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Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌  ‌
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‌Lesson‌‌4.4‌  ‌
Tools‌‌and‌‌Methods‌‌in‌‌Counseling‌‌   ‌
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Contents‌  ‌
Introduction‌ 1‌  ‌

Learning‌‌Objective‌ 2‌  ‌

Explore‌ 2‌  ‌

Discover‌ 3‌  ‌
Tools‌‌in‌‌Counseling‌ 4‌  ‌
Nonstandardized‌‌Techniques‌ 5‌  ‌
Standardized‌‌Techniques‌ 7‌  ‌
Methods‌‌and‌‌Approaches‌‌in‌‌Counseling‌ 8‌  ‌
Psychodynamic‌‌Approach‌‌(Classic‌‌Theories)‌ 8‌  ‌
Experiential‌‌Theories‌ 13‌  ‌
Cognitive-Behavioral‌‌Theories‌ 15‌  ‌
Eclectic‌‌Counseling‌ 17‌  ‌

Wrap-Up‌ 19‌  ‌

Try‌‌This!‌ 20‌  ‌

Challenge‌‌Yourself‌ 21‌  ‌

Reflect‌‌on‌‌This‌ 23‌  ‌

Bibliography‌ 23‌  ‌
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Unit‌‌4:‌‌Counseling‌‌Services:‌‌Clientele,‌‌Settings,‌‌Tools,‌‌and‌‌Processes‌  ‌
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Lesson‌‌4.4‌  ‌
Tools‌‌and‌‌Methods‌‌in‌‌Counseling‌‌   ‌
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  Introduction‌  ‌
Counseling‌  ‌takes‌  ‌more‌  ‌than‌  ‌just‌  ‌listening‌  ‌to‌  ‌a ‌ ‌client‌  ‌every‌‌
  session.‌‌
  It‌‌
  is‌‌
  different‌‌
  from‌‌
  the‌‌
 
healing‌  ‌relationships‌  ‌that‌  ‌we‌  ‌might‌  ‌have‌  ‌with‌  ‌friends,‌  ‌family,‌  ‌and‌  ‌other‌  ‌loved‌  ‌ones.‌  ‌It‌‌
 
involves‌‌the‌‌systematic‌‌use‌‌of‌‌approaches‌‌and‌‌techniques‌‌to‌‌ensure‌‌the‌‌client’s‌‌progress.‌‌
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There‌  ‌are‌  ‌many‌  ‌approaches‌  ‌and‌  ‌techniques‌  ‌in‌  ‌counseling.‌  ‌The‌  ‌choice‌  ‌of‌  ‌which‌  ‌approach‌‌
 
and‌  ‌technique‌‌
  to‌‌
  use‌‌
  depends‌‌
  on‌‌
  the‌‌
  client’s‌‌
  concerns‌‌
  as‌‌
  well‌‌
  as‌‌
  the‌‌
  counselor’s‌‌
  skills‌‌
  and‌‌
 
worldview.‌  ‌In‌  ‌this‌  ‌lesson,‌  ‌you‌  ‌will‌  ‌learn‌  ‌about‌  ‌the‌  ‌different‌  ‌tools‌  ‌and‌  ‌approaches‌  ‌that‌‌
 
counselors‌‌use‌‌to‌‌help‌‌their‌‌clients.‌  ‌
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  Learning‌‌Objective‌  ‌ DepEd‌‌Learning‌‌Competency‌  ‌
At‌t‌ he‌e
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At‌‌the‌‌end‌‌of‌‌this‌‌lesson,‌‌you‌‌should‌‌be‌‌
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able‌‌to‌‌illustrate‌‌the‌‌tools‌‌and‌‌methods‌‌of‌‌
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involved‌i‌n‌c‌ ounseling‌ (‌ HUMSS_DIASS‌1 ‌
counseling.‌‌
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 Explore‌  ‌   ‌   ‌   ‌
  ‌ How‌‌Do‌‌Personality‌‌Tests‌‌Work?‌  ‌   10‌‌minutes‌ 
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Instructions‌  ‌
Search‌  ‌online‌  ‌for‌  ‌articles‌  ‌or‌  ‌videos‌  ‌that‌  ‌tackle‌  ‌the‌  ‌Myers-Briggs‌  ‌Personality‌  ‌Types.‌‌
 
Understand‌‌
  its‌‌
  content‌‌
  and‌‌
  message,‌‌
 then‌‌
 answer‌‌
 the‌‌
 guide‌‌
 questions‌‌
 that‌‌
 follow.‌‌
 You‌‌
 may‌‌
 
  
check‌‌one‌‌example‌‌provided‌‌below.‌‌ ‌
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Myers‌‌Briggs‌‌Personality‌‌Types‌‌Explained‌‌-‌‌Which‌‌One‌‌Are‌‌You?‌‌   ‌
Psych2Go,‌‌“Myers‌‌Briggs‌‌Personality‌‌Types‌‌Explained‌‌-‌‌Which‌‌One‌‌
 
Are‌‌You?,”‌‌YouTube‌‌(July‌‌5,‌‌2019),‌‌
 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXcWZnQPUXw‌,‌‌last‌‌accessed‌‌  
on‌‌June‌‌6,‌‌2021.‌‌
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Guide‌‌Questions‌  ‌
1. What‌‌are‌‌some‌‌of‌‌the‌‌personality‌‌types‌‌mentioned‌‌in‌‌the‌‌video‌‌or‌‌article‌‌you‌‌have‌ 
chosen?‌  ‌
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2. Do‌‌personality‌‌types‌‌define‌‌who‌‌you‌‌are?‌‌Explain‌‌your‌‌answer.‌  ‌
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3. If‌‌you‌‌were‌‌a‌‌counselor,‌‌would‌‌you‌‌recommend‌‌using‌‌a‌‌personality‌‌test?‌‌Explain‌‌your‌‌
 
answer.‌‌
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  Discover‌  ‌
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Counseling‌  ‌aims‌  ‌to‌  ‌help‌  ‌the‌  ‌client‌  ‌become‌‌


   
W
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independent‌  ‌and‌  ‌responsible‌  ‌for‌  ‌oneself.‌  ‌It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌‌
● ego‌‌‌–‌‌the‌‌part‌‌of‌‌the‌‌
 
service‌  ‌that‌  ‌is‌  ‌not‌  ‌confined‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌  ‌school‌  ‌or‌  ‌the‌‌
 
mind‌‌that‌‌mediates‌‌
 
family.‌  ‌It‌  ‌is‌  ‌found‌  ‌in‌  ‌all‌  ‌aspects‌  ‌of‌  ‌life‌  ‌as‌  ‌long‌  ‌as‌‌
 
between‌‌the‌‌
 
someone‌  ‌needs‌  ‌help‌  ‌and‌  ‌another‌  ‌one‌  ‌is‌  ‌willing‌  ‌to‌‌
 
conscious‌‌and‌‌the‌‌
 
provide‌  ‌it.‌  ‌In‌  ‌this‌  ‌lesson,‌  ‌you‌  ‌will‌  ‌learn‌  ‌about‌  ‌the‌‌
 
unconscious;‌‌it‌‌is‌‌
 
different‌‌tools‌‌and‌‌methods‌‌used‌‌in‌‌counseling.‌‌
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responsible‌‌for‌‌reality‌‌
 
testing‌‌and‌‌
 
establishing‌‌a‌‌sense‌‌
 

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of‌‌personal‌‌identity‌  ‌
● persona‌‌‌–‌‌the‌‌outer‌‌
 
or‌‌assumed‌‌aspect‌‌of‌‌
 
character‌  ‌
● psychological‌‌
 
function‌‌‌–‌‌the‌‌ability‌‌
 
to‌‌achieve‌‌one’s‌‌goals‌‌
 
through‌‌oneself‌‌and‌‌
 
the‌‌external‌‌
 
environment‌  ‌
● cognition‌‌‌–‌‌refers‌‌to‌‌
 
the‌‌mental‌‌processes‌‌
 
involved‌‌in‌‌
 
comprehension‌‌and‌‌
 
gaining‌‌knowledge‌‌
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How‌  ‌do‌  ‌counseling‌  ‌tools‌  ‌and‌  ‌methods‌  ‌help‌  ‌in‌‌ 
addressing‌‌the‌‌problems‌‌of‌‌a‌‌client?‌  ‌

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Tools‌‌in‌‌Counseling‌‌
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A‌  ‌counselor‌  ‌uses‌  ‌a ‌ ‌variety‌  ‌of‌  ‌assessment‌‌
  tools‌‌
  and‌‌
  techniques‌‌
  to‌‌
  help‌‌
  his‌‌
  or‌‌
  her‌‌
  clients.‌‌
 
