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What is the target of counseling when it comes to 'one-to-one' sessions?
70%
What is the target of counseling when it comes to 'more than one persons' sessions?
84%
How much of counseling is for 'a large audience'?
35%
Counseling is a process that views clients as fundamentally unhealthy individuals.
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Counseling is a ____ process that facilitates meaningful understanding of self and environment.
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What is the process of helping individuals resolve developmental and situational problems called?
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What is the process of assisting individuals in making important life choices known as?
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Who is considered the expert in psychotherapy?
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Where do psychotherapists commonly work?
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Study Notes
Introduction to Counseling
- Counseling is a personal, face-to-face relationship between two people, where the counselor helps the client to know themselves and their situations to make satisfying decisions.
Definition of Counseling
- Counseling is a unique relationship where the client is provided with opportunities to learn, feel, think, and change in desirable ways. (Backman, 1977)
- Counseling is a process that insists on viewing clients as healthy individuals with developmental problems. (Barks & Getz, 1990)
- Counseling is an interaction process that facilitates meaningful understanding of self and environment, resulting in the establishment or clarification of goals and values for future behavior. (Sertzer & Son, 1980)
Characteristics of Counseling
- Counseling is a systematic process based on psychological principles.
- It involves a two-way communication and working relationship between the counselor and client.
- Counseling is performed by a registered counselor with an academic qualification and a license from an accredited body.
- Counseling is done in accordance with the counseling code of ethics.
Goals of Counseling
- The goal of counseling is to achieve a voluntary, favorable, holistic change, development, and adjustment of the client.
- The change, development, and adjustment should be long-term to empower the client to become a more productive person.
Types of Counseling
- Individual counseling: one-on-one counseling (70% of counseling services)
- Group counseling: more than one person (84% of counseling services)
- Organizational counseling: a large audience (35% of counseling services)
Purpose of Counseling
- Prevention: to prevent problems from occurring in the first place.
- Developmental: to enhance the functioning and developmental potential of healthy individuals.
- Remediation: to correct problems by seeking the best plan of action.
Methods of Counseling
- Referral: referring clients to other experts when necessary.
- Consultation: helping clients through a third-party expert.
- Research: participating in research to contribute to the development of the counselor and the profession.
- Prevention programs: promoting mental health through talks, courses, or training camps.
Features of Counseling
- Counseling can be done face-to-face, online, or through telephone.
- Counseling can be done through a counselor or a consultant.
- Counseling can be done through referral or consultation.
- Counseling can be done for individual or group clients.
Importance of Counseling
- Counseling helps individuals to resolve problems and make important choices.
- Counseling helps individuals to develop self-awareness and self-acceptance.
- Counseling helps individuals to develop new skills and behaviors.
- Counseling helps individuals to improve their mental health and well-being.
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Get to know the course of Psychology and its introduction. This quiz will help you understand the basics of Psychology.
