FRHD 3400 Chapter 15: Chapter 15: How to Use Microskills and the Five Stages with Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 3400
• Professor: John Beaton

Document Summary

Chapter 15: how to use microskills and the five stages with theories of counseling and. Chapter division: varying patterns: a brief summary of theories discussed in earlier chapters outlines some basics of decisional counselling, person centered counselling, multicultural/feminist theory, and logotherapy, crisis counselling and cbt. Person centered system tends to use the listening skills most frequently and focuses most on the individual client, giving less attention to the cultural/environmental context (cec) Brief counseling and counseling/coaching use many questions. Multicultural counseling and therapy (mct) and feminist theories are the most eclectic of the theories as they tend to use a variety of skills and focus dimensions. Pragmatic decisional counseling tends to work in the here and now on immediate life issues or facilitate life planning. Person centered counseling emphasizes relationship and self actualization. Mct and ft draw on all of the above but focus more on the individual and situational factors in the cultural and environmental contexts.