These‌  ‌tools‌  ‌can‌  ‌be‌  ‌used‌  ‌either‌  ‌during‌  ‌the‌  ‌assessment‌  ‌phase‌  ‌or‌  ‌the‌  ‌process‌  ‌of‌‌
 
intervention.‌  ‌They‌  ‌can‌  ‌be‌  ‌either‌  ‌non-standardized‌  ‌or‌  ‌standardized.‌  ‌Both‌  ‌types‌  ‌of‌‌
 
techniques‌‌
  are‌‌
  used‌‌
  in‌‌
  collecting‌‌
  primary‌‌
  data.‌‌
  All‌‌
 tools‌‌
 are‌‌
 useful.‌‌
 The‌‌
 only‌‌
 consideration‌‌
 
which‌  ‌the‌  ‌counselor‌  ‌should‌  ‌keep‌  ‌in‌  ‌mind‌  ‌is‌‌
  that‌‌
  the‌‌
  tools‌‌
  used‌‌
  should‌‌
  yield‌‌
  reliable‌‌
  and‌‌
 
objective‌  ‌information.‌  ‌Moreover,‌  ‌the‌  ‌use‌  ‌of‌  ‌a ‌ ‌certain‌  ‌tool‌  ‌depends‌  ‌on‌  ‌the‌  ‌kind‌  ‌of‌‌
 
information‌‌the‌‌counselor‌‌aims‌‌to‌‌gather.‌  ‌
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Certain‌‌
  tools‌‌
  or‌‌
  techniques‌‌
  are‌‌
  also‌‌
  helpful‌‌
  during‌‌
 the‌‌
 intervention‌‌
 phase.‌‌
 Such‌‌
 tools‌‌
 may‌‌
 
include‌  ‌structured‌  ‌activities‌  ‌that‌  ‌can‌  ‌help‌  ‌clients‌  ‌gain‌  ‌insight‌  ‌into‌  ‌themselves‌  ‌or‌  ‌solve‌  ‌a ‌‌
problem.‌  ‌These‌  ‌activities‌  ‌can‌  ‌be‌  ‌done‌  ‌either‌  ‌within‌  ‌sessions‌  ‌or‌  ‌outside‌  ‌sessions‌  ‌in‌  ‌the‌‌
 
form‌‌
  of‌‌
  homework.‌‌
  For‌‌
 example,‌‌
 a ‌‌counselor‌‌
 might‌‌
 ask‌‌
 a ‌‌client‌‌
 to‌‌
 accomplish‌‌
 a ‌‌worksheet‌‌
 
to‌‌track‌‌his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌mood‌‌fluctuations.‌‌
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Nonstandardized‌T
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1. Questionnaire‌  ‌
A‌‌
  questionnaire‌‌
  is‌‌
  a ‌‌set‌‌
  of‌‌
  questions‌‌
  given‌‌
  to‌‌
  an‌‌
  individual‌‌
  or‌‌
  a ‌‌group‌‌
  of‌‌
  individuals‌‌
 
to‌  ‌gather‌  ‌facts‌  ‌or‌  ‌information‌  ‌about‌  ‌conditions‌  ‌and‌‌
  practices‌‌
  that‌‌
  the‌‌
  respondents‌‌
 
presumably‌  ‌know.‌  ‌Questions‌  ‌can‌  ‌either‌  ‌be‌  ‌open-ended‌  ‌or‌  ‌closed-ended.‌  ‌A ‌‌
closed-ended‌‌
  question‌‌
  necessitates‌‌
  an‌‌
  answer‌‌
  in‌‌
  the‌‌
  form‌‌
  of‌‌
 ‘yes’‌‌
 or‌‌
 ‘no’‌‌
 or‌‌
 a ‌‌limited‌‌
 
number‌‌
  of‌‌
  given‌‌
  categories,‌‌
  while‌‌
  an‌‌
  open-ended‌‌
  question‌‌
  requires‌‌
  expertise‌‌
 in‌‌
 the‌‌
 
interpretation‌‌of‌‌responses.‌  ‌
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2. Observation‌  ‌
This‌  ‌is‌‌
  used‌‌
  by‌‌
  professional‌‌
  counselors‌‌
  to‌‌
  study‌‌
  behavior.‌‌
  Its‌‌
  effectiveness‌‌
  depends‌‌
 
on‌  ‌the‌  ‌skill‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌practitioner.‌  ‌Counselors‌  ‌are‌  ‌expected‌  ‌to‌  ‌observe‌  ‌well-defined‌‌
 
behavior‌  ‌without‌  ‌biases‌‌
  and‌‌
  prejudices.‌‌
  The‌‌
  usefulness‌‌
  of‌‌
  the‌‌
  observation‌‌
  depends‌‌
 
on‌‌the‌‌manner‌‌and‌‌purpose‌‌for‌‌which‌‌they‌‌are‌‌conducted.‌  ‌
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3. Sociometry‌  ‌
This‌‌
  tool‌‌
  is‌‌
  used‌‌
  in‌‌
  studying‌‌
  the‌‌
 nature‌‌
 of‌‌
 the‌‌
 social‌‌
 relationship‌‌
 of‌‌
 individuals‌‌
 within‌‌
 
a‌‌
  group.‌‌
  It‌‌
  can‌‌
  also‌‌
  identify‌‌
 personality‌‌
 problems.‌‌
 The‌‌
 technique‌‌
 is‌‌
 a ‌‌valuable‌‌
 source‌‌
 
of‌‌information‌‌in‌‌assessing‌‌the‌‌social‌‌behavior‌‌of‌‌an‌‌individual.‌  ‌
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4. Autobiography‌  ‌
It‌‌
  refers‌‌
 to‌‌
 how‌‌
 an‌‌
 individual‌‌
 describes‌‌
 himself‌‌
 or‌‌
 herself‌‌
 using‌‌
 his‌‌
 or‌‌
 her‌‌
 own‌‌
 words.‌‌
 
It‌  ‌gives‌  ‌valuable‌  ‌information‌  ‌about‌  ‌his‌  ‌or‌  ‌her‌  ‌interests,‌  ‌abilities,‌  ‌personal‌  ‌history,‌‌
 
hopes,‌  ‌ambitions,‌  ‌likes,‌  ‌and‌  ‌dislikes,‌  ‌among‌  ‌others.‌  ‌In‌  ‌counseling,‌  ‌structured‌‌
 
autobiographical‌  ‌items‌  ‌are‌  ‌given‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌  ‌individual,‌  ‌and‌  ‌he‌  ‌or‌  ‌she‌  ‌is‌  ‌asked‌  ‌to‌  ‌write‌‌
 
them‌‌
  out.‌‌
  The‌‌
  autobiographical‌‌
  material‌‌
 acquired‌‌
 is‌‌
 verified‌‌
 by‌‌
 various‌‌
 other‌‌
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Since‌‌
  feelings,‌‌
  values,‌‌
  and‌‌
  attitudes‌‌
  are‌‌
 immeasurable‌‌
 by‌‌
 other‌‌
 tools,‌‌
 autobiography‌‌
 
appears‌‌to‌‌be‌‌the‌‌one‌‌technique‌‌for‌‌appraising‌‌these‌‌characteristics.‌  ‌
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5. Rating‌‌scale‌  ‌
These‌  ‌are‌  ‌used‌  ‌to‌  ‌determine‌  ‌the‌  ‌presence‌  ‌or‌  ‌absence‌  ‌of‌  ‌a ‌ ‌behavior‌  ‌or‌  ‌trait‌  ‌in‌  ‌a ‌‌
scale.‌  ‌Through‌  ‌a ‌ ‌rating‌  ‌scale,‌  ‌the‌  ‌characteristics‌  ‌are‌  ‌rated‌  ‌according‌  ‌to‌  ‌a ‌ ‌given‌‌
 
number‌‌of‌‌points.‌‌
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6. Anecdotal‌‌record‌  ‌
An‌  ‌anecdotal‌  ‌record‌  ‌has‌  ‌short‌  ‌descriptive‌‌
  accounts‌‌
  about‌‌
  some‌‌
  events‌‌
  regarding‌‌
  a ‌‌
person.‌  ‌Every‌  ‌account‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌report‌  ‌of‌  ‌an‌  ‌important‌  ‌episode‌  ‌in‌  ‌his‌  ‌or‌  ‌her‌  ‌life.‌  ‌It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌‌
simple‌  ‌statement‌  ‌of‌  ‌an‌  ‌incident‌  ‌deemed‌  ‌by‌  ‌the‌  ‌observer‌  ‌to‌  ‌be‌  ‌significant‌  ‌to‌  ‌an‌‌
 
individual.‌   ‌
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7. Case‌‌study‌  ‌
It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌comprehensive‌  ‌collection‌  ‌of‌  ‌information‌  ‌gathered‌  ‌using‌  ‌different‌  ‌tools‌  ‌and‌‌
 
techniques.‌  ‌It‌  ‌is‌  ‌the‌  ‌best‌  ‌method‌  ‌for‌  ‌studying‌  ‌the‌  ‌whole‌  ‌person.‌  ‌In‌  ‌a ‌ ‌case‌  ‌study,‌‌
 
information‌  ‌about‌  ‌the‌  ‌individual‌  ‌is‌  ‌organized‌  ‌and‌  ‌combined‌  ‌into‌  ‌a ‌ ‌whole;‌  ‌that‌‌
  the‌‌
 
subject‌  ‌is‌  ‌viewed‌  ‌as‌  ‌someone‌  ‌dynamic‌  ‌who‌  ‌is‌  ‌trying‌  ‌to‌  ‌adjust‌  ‌to‌  ‌his‌  ‌or‌  ‌her‌‌
 
environment.‌‌
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8. Cumulative‌‌record‌  ‌
It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌record‌  ‌of‌  ‌information‌  ‌concerned‌  ‌with‌  ‌the‌  ‌appraisal‌  ‌of‌‌
  an‌‌
  individual‌‌
  student.‌‌
 
The‌  ‌information,‌  ‌collected‌  ‌periodically‌  ‌through‌  ‌various‌  ‌means,‌  ‌is‌  ‌assembled‌  ‌in‌  ‌a ‌‌
summary‌‌to‌‌form‌‌a‌‌cumulative‌‌record.‌‌
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9. Interview‌  ‌
It‌‌
 refers‌‌
 to‌‌
 a ‌‌conversation‌‌
 with‌‌
 a ‌‌purpose.‌‌
 It‌‌
 is‌‌
 friendly‌‌
 and‌‌
 informal;‌‌
 it‌‌
 strives‌‌
 to‌‌
 build‌‌
 
a‌  ‌relationship‌  ‌between‌  ‌the‌  ‌interviewer‌  ‌and‌  ‌the‌  ‌interviewee.‌  ‌This‌  ‌tool‌  ‌is‌  ‌used‌  ‌for‌‌
 
introductory‌‌
 meetings,‌‌
 fact-finding,‌‌
 evaluations,‌‌
 information‌‌
 gathering,‌‌
 and‌‌
 providing‌‌
 
a‌‌
  therapeutic‌‌
  environment‌‌
  for‌‌
 the‌‌
 client.‌‌
 The‌‌
 interviewee‌‌
 should‌‌
 be‌‌
 permitted‌‌
 to‌‌
 talk‌‌
 
in‌‌a‌‌permissive‌‌atmosphere‌‌with‌‌confidence‌‌and‌‌freedom.‌  ‌
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Standardized‌T
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These‌  ‌tools‌  ‌are‌  ‌used‌  ‌to‌  ‌measure‌  ‌intelligence,‌  ‌aptitudes,‌  ‌interests,‌  ‌and‌  ‌personality‌  ‌traits.‌‌
 
