The presented list of counseling goals, some of which are enhancement of the above

goals.
Goal Description
Understanding of the origins and development of
Insight emotional difficulties , leading to an increased capacity
to take rational control over feelings and actions
Becoming better able to form and maintain meaningful
Relating with others and satisfying relationships with other people : for
example , within the family or workplace
Becoming more aware of thoughts and feelings that
Self- awareness had been blocked off or denied, or developing a more
accurate sense of how self is perceived by others.
The development of a positive attitude toward self,
marked by an ability to acknowledge areas of
Self- acceptance
experience that had been the subject of self- criticism
and rejection
Moving in the direction of fulfilling potential or
Self – actualization achieving an integration of previously conflicting parts
of self.
Assisting the client to arrive at a higher state of
Enlightenment
spiritual awakening
Finding a solution to a specific problem that the client
Problem- Solving had not been able to resolve alone. Acquiring a general
competence in problem – solving
Enabling the client to acquire ideas and techniques with
Psychological education
which to understand and control behavior
Learning and mastering social and interpersonal skills
Acquisition of Social
such as maintenance of eye contact , turn taking in
Skills
conversations, assertive, or anger control
The modification or replacement of irrational beliefs or
Cognitive change mal adaptive thought patterns associated with self-
destructive behavior
The modification or replacement of maladaptive or
Behavior change
self- destructive patterns of behavior.
Introducing change into the way in that social systems
Systematic change
operate
 Working on skills , awareness, and knowledge that will
Empowerment
enable to client to take control of his or her own life
Helping the client to make amends for previous
Restitution
destructive behavior
Inspiring in the person a desire and capacity to care for
Generality others and pass on knowledge and to contribute to the
collective good through political engagement

The Scope of Counseling

The wide ranges of human problems create a widened scope and field of
counseling. Broadly, the scope of counseling includes individual counseling, marital
and premarital counseling, family counseling, and community counseling. A more
focused subject matter related to scope of counseling is the 4757-15 Scope of Practice
foe Licensed Professional Counselors. It contains the rights and responsibilities of
licensed counselors including the following:

Licensed Professional Counselors may for a fee, salary, or other considerations

1. Afford counseling services to individuals, groups, organizations, or the general public
compromising of: application of clinical counseling principles, methods, or procedures to
assist individuals in realizing effective personal, social, educational, or career
development and adjustment.
2. “apply clinical counseling principles, methods, and procedures “, means an approach to
counseling that emphasizes the counselor’s role in systematically assisting clients through
all of the following: assessing and analyzing emotional conditions, exploring possible
solutions, and developing and providing treatment plan for mental and emotional
adjustment or development. It may include counseling, appraisal, consulting, supervision,
administration, and referral.
3. Engage in the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders when under the
supervision of a professional clinical counselor, psychologist, psychiatrists, independent
marriage and family therapist, or independent social worker.
4. Provide training supervision for students and registered counselor trainees when services
are within their scope of practice, which does not include supervision of the diagnosis and
treatment of mental and emotional disorders.
Source: http:codes.ohio.gov/oac/4757-15

The Core Values of Counseling

Core Values- is a key component of an organization. It has significant
influence on other organizational components, more specifically, to its members. It
serves as standards that shape the member’s behavior in their interaction with their
clients and other people.

According to Mcleod (2003), the founders of humanistic psychology,

including Maslows and Rogers, highlighted the importance of values.
Ethical Principles of counseling which are follows:

These are the ideas that underpin both personal and

professional codes.
1. Autonomy of individuals
 Is based on the right to freedom of action and
freedom of choice in so far as the pursuit of
these freedom does not interfere with the
freedom of others; counseling cannot happen
unless the client has made a free choice to
Ethical Principles
participate
2. Principle of Non maleficence
 This refers to instruction to all helpers or
healers that they must, above all, do no harm;
3. Principle of Justice
 Concerned with the fair distribution of
resources and services, unless there is some
acceptable reason for treating them differently
 The BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice ,
drawing on virtues perspective also identified a set of
General Moral
personal qualities that all practitioners should possess:
Theories
empathy, sincerity, integrity, resilience, respect,
humility, competence, fairness, wisdom and courage

REVISED KNOWLEDGE:

1. What are the goals, scopes, and core values of counseling?

The goals of counseling are Insight, relating with others, Self- awareness, Self-
acceptance, Self – actualization, Enlightenment, Problem- Solving, Psychological
education, Acquisition of Social Skills, Cognitive change, Behavior change,
Systematic change, Empowerment, Restitution, Generality. Generally, the scope of
counseling includes individual counseling, marital and