CPSY 400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: The Counselor, Oral Stage, Unconscious Mind
22 May 2019
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Chapter 7: psychoanalytic, adlerian, and humanistic theories of counseling. Four variables determine the amount of growth and change that take place in any type of counseling: Theory: a model that counselors use as a guide to hypothesize about the formation of possible solutions to a problem. Five requirements of a good theory: clear, easily understood, and communicable, comprehensive, explicit and heuristic, specific in relating means to desired outcomes, useful to its intended practitioners (hansen et al. , 1986). Theory is the why behind the how of counselors" roles. Six functions of theory that help counselors in a practical way: Theory helps counselors find unity and relatedness within the diversity of existence. Theory compels counselors to examine relationships they would otherwise overlook. Theory gives counselors operational guidelines by which to work and helps them evaluate their development as professionals. Theory helps counselors focus on relevant data and tells them what to look for. Theory helps counselors assist clients in modifying their behavior.