Each‌  ‌test‌  ‌is‌  ‌prepared‌  ‌by‌  ‌a ‌ ‌qualified‌  ‌professional‌  ‌or‌  ‌group‌  ‌of‌  ‌professionals;‌  ‌hence,‌  ‌every‌‌
 
item‌  ‌is‌  ‌meaningful‌  ‌and‌  ‌has‌  ‌a ‌ ‌corresponding‌  ‌value.‌  ‌These‌  ‌tools‌  ‌are‌  ‌developed‌  ‌through‌‌
 
careful‌  ‌and‌  ‌rigid‌  ‌processes‌  ‌to‌  ‌make‌  ‌sure‌  ‌that‌  ‌they‌  ‌provide‌  ‌reliable‌  ‌information.‌  ‌They‌‌
 
consume‌‌less‌‌time‌‌to‌‌administer,‌‌are‌‌reusable,‌‌and‌‌can‌‌be‌‌scored‌‌easily.‌  ‌
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1. Aptitude‌‌test‌  ‌
An‌  ‌aptitude‌  ‌test‌  ‌can‌  ‌measure‌  ‌a ‌ ‌trait‌  ‌that‌  ‌characterizes‌  ‌an‌  ‌individual’s‌  ‌ability‌  ‌to‌‌
 
perform‌  ‌a ‌ ‌specific‌  ‌task‌  ‌or‌  ‌obtain‌  ‌the‌  ‌learning‌  ‌needed‌  ‌in‌  ‌a ‌ ‌given‌  ‌area.‌  ‌It‌  ‌supposes‌‌
 
that‌  ‌an‌  ‌individual‌  ‌has‌  ‌a ‌ ‌natural‌  ‌ability‌  ‌that‌  ‌can‌  ‌be‌  ‌further‌  ‌developed‌  ‌to‌  ‌its‌  ‌full‌‌
 
potential‌  ‌through‌  ‌education‌  ‌or‌  ‌training.‌  ‌However,‌  ‌aptitude‌  ‌cannot‌  ‌be‌  ‌expanded‌‌
 
beyond‌‌a‌‌certain‌‌point.‌‌
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2. Achievement‌‌tests‌  ‌
These‌  ‌are‌  ‌used‌  ‌to‌  ‌measure‌  ‌the‌  ‌level‌  ‌and‌  ‌rate‌  ‌of‌  ‌learning‌  ‌compared‌  ‌with‌  ‌those‌  ‌of‌‌
 
others.‌  ‌It‌  ‌also‌  ‌gauges‌  ‌strengths‌  ‌and‌  ‌weaknesses‌  ‌in‌  ‌a ‌ ‌subject‌  ‌area.‌  ‌These‌  ‌tests‌  ‌are‌‌
 
extensively‌‌
  used‌‌
  because‌‌
  of‌‌
  their‌‌
  straightforwardness‌‌
  and‌‌
 the‌‌
 relative‌‌
 ease‌‌
 of‌‌
 usage‌‌
 
in‌ ‌identifying‌‌correct‌‌context‌‌measures.‌  ‌
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3. Interest‌‌inventory‌  ‌
An‌‌
  interest‌‌
  is‌‌
  an‌‌
  attitude‌‌
  towards‌‌
  certain‌‌
  objects,‌‌
 activities,‌‌
 or‌‌
 experiences.‌‌
 It‌‌
 reveals‌‌
 
what‌  ‌we‌  ‌deem‌  ‌attractive‌  ‌or‌  ‌repulsive.‌  ‌Interest‌  ‌inventory‌  ‌is‌  ‌conducted‌  ‌to‌  ‌assist‌‌
  the‌‌
 
individual‌  ‌in‌  ‌identifying‌  ‌and‌  ‌clarifying‌  ‌his‌  ‌or‌  ‌her‌  ‌interests‌  ‌in‌  ‌consideration‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌‌
 
demands‌  ‌of‌  ‌varied‌  ‌courses‌‌
  and‌‌
  careers.‌‌
  It‌‌
  also‌‌
  helps‌‌
  in‌‌
  choosing‌‌
  a ‌‌job‌‌
  and‌‌
  shaping‌‌
 
experiences‌‌aligned‌‌with‌‌his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌interests.‌  ‌
 ‌
4. Personality‌‌test‌  ‌
Personality‌  ‌is‌  ‌inclusive‌  ‌of‌  ‌everything‌  ‌about‌  ‌one’s‌  ‌physical,‌  ‌socio-emotional,‌  ‌and‌‌
 
personal‌  ‌characteristics.‌  ‌Therefore,‌  ‌personality‌  ‌is‌  ‌the‌  ‌sum‌  ‌total‌  ‌of‌  ‌an‌  ‌individual’s‌‌
 
behavior‌‌
  in‌‌
  social‌‌
 situations.‌‌
 A ‌‌personality‌‌
 test‌‌
 is‌‌
 conducted‌‌
 to‌‌
 assist‌‌
 the‌‌
 individual‌‌
 in‌‌
 
resolving‌‌emotional‌‌conflicts.‌  ‌
  ‌ ‌
Methods‌‌and‌‌Approaches‌‌in‌‌Counseling‌‌
   ‌
The‌  ‌process‌  ‌of‌  ‌counseling‌  ‌is‌  ‌guided‌  ‌by‌  ‌approaches,‌  ‌theory,‌  ‌and‌  ‌research‌‌
  — ‌‌all‌‌
  of‌‌
  which‌‌
 
inform‌  ‌the‌  ‌method‌  ‌of‌  ‌practice.‌  ‌Approaches‌  ‌can‌  ‌be‌  ‌thought‌  ‌of‌  ‌as‌  ‌philosophical‌  ‌lenses‌‌
 
through‌  ‌which‌  ‌a ‌ ‌particular‌  ‌life‌  ‌problem‌  ‌or‌  ‌concern‌  ‌is‌  ‌understood‌  ‌and‌  ‌addressed.‌  ‌Thus,‌‌
 
different‌‌
  approaches‌‌
  in‌‌
  counseling‌‌
  provide‌‌
  differing‌‌
  explanations‌‌
  as‌‌
  to‌‌
  why‌‌
  a ‌‌client‌‌
  has‌‌
  a ‌‌
certain‌  ‌problem.‌  ‌For‌  ‌example,‌  ‌a ‌ ‌client‌  ‌has‌  ‌been‌  ‌feeling‌  ‌a ‌ ‌lot‌  ‌of‌  ‌guilt.‌  ‌One‌  ‌approach‌‌
 
attributes‌  ‌the‌  ‌client’s‌  ‌problem‌  ‌to‌‌
  early‌‌
  childhood‌‌
  experiences,‌‌
  such‌‌
  as‌‌
  the‌‌
  internalization‌‌
 
of‌‌
  a ‌‌rigid‌‌
  punishment.‌‌
  Another‌‌
  might‌‌
  see‌‌
  it‌‌
  as‌‌
  the‌‌
  inability‌‌
  to‌‌
  accept‌‌
  one’s‌‌
 self‌‌
 because‌‌
 of‌‌
 
conditions‌‌of‌‌worth.‌  ‌
 ‌
Psychodynamic‌A
‌ pproach‌(‌ Classic‌T
‌ heories)‌  ‌
The‌‌
  psychodynamic‌‌
  approach‌‌
  is‌‌
  characterized‌‌
  by‌‌
  its‌‌
  emphasis‌‌
  on‌‌
  unconscious‌‌
 forces‌‌
 and‌‌
 
early‌  ‌childhood‌  ‌experiences‌  ‌with‌  ‌parents‌  ‌in‌  ‌explaining‌  ‌behavior.‌  ‌Its‌  ‌first‌  ‌proponent‌  ‌was‌‌
 
Sigmund‌‌Freud‌,‌‌an‌‌Austrian‌‌physician.‌  ‌

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   ‌

 ‌
Fig.‌‌2.‌‌‌Sigmund‌‌Freud‌  ‌
 ‌
It‌‌
  aims‌‌
  to‌‌
  restructure‌‌
  the‌‌
  personality‌‌
  by‌‌
  resolving‌‌
  intrapsychic‌‌
  conflict,‌‌
  or‌‌
  those‌‌
 concerning‌‌
 
multiple‌  ‌internal‌  ‌psychological‌  ‌processes‌  ‌of‌  ‌an‌‌
  individual.‌‌
  A ‌‌psychoanalytic‌‌
  counselor‌‌
  may‌‌
 
use‌‌the‌‌following‌‌methods‌‌or‌‌techniques:‌  ‌
 ‌
Table‌‌1.‌‌‌Psychoanalytic‌‌methods‌‌or‌‌techniques‌  ‌

Method/Technique‌  ‌ Description‌  ‌

Free‌‌association‌  ‌ This‌‌is‌‌used‌‌to‌‌encourage‌‌the‌‌patient‌‌to‌‌verbalize‌‌
 
whatever‌‌enters‌‌his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌mind‌‌to‌‌liberate‌‌suppressed‌ 
emotions.‌  ‌

Dream‌‌analysis‌‌
   This‌‌is‌‌used‌‌to‌‌examine‌‌behavioral‌‌processes‌‌and‌‌
 
interpret‌‌them‌‌using‌‌dreams.‌  ‌

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Method/Technique‌  ‌ Description‌  ‌

