LESSON 2

DISCIPLINES OF
COUNSELING
 COUNSELING

the process of guiding a

person during a stage of life
when reassessments or
decisions have to be made
about himself or herself and
his or her life course.
Counseling is not the
same thing as giving
advice (making
recommendations)

Counseling helps
clients to make their
own decisions.
Clients - person/s in a
demoralized, distressed ,
or in a negative state of
mind
 FACE TO
FACE
DIALOGUE

GROUP COUNSELING TELEPHONE

WORK METHODS

EMAIL
 GOALS OF
COUNSELING

Emancipation
Empowering a
from a felt
client
problem 

Client to
Client to attain develop skills
insight and and abilities
understanding that require
of oneself self-
management
6 STAGES IN THE PROCESS OF
COUNSELING
1. Developing 2. Exploring
Trust  problem areas 

3. Helping to set 4. Empowering

goals into action 

6. Agreeing when
5. Helping to
to end the helping
maintain change
relationship
 PRINCIPLE OF
COUNSELING
1. Reassurance
2. Release of emotional tension
3. Clarified thinking
4. Reorientation
5. Listening skills
6. Respect
7. Empathy and positive regard
8. Clarification, confrontation, and
interpretation
9. Transference and counter
Transference