseling were selected and the criteria for counseling institutions, tasks, and employees' qualifications mentioned in the relevant laws were analyzed. The results of the study showed that the operation of 117 counseling agencies was defined in 74 laws, and the counseling areas of counseling institutions were children & adolescents, career, couple & family, and mental illness in order. Next, 78 laws specify qualifications, and 64 laws have provided qualification standards. Among the qualification criteria presented in the law, 67 were in the counseling field and 310 were in the similar counseling field. Based on the results of the study, the present status of psychological counseling policy projects based on the law, the establishment of consistent psychological counseling standards, and the establishment of a foundation for legalization of counseling were suggested.