Confrontation‌‌and‌‌
  This‌‌is‌‌used‌‌to‌‌give‌‌feedback‌‌to‌‌make‌‌clients‌ ‌aware‌‌of‌‌
 
clarification‌  ‌ what‌‌is‌‌happening‌‌to‌‌them.‌‌
   ‌

Interpretation‌  ‌ This‌‌is‌‌used‌‌to‌‌give‌‌clients‌‌a‌‌better‌‌understanding‌‌of‌‌their‌‌
 
inner‌‌conflict,‌‌which‌‌can‌‌manifest‌‌through‌‌resistance,‌‌
 
transference,‌‌and‌‌other‌‌processes.‌‌
   ‌

 ‌
 ‌
B.‌ ‌Adler’s‌‌Individual‌‌Psychology‌  ‌
 ‌
The‌  ‌goal‌  ‌of‌  ‌Adlerian‌  ‌counseling‌  ‌is‌  ‌to‌  ‌understand‌  ‌clients‌  ‌and‌  ‌assess‌‌
  why‌‌
  they‌‌
  do‌‌
  things‌‌
  in‌‌
 
certain‌‌
  ways.‌‌
  Counselors‌‌
 apply‌‌
 particular‌‌
 techniques‌‌
 to‌‌
 aid‌‌
 clients‌‌
 in‌‌
 reorienting‌‌
 themselves‌‌
 
towards‌‌positive‌‌functioning.‌  ‌
 ‌
Adlerian‌‌
  counseling‌‌
  emphasizes‌‌
  four‌‌
  objectives:‌‌
  (a)‌‌
  establishment‌‌
  and‌‌
  maintenance‌‌
  of‌‌
 an‌‌
 
egalitarian‌  ‌relationship,‌‌
  (b)‌‌
  analysis‌‌
  of‌‌
  the‌‌
  client’s‌‌
  lifestyle,‌‌
  (c)‌‌
  interpretation‌‌
  of‌‌
  the‌‌
  client’s‌‌
 
lifestyle‌‌
  in‌‌
  a ‌‌way‌‌
  that‌‌
  promotes‌‌
  insight,‌‌
  and‌‌
 (d)‌‌
 reorientation‌‌
 and‌‌
 reeducation‌‌
 of‌‌
 the‌‌
 client‌‌
 
to‌‌
 achieve‌‌
 behavior‌‌
 change.‌‌
 Adlerian‌‌
 techniques‌‌
 can‌‌
 be‌‌
 explained‌‌
 through‌‌
 the‌‌
 four‌‌
 phases‌‌
 
of‌‌Adlerian‌‌psychotherapy.‌  ‌
 ‌
Table‌‌2.‌‌‌The‌‌four‌‌phases‌‌of‌‌Adlerian‌‌psychotherapy‌ 

Phases‌  ‌ Description‌  ‌

First‌‌phase:‌‌Establishing‌‌the‌‌relationship‌  ‌

Use‌‌of‌‌listening‌‌skills‌  ‌ Effective‌  ‌listening‌  ‌skills‌  ‌are‌  ‌essential‌  ‌in‌  ‌promoting‌‌


 
mutual‌‌trust‌‌and‌‌respect.‌  ‌

Winning‌  ‌respect‌  ‌and‌‌


  Winning‌  ‌the‌  ‌respect‌  ‌of‌  ‌clients‌  ‌and‌  ‌offering‌  ‌hope‌  ‌can‌‌
 
offering‌‌hope‌  ‌ intensify‌‌
  their‌‌
  motivation‌‌
  towards‌‌
  becoming‌‌
  involved‌‌
  in‌‌
 
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Encouragement‌  ‌ Encouragement‌  ‌gives‌  ‌the‌  ‌feeling‌  ‌of‌  ‌support,‌‌


  which‌‌
  can‌‌
 
help‌‌clients‌‌to‌‌believe‌‌in‌‌themselves.‌  ‌

Second‌‌phase:‌‌Performing‌‌analysis‌‌and‌‌assessment‌‌
   ‌

Lifestyle‌‌analysis‌  ‌ Identify‌  ‌the‌‌


  client’s‌‌
  strengths‌‌
  that‌‌
  may‌‌
  be‌‌
  used‌‌
  to‌‌
  solve‌‌
 
his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌problems.‌  ‌

Dream‌  ‌analysis‌  ‌to‌‌


  be‌‌
  used‌‌
  It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌method‌  ‌that‌  ‌sees‌  ‌dreams‌  ‌as‌  ‌an‌  ‌attempt‌  ‌to‌  ‌deal‌‌
 
to‌‌conduct‌‌lifestyle‌‌analysis‌  ‌ with‌‌hardships‌‌in‌‌life.‌  ‌

Third‌‌phase:‌‌Promoting‌‌insight‌‌
   ‌

Insight‌‌process‌‌
   ‌ It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌method‌  ‌that‌  ‌helps‌  ‌clients‌  ‌understand‌  ‌how‌‌
 
self-defeating‌‌
  patterns‌‌
  work‌‌
  and‌‌
  their‌‌
  dynamics.‌‌
  It‌‌
  uses‌‌
 
insight‌  ‌to‌  ‌prepare‌  ‌the‌  ‌client‌  ‌for‌  ‌the‌  ‌reorientation‌‌
 
process,‌‌wherein‌‌self-defeating‌‌patterns‌‌are‌‌rectified.‌  ‌

Fourth‌‌phase:‌‌Reorientation‌  ‌

Spitting‌‌the‌‌client’s‌‌soup‌  ‌ It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌method‌  ‌that‌  ‌involves‌  ‌determining‌  ‌the‌  ‌pay-off‌  ‌of‌‌
 
the‌  ‌game‌  ‌and‌  ‌interpreting‌  ‌it‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌  ‌client;‌  ‌this‌  ‌can‌  ‌be‌‌
 
used‌‌for‌‌clients‌‌that‌‌engage‌‌in‌‌manipulative‌‌games.‌‌
   ‌

The‌‌push-button‌‌technique‌  ‌ It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌method‌  ‌considered‌  ‌as‌  ‌a ‌ ‌rational‌  ‌emotive,‌  ‌which‌‌
 
includes‌  ‌focusing‌  ‌on‌  ‌pleasant‌  ‌and‌  ‌unpleasant‌‌
 
experiences‌  ‌and‌  ‌the‌  ‌feelings‌  ‌they‌  ‌generate.‌  ‌It‌  ‌signifies‌‌
 
the‌‌
  level‌‌
  of‌‌
  control‌‌
  a ‌‌client‌‌
 can‌‌
 exercise‌‌
 when‌‌
 they‌‌
 push‌‌
 
the‌‌button‌‌and‌‌put‌‌a‌‌stop‌‌to‌‌self-defeating‌‌processes.‌  ‌

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Fourth‌‌phase:‌‌Reorientation‌  ‌

Catching‌‌oneself‌  ‌ It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌method‌  ‌wherein‌  ‌clients‌  ‌are‌  ‌helped‌  ‌to‌  ‌avoid‌‌
 
defeating‌  ‌patterns‌  ‌by‌  ‌making‌  ‌them‌  ‌more‌  ‌conscious‌  ‌of‌‌
 
themselves,‌  ‌or‌  ‌in‌  ‌other‌  ‌words,‌  ‌by‌‌
  catching‌‌
  themselves.‌‌
 
A‌  ‌good‌  ‌example‌  ‌of‌  ‌this‌  ‌is‌  ‌the‌  ‌use‌  ‌of‌  ‌humor,‌  ‌wherein‌‌
 
clients‌  ‌are‌  ‌encouraged‌  ‌to‌  ‌laugh‌  ‌at‌  ‌their‌  ‌self-defeating‌‌
 
tendencies.‌‌
   ‌

Acting‌‌as-if‌  ‌ This‌  ‌method‌  ‌helps‌  ‌a ‌ ‌client‌  ‌experience‌  ‌success.‌  ‌It‌‌


 
advances‌  ‌a ‌ ‌“can‌  ‌do”‌  ‌spirit,‌  ‌and‌  ‌it‌  ‌involves‌  ‌acting‌  ‌as‌  ‌if‌‌
 
clients‌‌can‌‌achieve‌‌whatever‌‌they‌‌set‌‌their‌‌mind‌‌to.‌‌
   ‌

Task‌‌setting‌‌and‌‌
  It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌method‌  ‌that‌  ‌focuses‌  ‌on‌  ‌instilling‌  ‌the‌  ‌value‌  ‌of‌‌
 
commitment‌  ‌ effort‌  ‌to‌  ‌bring‌  ‌about‌  ‌change.‌  ‌It‌  ‌uses‌  ‌homework‌‌
 
assignments.‌‌
   ‌

 ‌
C.‌‌Jung’s‌‌Analytic‌‌Psychology‌  ‌
 ‌
Jung’s‌‌
  approach‌‌
  emphasizes‌‌
  the‌‌
 role‌‌
 of‌‌
 unconscious‌‌
 processes‌‌
 
in‌  ‌psychological‌  ‌functioning.‌  ‌The‌  ‌approach‌  ‌applies‌  ‌the‌‌
 
analysis‌‌
  and‌‌
  interpretation‌‌
  of‌‌
  dreams‌‌
 and‌‌
 other‌‌
 procedures‌‌
 to‌‌
 
uncover‌  ‌the‌  ‌unconscious‌  ‌processes,‌  ‌to‌  ‌boost‌  ‌the‌  ‌functioning‌‌
 
of‌  ‌personality,‌  ‌and‌‌
  to‌‌
  improve‌‌
  mental‌‌
  health‌‌
  and‌‌
  wellness.‌‌
  Its‌‌
 
goal‌  ‌is‌  ‌to‌  ‌achieve‌  ‌the‌  ‌client’s‌  ‌integration‌  ‌by‌  ‌helping‌‌
  the‌‌
  client‌‌
 
become‌‌
  more‌‌
  aware‌‌
  of‌‌
  how‌‌
  his‌‌
  or‌‌
 her‌‌
 unconscious‌‌
 shapes‌‌
 his‌‌
 
or‌‌her‌‌behavior.‌  ‌
 ‌
 ‌

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  Jung‌‌
  believed‌‌
  that‌‌
  the‌‌
  method‌‌
  of‌‌
  treatment‌‌
  must‌‌
  be‌‌
 flexible‌‌
 and‌‌
 has‌‌
 to‌‌
 be‌‌
 put‌‌
 in‌‌
 place‌‌
 
by‌‌
  the‌‌
  character‌‌
  and‌‌
  ‌persona‌‌
  of‌‌
  the‌‌
  clients.‌‌
  It‌‌
  therefore‌‌
 applies‌‌
 a ‌‌more‌‌
 practical‌‌
 approach.‌‌
 
