Author Question: Agree or disagree with the following statement and give reasons for your opinion: Counselors, ... (Read 235 times)

Mimi · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

Agree or disagree with the following statement and give reasons for your opinion: Counselors, therefore, are guided not by a single theoretical orientation but rather choose strategies from theoretical constructs that can best serve the client.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

__________ help people become aware of their cognitions (the dialogue that goes on within us) and how their thinking affects how they feel and act.

a. Cognitive therapists
b. Rational emotive behavior therapy
c. Adlerian therapy
d. Individual stressors

nekcihc358 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 30, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Disagree
o Theory provides the rationale for using a variety approaches or strategies.
o Example: The self-knowledge domain of the CIP approach allows for any activity that enhances self-knowledge.
o Technical eclecticism can result in confusion for the client, especially when there appears to be no rhyme or reason for the different strategies.
o Career counseling is a science as much as it is an artto ignore theory, which is based on research, is to deny the science.
Agree
o By not strictly adhering to one theory, the counselor is freer to pick and choose what seems to fit for the client.
o Most beginning counselors report being eclectic.
o Compartmentalizing client concerns limits counselor ability to fully understand and help the client

Answer to Question 2

a