Counseling Psychology

Running Head : COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

Counseling Psychology

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Counseling Psychology

A fuller understanding of clients ' problems within the province of psychological counseling involves not only the cogency of the framework employed but also how it applies in practice . Mindful of the fact that there is no single intervention or explanation that can possibly apply to all cases there is a pressing need

for counseling psychologists to take into consideration the client 's point of view that is , how the client understands , appropriates and integrates for his /herself his /her current situation

If we are to characterize the past two decades , we may say that it is noted for an increased emphasis on methodological diversity , not only in approaches but also , and more importantly , in terms of alternative research methods in counseling psychology (Goldman , 1976 Howard , 1983 In this aspect , the emergence of pragmatism allowed for diverse approaches in counseling psychology which values both objective and subjective knowledge (Hanson , 2005 ,

. 226 . Mindful of this significant shift in theorizing and research , this seeks to articulate the underpinnings of the generalist approach to counseling psychology , their problems and limitations so as to provide feasible solutions for a more pragmatic approach that is beneficial not only for the clients but for the practitioner as well

The dominant approach in the profession of counseling psychology is the generalist model of intervention . The generalist approach is essentially a problem-solving approach which operates on the assumption that as experts , psychologists know best , since they have the necessary knowledge , skills and training in handling clients ' problems . Six interrelated steps /stages are involved in the generalist intervention model (1 ) assessment (2 ) planning (3 ) intervention (4 ) evaluation (5 ) termination , and (6 ) follow up

The essential difference between the generalist and the person-centered approach in terms of intervention is that the generalist sees the relationship in the expert-client ' kind of way , whereas , it is not necessarily the case for the person-centered approach . The counseling psychologist who employs the person-centered approach knows the value of emphatic listening and applies it to his /her clients for this will be of great help in addressing the client 's need for positive regard from others . If the client feels comfortable with the counseling psychologist because the latter knows how to listen , then this will be of great help in boosting the client 's self-worth

The person-centered approach was developed from the client-centered approach by Carl Rogers . Regarding the impact of the person-centered approach , Krebs and Blackman (1988 ) wrote : The person-centered approach has had impact on domains outside of therapy such as family life , education , leadership , conflict resolution , politics and community health ' On a preliminary note , it may be said that for Krebs and Blackman , the person-centered approach has many interesting and fruitful applications

As was noted earlier , Roger 's person-centered therapy is a modification of his client-centered...