Jungian‌  ‌counseling‌  ‌applies‌  ‌to‌  ‌dreams,‌  ‌but‌‌
  analyzing‌‌
  a ‌‌single‌‌
  dream‌‌
  may‌‌
  be‌‌
  limited.‌‌
  It‌‌
  also‌‌
 
analyzes‌‌
  the‌‌
  interrelationship‌‌
  of‌‌
  several‌‌
 dreams‌‌
 recorded‌‌
 over‌‌
 a ‌‌period‌‌
 of‌‌
 time.‌‌
 Counselors‌‌
 
aid‌  ‌the‌  ‌client‌  ‌in‌  ‌appreciating‌  ‌the‌  ‌meaning‌  ‌of‌  ‌his‌  ‌or‌  ‌her‌  ‌dreams‌  ‌and‌  ‌use‌  ‌them‌  ‌to‌  ‌further‌‌
 
comprehend‌‌his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌personality.‌  ‌
 ‌
Experiential‌T
‌ heories‌  ‌
The‌‌
  experiential‌‌
  theories‌‌
  refer‌‌
  to‌‌
  the‌‌
  ‌affective‌‌
  aspect‌, ‌‌which‌‌
 is‌‌
 concerned‌‌
 about‌‌
 creating‌‌
 
an‌  ‌impact‌  ‌on‌  ‌a ‌ ‌client’s‌  ‌emotions‌  ‌to‌  ‌effect‌  ‌change.‌  ‌Famous‌  ‌experiential‌  ‌theorists‌‌
  include‌‌
 
Carl‌‌Rogers‌‌(person-centered‌‌therapy)‌‌‌and‌F
‌ ritz‌‌Perls‌‌(Gestalt‌‌therapy)‌. ‌ ‌
  ‌ ‌
A.‌ ‌Rogers’s‌‌Person-Centered‌‌Counseling‌  ‌
The‌  ‌person-centered‌  ‌theory‌  ‌has‌  ‌been‌  ‌described‌  ‌as‌  ‌an‌  ‌“if–then”‌  ‌approach‌  ‌because‌  ‌it‌‌
 
presupposes‌‌
  that‌‌
  ‌if‌‌
  certain‌‌
  conditions‌‌
  exist‌‌
  in‌‌
  the‌‌
  counseling‌‌
  relationship,‌‌
  ‌then‌‌
 the‌‌
 client‌‌
 
will‌‌move‌‌toward‌‌self-actualization.‌  ‌
 ‌
Table‌‌
  3.‌‌
  ‌The‌‌
  core‌‌
  conditions‌‌
  in‌‌
  Rogers's‌‌
  person-centered‌‌
  counseling‌  ‌(1957‌‌
 cited‌‌
 in‌‌
 Corey‌‌
 
2017,‌‌257)‌  ‌

Conditions‌  ‌ Description‌  ‌

Counselor‌‌congruence‌‌
   ‌ Counselors‌  ‌must‌‌
  be‌‌
  congruent‌‌
  or‌‌
  in‌‌
  harmony‌‌
  with‌‌
  what‌‌
  they‌‌
 
experience‌‌
  and‌‌
  what‌‌
  they‌‌
  communicate.‌‌
  In‌‌
 other‌‌
 words,‌‌
 their‌‌
 
words‌  ‌must‌  ‌truthfully‌  ‌reflect‌  ‌their‌‌
  thoughts‌‌
  and‌‌
  professional‌‌
 
opinions.‌‌
   ‌

Empathic‌‌
  The‌‌
  counselor‌‌
  must‌‌
  make‌‌
  an‌‌
  effort‌‌
  to‌‌
  comprehend‌‌
  the‌‌
  client‌‌
 
understanding‌  ‌ from‌‌the‌‌client’s‌‌perspective‌‌or‌‌frame‌‌of‌‌reference.‌  ‌

Unconditional‌‌positive‌‌
  The‌  ‌counselor‌  ‌needs‌‌
  to‌‌
  accept‌‌
  and‌‌
  respect‌‌
  the‌‌
  client.‌‌
  It‌‌
  does‌‌
 
regard‌  ‌ not‌‌
  require‌‌
 the‌‌
 counselor‌‌
 to‌‌
 like‌‌
 the‌‌
 client‌‌
 or‌‌
 to‌‌
 be‌‌
 particularly‌‌
 
nice‌  ‌to‌  ‌him‌  ‌or‌  ‌her.‌  ‌It‌  ‌refers‌  ‌to‌  ‌setting‌  ‌aside‌  ‌one’s‌  ‌personal‌‌
 
biases‌  ‌and‌  ‌opinions‌  ‌and‌  ‌simply‌  ‌accepting‌  ‌the‌  ‌client‌  ‌for‌  ‌who‌‌
 
he‌‌or‌‌she‌‌is,‌‌regardless‌‌of‌‌his‌‌or‌‌her‌‌words‌‌and‌‌actions.‌‌
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Evidence‌  ‌that‌  ‌the‌  ‌client‌  ‌is‌  ‌ready‌  ‌to‌  ‌move‌  ‌toward‌  ‌self-actualization‌  ‌includes‌  ‌openness‌  ‌to‌‌
 
experience,‌  ‌self-trust,‌  ‌possession‌  ‌of‌  ‌internal‌  ‌sources‌  ‌of‌  ‌evaluation,‌  ‌and‌  ‌willingness‌  ‌to‌‌
 
grow.‌‌
  The‌‌
  person-centered‌‌
  psychology‌‌
  lessens‌‌
 the‌‌
 use‌‌
 of‌‌
 techniques.‌‌
 Rogers‌‌
 believes‌‌
 that‌‌
 
counseling‌‌
  relationships‌‌
  can‌‌
  form‌‌
 core‌‌
 conditions‌‌
 that‌‌
 are‌‌
 important‌‌
 for‌‌
 self-actualization.‌‌
 
Nevertheless,‌‌the‌‌approach‌‌uses‌‌listening‌‌to‌‌communicate‌‌appreciation.‌  ‌
 ‌
B.‌ ‌Perls’s‌‌Gestalt‌‌Therapy‌  ‌
The‌  ‌Gestalt‌  ‌counseling‌  ‌approach‌  ‌emphasizes‌  ‌the‌  ‌here‌  ‌and‌  ‌now.‌  ‌Its‌  ‌objective‌  ‌is‌  ‌to‌‌
 
acknowledge‌  ‌the‌  ‌environment,‌  ‌the‌  ‌responsibility‌  ‌for‌  ‌choices,‌  ‌and‌  ‌self-acceptance.‌  ‌This‌‌
 
approach‌‌is‌‌suitable‌‌for‌‌individuals‌‌who‌‌lack‌‌awareness‌‌and‌‌are‌‌feeling‌‌out‌‌of‌‌touch.‌  ‌
 ‌
Table‌‌4.‌T
‌ he‌‌techniques‌‌in‌‌Perls's‌‌Gestalt‌‌therapy‌  ‌
 ‌
Technique‌‌
   ‌ Description‌  ‌

Assuming‌‌responsibility‌  ‌ The‌  ‌method‌  ‌obligates‌  ‌the‌  ‌client‌  ‌to‌  ‌rephrase‌  ‌a ‌‌


statement‌  ‌and‌  ‌take‌  ‌responsibility.‌  ‌The‌  ‌counselor‌  ‌asks‌‌
 
the‌  ‌client‌  ‌to‌  ‌end‌  ‌all‌  ‌the‌  ‌statements‌  ‌with‌  ‌“a
‌ nd‌  ‌I ‌ ‌take‌‌
 
responsibility‌‌for‌‌it‌.”‌‌
   ‌

Using‌‌personal‌‌pronouns‌  ‌ The‌  ‌method‌  ‌motivates‌  ‌the‌  ‌clients‌  ‌to‌  ‌take‌  ‌personal‌‌


 
responsibility‌  ‌by‌  ‌saying‌  ‌“I‌ ‌ ‌or‌  ‌me‌” ‌ ‌instead‌  ‌of‌  ‌stating‌‌
 
general‌‌terms,‌‌such‌‌as‌w
‌ e‌‌‌or‌u
‌ s‌. ‌ ‌

Now‌‌I‌‌am‌‌aware‌‌
   ‌ The‌  ‌method‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌way‌  ‌to‌  ‌assist‌  ‌the‌  ‌clients‌  ‌in‌‌
  getting‌‌
  in‌‌
 
touch‌‌
  with‌‌
  themselves.‌‌
  The‌‌
  counselor‌‌
  can‌‌
  ask‌‌
  them‌‌
  to‌‌
 
close‌‌their‌‌eyes‌‌and‌‌say,‌‌“N
‌ ow‌‌I‌‌am‌‌aware…‌” ‌ ‌

The‌‌empty‌‌chair‌‌technique‌  ‌ The‌  ‌method‌  ‌can‌  ‌help‌  ‌clients‌  ‌in‌  ‌working‌  ‌on‌  ‌conflicting‌‌
 
parts‌‌
  of‌‌
  their‌‌
  personality.‌‌
  It‌‌
  is‌‌
  conducted‌‌
  by‌‌
  putting‌‌
 an‌‌
 
empty‌‌
 chair‌‌
 in‌‌
 front‌‌
 of‌‌
 the‌‌
 client.‌‌
 The‌‌
 empty‌‌
 chair‌‌
 is‌‌
 the‌‌
 
chair‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌client’s‌  ‌personality‌‌
  that‌‌
  avoids‌‌
  doing‌‌
  what‌‌
 
the‌  ‌client‌  ‌wants‌  ‌to‌  ‌do.‌  ‌The‌  ‌counselor‌  ‌will‌  ‌give‌‌
 
instructions‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌  ‌client‌  ‌to‌  ‌start‌  ‌a ‌ ‌conversation‌  ‌with‌‌
 
his‌‌
  or‌‌
  her‌‌
  other‌‌
  personality‌‌
  seated‌‌
  at‌‌
  the‌‌
 chair‌‌
 in‌‌
 front‌ 

