Principles of Counseling PDF

Lesson 2.4 Principles of Counseling Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences Counseling is an applied discipline that helps clients develop more helpful ways of addressing their emotional, cognitive, or behavioral issues....

Lesson 2.4 Principles of Counseling Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences Counseling is an applied discipline that helps clients develop more helpful ways of addressing their emotional, cognitive, or behavioral issues. 2 Have you ever wondered what makes counseling helpful and effective, to begin with? 3  Learning Competency Demonstrate comprehension of the principles of counseling (HUMSS DIASS 12-lb-4). 4  Learning Objectives Distinguish among the different principles of counseling. Understand the relevance of each principle of counseling to the actual counseling process. 5 Essential Question Why do counselors need to uphold various principles in their practice? 6  The Role of the Counselor Counselors serve as the change agents by which these changes can be facilitated. Counselors guide clients in recognizing and addressing problematic behaviors, irrational thoughts, and intense feelings. 7 The Role of the Counselor Counselors can also teach clients about the dynamics between their triggers, physical health, and their behavioral responses through a process called psychoeducation. 8  The Role of the Counselor Counselors are not advisers or coaches that are expected to provide answers and solutions to the client’s concerns. 9  Check Your Progress What can beginning counselors do to ensure that they are able to provide support to their clients? 10  Principles of Counseling Serve two purposes: as a standard of professional behavior, and as a means to recognize areas of improvement. 11  Principles of Counseling Reassurance promotes exploration of new relationships and experiences while helping the client diminish any anxious feelings in the process 12  Principles of Counseling Release of Emotional Tension A safe and nonjudgmental space is given to let emotions out. Clients navigate feelings and understand their causes and impacts. 13  Principles of Counseling Clarified Thinking attainment of more rational and objective thought patterns that lead clients to make better decisions 14  Principles of Counseling Reorientation Helping clients change or reorganize their goals based on an understanding of their level of aspiration, their limitations, and their emotional characteristics 15  Principles of Counseling Listening Skills This involves understanding the client’s statements and taking note of cues, behaviors, and expressions that provide more information about the client. 16  Principles of Counseling Respect Counselors are expected to show respect to their clients regardless of beliefs, attributes, characteristics, or experiences. Facilitating respect in counseling also requires the counselor to respect the client’s privacy, boundaries, and decisions. 17  Principles of Counseling Empathy and Positive Regard Empathy is the ability to fully understand the client’s world, as if it was the counselor’s own. Positive regard refers to the act of supporting the client without conditions or judgment. 18  Principles of Counseling Clarification, Confrontation, and Interpretation Clarification involves clarifying any vague or ambiguous statements made by the client. 19  Principles of Counseling Clarification, Confrontation, and Interpretation Confrontation involves bringing to the surface the feelings, behaviors, or thoughts that the client may fail to recognize. Interpretation is the counselor’s attempt to provide hypothetical feedback about the causes of client’s issues. 20  Principles of Counseling Transference and Countertransference Transference refers to the clients’ expression of feelings, thoughts, and behaviors toward the counselor that provides insights about their personal issues or current challenges. 21  Principles of Counseling Transference and Countertransference Countertransference is the counselor’s reactions to the client’s transference, triggered by the counselor’s own personal issues, challenges, and experience. 22  Check Your Progress From your perspective, is there any principle that is more valuable than the others? Explain your answer. 23 Evaluating the Principles of Counseling The principles of counseling in professional practice should serve as a basis for understanding the quality of care and type of effort that counselors and clients need to exert in the therapeutic relationship. 24  Evaluating the Principles of Counseling The principles of counseling should be understood in a holistic context. 25  Counselors are change agents who help clients Wrap-Up identify and manage maladaptive thoughts, behaviors, and feelings that hinder them from living well and functioning effectively. The principles of counseling are a set of guidelines and professional behaviors that serve two purposes: ○ as a standard of professional behavior, and ○ as a means to recognize areas of improvement. 26  There are numerous principles in counseling that Wrap-Up counselors are expected to uphold, including listening, respect, confrontation, and clarified thinking. Counselors are expected to holistically utilize principles in counseling, integrating various parts of the clients’ life and the therapy goals into practice. 27  Bibliography Corey, Gerald. Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy. Nelson Education, 2017. Patrick, Pamela KS. Contemporary Issues in Counseling. Allyn & Bacon, 2007. Sue, Derald Wing, David Sue, Helen A. Neville, and Laura Smith. Counseling the Culturally Diverse: Theory and Practice. John Wiley & Sons, 2019. Truax, Charles B., and Robert Carkhuff. Toward Effective Counseling and Psychotherapy: Training and Practice. Transaction Publishers, 2007. Tudor, Louise Embleton, Keemar Keemar, Keith Tudor, Joanna Valentine, and Mike Worrall. The Person-Centred Approach: a Contemporary Introduction. Macmillan International Higher Education, 2004. 28