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of‌  ‌them,‌  ‌stating‌‌
  why‌‌
  he‌‌
  or‌‌
  she‌‌
  wants‌‌
  to‌‌
  give‌‌
  feedback‌‌
 
and‌‌
  what‌‌
  the‌‌
 feedback‌‌
 is‌‌
 all‌‌
 about.‌‌
 After‌‌
 that,‌‌
 the‌‌
 client‌‌
 
will‌‌
  be‌‌
  asked‌‌
  to‌‌
  sit‌‌
  on‌‌
 the‌‌
 vacant‌‌
 chair‌‌
 and‌‌
 explain‌‌
 why‌‌
 
he‌  ‌or‌  ‌she‌  ‌does‌  ‌not‌  ‌want‌  ‌to‌  ‌give‌  ‌feedback.‌  ‌Then,‌  ‌the‌‌
 
client‌  ‌will‌  ‌move‌  ‌back‌  ‌and‌  ‌forth‌  ‌until‌  ‌the‌  ‌issue‌  ‌is‌‌
 
resolved.‌‌
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Cognitive-Behavioral‌T
‌ heories‌  ‌
The‌  ‌cognitive-behavioral‌  ‌theories‌  ‌refer‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌  ‌task‌  ‌of‌  ‌cognition‌  ‌in‌  ‌psychological‌‌
 
functioning.‌  ‌Cognitions‌  ‌are‌  ‌thoughts,‌  ‌beliefs,‌  ‌and‌  ‌internal‌  ‌images‌  ‌about‌  ‌events‌  ‌in‌  ‌the‌‌
 
clients’‌  ‌lives.‌  ‌Cognitive‌  ‌counseling‌  ‌theories‌  ‌emphasize‌‌
  mental‌‌
  processes‌‌
  and‌‌
  their‌‌
  effects‌‌
 
on‌  ‌mental‌  ‌health.‌  ‌The‌  ‌famous‌  ‌cognitive‌  ‌theorists‌  ‌include‌  ‌Albert‌  ‌Ellis,‌  ‌Aaron‌  ‌Beck,‌‌
  and‌‌
 
Eric‌‌Berne.‌‌
   ‌
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A.‌‌Ellis’s‌‌Rational‌‌Emotive‌‌Behavior‌‌Therapy‌‌(REBT)‌  ‌
REBT‌  ‌highlights‌  ‌the‌  ‌role‌  ‌of‌‌
  ‌cognition‌‌
  on‌‌
  emotions‌‌
  given‌‌
  the‌‌
  assumption‌‌
  that‌‌
  people‌‌
  can‌‌
 
be‌  ‌best‌  ‌appreciated‌  ‌through‌  ‌an‌  ‌internal‌  ‌cognitive‌  ‌dialogue‌  ‌or‌  ‌self-talk.‌  ‌It‌  ‌considers‌  ‌that‌ 
emotional‌  ‌disorder‌  ‌has‌  ‌a ‌ ‌connection‌  ‌with‌  ‌cognitive‌  ‌processes‌  ‌that‌  ‌are‌  ‌not‌  ‌rational.‌  ‌The‌‌
 
main‌‌
  objective‌‌
  of‌‌
  REBT‌‌
  is‌‌
  to‌‌
  mend‌‌
 the‌‌
 self-defeating‌‌
 ‌cognition‌‌
 of‌‌
 the‌‌
 client‌‌
 and‌‌
 assist‌‌
 him‌‌
 
or‌  ‌her‌  ‌in‌  ‌gaining‌  ‌a ‌ ‌more‌‌
  sensible‌‌
  viewpoint‌‌
  in‌‌
  life.‌‌
  This‌‌
  type‌‌
  of‌‌
  therapy‌‌
  is‌‌
  instructive‌‌
  and‌‌
 
provoking.‌‌
   ‌
 ‌
Table‌‌5.‌T
‌ he‌‌three‌‌techniques‌‌of‌‌REBT‌  ‌

Techniques‌  ‌ Description‌  ‌

Cognitive‌  ‌ It‌  ‌involves‌  ‌reforming‌  ‌unreasonable‌  ‌and‌  ‌irrational‌‌


 
ideas.‌  ‌It‌  ‌helps‌  ‌the‌  ‌client‌  ‌conquer‌  ‌self-defeating‌‌
 
cognitions‌. ‌ ‌It‌  ‌includes‌  ‌reframing‌  ‌perspectives‌  ‌from‌‌
 
unconstructive‌‌to‌‌more‌‌positive‌‌stances.‌‌
   ‌

Emotive‌  ‌ It‌  ‌revolves‌  ‌around‌  ‌the‌  ‌client’s‌  ‌affective‌  ‌or‌  ‌emotional‌‌


 
domain.‌  ‌This‌  ‌aids‌  ‌in‌  ‌helping‌  ‌clients‌  ‌acknowledge‌‌
 
themselves‌‌and‌‌their‌‌feelings.‌  ‌

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Behavioral‌  ‌ It‌  ‌revolves‌  ‌around‌  ‌the‌  ‌full‌  ‌array‌  ‌of‌  ‌behavioral‌‌
 
methods‌  ‌such‌  ‌as‌  ‌assertiveness‌  ‌training,‌  ‌relaxation‌‌
 
therapy,‌  ‌self-management,‌  ‌self-monitoring,‌  ‌and‌‌
 
assignments.‌  ‌

 ‌
B.‌ ‌Beck’s‌‌Cognitive‌‌Behavioral‌‌Therapy‌‌(CBT)‌  ‌
CBT‌  ‌covers‌  ‌the‌  ‌significance‌  ‌of‌  ‌cognitive‌  ‌thinking,‌  ‌specifically‌  ‌dysfunctional‌  ‌thoughts.‌  ‌This‌‌
 
counseling‌  ‌approach‌  ‌is‌  ‌suitable‌  ‌for‌  ‌people‌  ‌who‌  ‌suffer‌  ‌from‌  ‌depression‌  ‌and‌  ‌anxiety.‌  ‌The‌‌
 
counselor‌‌
 helps‌‌
 the‌‌
 client‌‌
 develop‌‌
 a ‌‌practical‌‌
 understanding‌‌
 of‌‌
 events‌‌
 to‌‌
 face‌‌
 and‌‌
 overcome‌‌
 
depression‌‌
  and‌‌
  anxiety.‌‌
  Beck‌‌
  does‌‌
  not‌‌
  try‌‌
  to‌‌
  disprove‌‌
  beliefs‌‌
  but‌‌
  lets‌‌
 his‌‌
 clients‌‌
 investigate‌‌
 
their‌‌functionality.‌‌It‌‌uses‌‌explicit‌‌profile‌‌and‌‌treatment‌‌plans‌‌for‌‌various‌‌mental‌‌disorders.‌  ‌

Table‌‌6.‌‌‌The‌‌techniques‌‌used‌‌in‌‌CBT‌  ‌

Technique‌  ‌ Description‌  ‌

Decatastrophizing‌  ‌ This‌  ‌method‌  ‌considers‌  ‌what‌  ‌ifs‌  ‌and‌‌


  involves‌‌
  priming‌‌
  clients‌‌
  for‌‌
 
results‌‌that‌‌may‌‌greatly‌‌affect‌‌them.‌‌
   ‌

Redefining‌  ‌ This‌  ‌method‌  ‌helps‌  ‌clients‌  ‌make‌  ‌problems‌  ‌more‌  ‌concrete‌  ‌and‌‌
 
tangible,‌  ‌especially‌  ‌when‌  ‌they‌  ‌feel‌  ‌that‌  ‌situations‌  ‌are‌  ‌beyond‌‌
 
their‌  ‌personal‌  ‌control.‌  ‌It‌  ‌involves‌  ‌stating‌  ‌or‌  ‌redefining‌  ‌the‌‌
 
problem‌‌through‌‌their‌‌own‌‌words‌‌and‌‌behavior.‌‌
   ‌

Decentering‌  ‌ This‌  ‌method‌  ‌helps‌  ‌clients‌  ‌adjust‌  ‌their‌  ‌perception‌  ‌of‌  ‌how‌  ‌other‌‌
 
people‌‌
 look‌‌
 at‌‌
 them.‌‌
 It‌‌
 involves‌‌
 observing‌‌
 and‌‌
 appreciating‌‌
 other‌‌
 
people’s‌  ‌responses.‌  ‌This‌  ‌is‌  ‌very‌  ‌helpful‌  ‌for‌  ‌clients‌  ‌who‌  ‌believe‌‌
 
that‌  ‌everyone’s‌  ‌attention‌  ‌is‌  ‌always‌  ‌focused‌  ‌on‌  ‌them,‌  ‌and‌  ‌that‌‌
 
they‌‌are‌‌always‌‌seen‌‌in‌‌a‌‌negative‌‌light.‌‌
   ‌

Behavioral‌‌techniques‌  ‌ This‌‌
  refers‌‌
  to‌‌
  a ‌‌variety‌‌
  of‌‌
  methods‌‌
 targeted‌‌
 to‌‌
 modify‌‌
 automatic‌‌
 
thoughts‌  ‌or‌  ‌assumptions.‌  ‌It‌  ‌helps‌  ‌the‌  ‌client‌  ‌handle‌  ‌specific‌‌
 
maladaptive‌‌beliefs‌‌and‌‌encourages‌‌new‌‌learning.‌  ‌

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C.‌ ‌Berne’s‌‌Transactional‌‌Analysis‌‌(TA)‌  ‌
The‌  ‌transactional‌  ‌analysis‌  ‌(TA)‌‌
  approach‌‌
  examines‌‌
  transactions‌‌
  and‌‌
  relationships‌‌
  between‌‌
 
people.‌‌
  It‌‌
  involves‌‌
  the‌‌
  evaluation‌‌
  of‌‌
  the‌‌
  “three‌‌
  ‌ego‌‌
 states‌‌
 of‌‌
 parent,‌‌
 adult,‌‌
 and‌‌
 child‌‌
 of‌‌
 each‌‌
 
person.”‌  ‌This‌  ‌is‌  ‌determined‌  ‌if‌  ‌the‌  ‌transaction‌  ‌has‌  ‌balance‌  ‌and‌  ‌harmony.‌  ‌The‌  ‌goal‌  ‌of‌  ‌this‌‌
 
approach‌  ‌is‌  ‌to‌  ‌assist‌  ‌a ‌ ‌person‌  ‌in‌  ‌developing‌  ‌a ‌ ‌capacity‌  ‌for‌  ‌intimacy‌  ‌and‌  ‌becoming‌‌
 
self-aware,‌‌spontaneous,‌‌and‌‌autonomous.‌  ‌

Table‌‌7.‌T
‌ he‌‌techniques‌‌used‌‌in‌‌TA‌  ‌

Technique‌  ‌ Description‌  ‌

Structural‌‌analysis‌  ‌ It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌method‌  ‌that‌  ‌helps‌  ‌clients‌  ‌become‌  ‌aware‌  ‌of‌‌
 
their‌  ‌three‌  ‌ego‌  ‌states—the‌  ‌parent,‌  ‌adult,‌  ‌and‌  ‌child‌‌
 
models.‌  ‌

Transactional‌‌analysis‌  ‌ It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌method‌  ‌that‌  ‌helps‌  ‌clients‌  ‌learn‌  ‌to‌‌
 
communicate‌‌in‌‌complementary‌‌transactions.‌  ‌

Script‌‌analysis‌  ‌ It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌method‌  ‌that‌  ‌deals‌  ‌with‌  ‌the‌  ‌type‌  ‌of‌  ‌life‌  ‌the‌‌
 
client‌  ‌has‌  ‌imagined‌  ‌or‌  ‌developed‌  ‌for‌  ‌himself‌  ‌or‌‌
 
herself‌‌and‌‌how‌‌it‌‌can‌‌be‌‌rewritten.‌‌
   ‌

Game‌‌analysis‌‌
   It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌method‌  ‌that‌  ‌helps‌  ‌the‌  ‌client‌  ‌understand‌‌
 
particular‌  ‌transactions‌  ‌among‌  ‌people‌  ‌that‌  ‌lead‌  ‌to‌‌
 
negative‌‌
  emotions.‌‌
 These‌‌
 are‌‌
 the‌‌
 “games”‌‌
 that‌‌
 people‌‌
 
play,‌  ‌and‌  ‌they‌  ‌hinder‌  ‌the‌‌
  cultivation‌‌
  of‌‌
  interpersonal‌‌
 
relationships.‌‌
   ‌

 ‌
Eclectic‌C
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Eclectic‌  ‌therapy‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌form‌  ‌of‌  ‌a ‌ ‌therapeutic‌  ‌approach.‌  ‌It‌  ‌combines‌  ‌therapeutic‌  ‌principles‌‌
 
and‌‌
  philosophies‌‌
  to‌‌
  create‌‌
  and‌‌
  shape‌‌
  a ‌‌suitable‌‌
 treatment‌‌
 program‌‌
 for‌‌
 an‌‌
 individual‌‌
 based‌‌
 
on‌  ‌his‌  ‌or‌  ‌her‌  ‌specific‌  ‌needs.‌  ‌Instead‌  ‌of‌  ‌insisting‌  ‌upon‌  ‌strict‌  ‌compliance‌  ‌to‌  ‌one‌  ‌specific‌ 
approach‌  ‌or‌  ‌school‌  ‌of‌‌
  thought,‌‌
  eclectic‌‌
  therapists‌‌
  use‌‌
  elements‌‌
  from‌‌
  different‌‌
  therapeutic‌‌
 
techniques‌  ‌to‌‌
  establish‌‌
  a ‌‌program‌‌
  that‌‌
  is‌‌
  customized‌‌
  for‌‌
  the‌‌
  patient‌‌
  or‌‌
  client.‌‌
  After‌‌
  all,‌‌
  the‌‌
 
main‌‌goal‌‌is‌‌to‌‌help‌‌the‌‌patient‌‌as‌‌quickly‌‌and‌‌as‌‌effectively‌‌as‌‌possible.‌  ‌
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Eclectic‌‌
  counseling‌‌
  synthesizes‌‌
  directive‌‌
  and‌‌
  nondirective‌‌
  counseling.‌‌
  It‌‌
  balances‌‌
  these‌‌
  two‌‌
 
extremes,‌  ‌and‌  ‌the‌  ‌counselor‌  ‌becomes‌  ‌neither‌  ‌too‌  ‌active‌  ‌nor‌  ‌too‌  ‌passive.‌  ‌The‌  ‌counselor‌‌
 
follows‌  ‌the‌  ‌middle‌  ‌path‌  ‌between‌  ‌these‌  ‌two.‌  ‌He‌  ‌or‌  ‌she‌  ‌can‌  ‌swap‌  ‌between‌  ‌directive‌  ‌and‌‌
 
nondirective‌  ‌methods‌  ‌even‌  ‌in‌  ‌the‌  ‌same‌  ‌interview‌  ‌without‌  ‌disorganizing‌  ‌the‌  ‌nondirective‌‌
 
permissive‌  ‌relationship‌  ‌with‌  ‌the‌  ‌client.‌‌
  He‌‌
  or‌‌
  she‌‌
  chooses‌‌
  the‌‌
  techniques‌‌
  according‌‌
  to‌‌
  the‌‌
 
needs‌  ‌of‌  ‌the‌  ‌client.‌  ‌In‌‌
  addition,‌‌
  the‌‌
  counselor‌‌
  must‌‌
  be‌‌
  proficient‌‌
  in‌‌
  the‌‌
  use‌‌
  of‌‌
  all‌‌
  available‌‌
 
methods.‌  ‌The‌  ‌outcomes‌‌
  depend‌‌
  on‌‌
  his‌‌
  or‌‌
  her‌‌
  mastery‌‌
  of‌‌
  skills‌‌
  required‌‌
  by‌‌
  a ‌‌method.‌‌
  The‌‌
 
crucial‌‌
 factor‌‌
 is‌‌
 not‌‌
 the‌‌
 choice‌‌
 of‌‌
 method‌‌
 used‌‌
 but‌‌
 the‌‌
 skill‌‌
 level‌‌
 of‌‌
 the‌‌
 counselor‌‌
 using‌‌
 it.‌‌
 He‌‌
 
or‌‌
  she‌‌
  carefully‌‌
  assesses‌‌
  the‌‌
  client’s‌‌
  needs‌‌
  and‌‌
  then‌  ‌selects‌‌
 useful‌‌
 techniques.‌‌
 Techniques‌‌
 
may‌‌be‌‌adjusted‌‌depending‌‌on‌‌the‌‌situation‌‌and‌‌the‌‌individual.‌  ‌
 ‌
Hierarchy‌‌of‌‌Eclectic‌‌Practices‌  ‌
● The‌  ‌first‌‌
  level‌‌
  of‌‌
  eclecticism‌‌
  is‌‌
  syncretism.‌‌
  It‌‌
  refers‌‌
  to‌‌
  a ‌‌sloppy‌‌
  and‌‌
  unsystematic‌‌
 
process‌‌
  of‌‌
  combining‌‌
  unrelated‌‌
  clinical‌‌
  concepts.‌‌
  It‌‌
  is‌‌
 recommended‌‌
 when‌‌
 graduate‌‌
 
students‌  ‌are‌‌
  enjoined‌‌
  to‌‌
  make‌‌
  their‌‌
  own‌‌
  theories‌‌
  of‌‌
  counseling‌‌
  without‌‌
  first‌‌
  having‌‌
 
experienced‌‌how‌‌tested‌‌models‌‌work.‌  ‌
● The‌  ‌second‌  ‌level‌  ‌of‌  ‌eclecticism‌  ‌is‌  ‌traditional.‌  ‌It‌  ‌combines‌  ‌compatible‌  ‌features‌‌
 
from‌‌diverse‌‌sources‌‌in‌‌an‌‌orderly‌‌manner.‌‌Theories‌‌are‌‌examined‌‌in‌‌greater‌‌depth.‌  ‌
● The‌‌
 third‌‌
 level‌‌
 of‌‌
 eclecticism‌‌
 is‌‌
 theoretical‌‌
 integration.‌‌
 In‌‌
 this‌‌
 level,‌‌
 the‌‌
 counselor‌‌
 
needs‌‌to‌‌be‌‌proficient‌‌in‌‌at‌‌least‌‌two‌‌theories‌‌before‌‌trying‌‌to‌‌make‌‌combinations.‌  ‌
● The‌  ‌final‌  ‌level‌  ‌of‌  ‌eclecticism‌  ‌is‌  ‌called‌  ‌technical‌  ‌eclecticism.‌  ‌In‌  ‌this‌  ‌approach,‌‌
 
procedures‌‌from‌‌different‌‌theories‌‌are‌‌chosen‌‌and‌‌used‌‌in‌‌treatment.‌  ‌

 ‌

Check‌‌Your‌‌Progress‌  ‌
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Why‌‌is‌‌conducting‌‌interviews‌‌important‌‌in‌‌counseling?‌‌
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● A‌  ‌counselor’s‌  ‌approach‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌manifestation‌  ‌of‌  ‌his‌  ‌or‌  ‌her‌  ‌training,‌  ‌worldview,‌  ‌and‌‌
 
philosophy.‌  ‌
● The‌  ‌most‌  ‌common‌  ‌methods‌  ‌or‌  ‌approaches‌  ‌that‌  ‌are‌  ‌practiced‌  ‌by‌  ‌a ‌ ‌counselor‌  ‌are‌‌
 
the‌  ‌psychodynamic‌  ‌approach‌  ‌(classic‌  ‌theories),‌  ‌experiential‌  ‌theories,‌‌
 
cognitive-behavioral‌‌theories,‌‌and‌‌eclectic‌‌counseling.‌  ‌
● The‌  ‌tools‌  ‌generally‌  ‌used‌  ‌by‌  ‌counselors‌  ‌for‌  ‌collecting‌  ‌basic‌  ‌data‌  ‌about‌  ‌a ‌ ‌person‌  ‌are‌‌
 
either‌  ‌standardized‌  ‌or‌  ‌nonstandardized.‌  ‌Both‌  ‌categories‌  ‌of‌  ‌techniques‌  ‌are‌  ‌used‌  ‌in‌‌
 
getting‌‌primary‌‌data.‌  ‌

Standardized‌  ‌ Nonstandardized‌ 

1. Aptitude‌‌test‌  ‌ 1. Questionnaire‌  ‌
2. Achievement‌‌test‌  ‌ 2. Observation‌  ‌
3. Interest‌‌inventory‌  ‌ 3. Sociometry‌  ‌
4. Personality‌‌test‌  ‌ 4. Autobiography‌  ‌
5. Rating‌‌scale‌  ‌
6. Anecdotal‌‌record‌  ‌
7. Case‌‌study‌  ‌
8. Cumulative‌‌record‌  ‌
9. Interview‌  ‌

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Identification.‌‌‌Write‌‌the‌‌letter‌‌of‌‌the‌‌correct‌‌answer‌‌on‌‌the‌‌blank‌‌provided.‌  ‌
 ‌
A.‌‌Encouragement‌  ‌ E.‌‌Decentering‌  ‌ I.‌‌Interest‌  ‌

B.‌‌Lifestyle‌‌Analysis‌  ‌ F.‌‌Structural‌‌Analysis‌  ‌ J.‌‌Aptitude‌  ‌

C.‌‌Catching‌‌Oneself‌  ‌ G.‌‌Sociometry‌  ‌ K.‌‌Autobiography‌  ‌

D.‌‌Empty‌‌Chair‌‌Technique‌  ‌ H.‌‌Interview‌  L.‌‌Redefining‌  ‌


 ‌
_________________‌  1. It‌  ‌instructs‌  ‌clients‌  ‌to‌  ‌observe‌  ‌and‌  ‌appreciate‌  ‌other‌  ‌people’s‌‌
 
responses.‌‌
   ‌

_________________‌  2. It‌‌is‌‌a‌‌method‌‌that‌‌helps‌‌clients‌‌to‌‌be‌‌conscious‌‌of‌‌their‌‌three‌‌egos.‌  ‌

_________________‌  3. This‌  ‌method‌  ‌assists‌  ‌clients‌  ‌in‌  ‌working‌  ‌through‌‌


  the‌‌
  conflicting‌‌
  parts‌‌
 
of‌‌their‌‌personality.‌  ‌

_________________‌  4. It‌‌is‌‌used‌‌to‌‌avoid‌‌self-defeating‌‌patterns.‌  ‌

_________________‌  5. It‌  ‌gives‌  ‌the‌  ‌feeling‌  ‌of‌  ‌support‌  ‌to‌  ‌the‌‌


  clients‌‌
  to‌‌
  help‌‌
  them‌‌
  believe‌‌
  in‌‌
 
themselves.‌  ‌

_________________‌  6. It‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌trait‌  ‌that‌  ‌describes‌  ‌an‌  ‌individual’s‌  ‌ability‌  ‌to‌  ‌perform‌  ‌in‌  ‌a ‌‌
specific‌‌area.‌  ‌

_________________‌  7. It‌‌is‌‌an‌‌attitude‌‌towards‌‌certain‌‌objects,‌‌activities,‌‌or‌‌experiences.‌  ‌

_________________‌  8. It‌‌is‌‌a‌‌conversation‌‌with‌‌a‌‌purpose.‌  ‌

_________________‌  9. It‌  ‌studies‌  ‌the‌  ‌nature‌  ‌of‌  ‌social‌  ‌relationships‌  ‌of‌  ‌individuals‌  ‌within‌  ‌a ‌‌
group.‌  ‌

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 Challenge‌‌Yourself‌  ‌
Imagine‌  ‌yourself‌  ‌as‌  ‌a ‌ ‌counselor.‌  ‌Write‌  ‌an‌  ‌essay‌  ‌about‌  ‌the‌  ‌importance‌  ‌of‌  ‌using‌  ‌tools‌  ‌and‌‌
 
methods‌‌that‌‌are‌‌appropriate‌‌for‌‌your‌‌client.‌  ‌
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Suggested‌‌Rubric‌‌for‌‌Grading‌  ‌
The‌  ‌rubric‌  ‌below‌  ‌is‌  ‌a ‌ ‌suggested‌  ‌one.‌  ‌Your‌  ‌teacher‌  ‌may‌  ‌modify‌  ‌the‌  ‌rubric‌  ‌based‌  ‌on‌  ‌your‌‌
 
needs.‌‌Consult‌‌your‌‌teacher‌‌for‌‌the‌‌final‌‌rubric.‌   ‌
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Performance‌L
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1‌  ‌ 2‌  ‌ 3‌  ‌ Suggested‌‌


 
Criteria‌  ‌ Score‌  ‌
Beginning‌‌  Proficient‌  ‌ Advanced‌‌  Weight‌  ‌
Proficiency‌  ‌ Proficiency‌  ‌

The‌‌essay‌‌is‌‌not‌  ‌ The‌‌essay‌‌is‌‌
  The‌‌essay‌‌is‌‌very‌  ‌
Content‌‌   ‌  ‌
comprehensive.‌‌No‌‌
  somewhat‌‌sufficient.‌‌
  comprehensive.‌‌It‌‌
 
explanations‌‌that‌‌
  A‌‌few‌‌explanations‌‌
  includes‌‌thorough‌‌
 
×‌‌3 ‌ ‌
support‌‌the‌‌argument‌‌
  that‌‌support‌‌the‌‌
  explanations‌‌of‌‌the‌‌
 
are‌‌provided.‌  ‌ argument‌‌are‌‌
  argument.‌‌
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provided.‌  ‌

The‌‌essay‌‌lacks‌‌
  The‌‌essay‌‌is‌‌
  The‌‌essay‌‌is‌‌well‌‌
 
Structure‌  ‌  ‌
organization‌‌and‌‌
  somewhat‌‌organized,‌‌
  organized‌‌and‌‌
 
structure.‌‌
   ‌ yet‌‌there‌‌are‌‌parts‌‌
  clearly‌‌written.‌‌There‌‌
 
×‌‌2 ‌ ‌
that‌‌are‌‌unrelated‌‌to‌‌
  is‌‌evidence‌‌of‌‌
 
the‌‌topic‌‌and‌‌are‌‌hard‌‌
  planning‌‌before‌‌
 
to‌‌comprehend.‌  ‌ writing.‌ 

The‌‌essay‌‌has‌‌a‌‌lot‌‌of‌‌
  The‌‌essay‌‌has‌‌few‌‌
  The‌‌essay‌‌is‌‌virtually‌‌
 
Grammar‌‌and‌‌   ‌
mechanical‌‌and‌‌
  mechanical‌‌and‌‌
  free‌‌of‌‌mechanical‌‌
 
Mechanics‌  ‌ ×‌‌1 ‌ ‌
grammatical‌‌errors.‌‌
   ‌ grammatical‌‌errors.‌‌
   ‌ and‌‌grammatical‌‌
 
errors.‌  ‌

Total‌‌Possible‌‌Score‌  ‌ 18‌  ‌  ‌

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Create‌‌a‌‌short‌‌essay‌‌on‌‌how‌‌students‌‌can‌‌benefit‌‌from‌‌counseling.‌  ‌
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  Bibliography‌  ‌
Gladding,‌‌Samuel‌‌T.‌C
‌ ounseling:‌‌A‌‌Comprehensive‌‌Profession‌.‌‌New‌‌Jersey:‌‌Merrill,‌‌2000.‌  ‌
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Indira‌  ‌Gandhi‌  ‌National‌  ‌Open‌  ‌University.‌  ‌“Unit‌  ‌5:‌  ‌Techniques‌  ‌of‌  ‌Guidance.”‌‌
  Retrieved‌‌
  from‌  ‌
http://egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/46271/1/Unit-5.pdf‌. ‌ ‌
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Kabir,‌‌Syed‌‌Muhammad‌‌Sajjad.‌E
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2017.‌  ‌
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Nyustul,‌  ‌Michael.‌  ‌Introduction‌  ‌to‌  ‌Counseling‌  ‌: ‌ ‌An‌  ‌Art‌  ‌and‌  ‌Science‌  ‌Perspective‌. ‌ ‌MA:‌  ‌Allyn‌‌
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Bacon,‌‌2003.‌  ‌
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