Counseling

Counseling Theory : An Amalgam Model

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Counseling Theory : An Amalgam Model , 2008 , Name , affirms that science proves what the Bible has long understood and says about man or human nature that Scripture alone has the correct diagnosis of the sickness and potential outcomes of his endeavors and challenges as well as the results especially , of a fallen nature . The author uses the scientific researches that show how the truths of Scripture are explained and made manifest in the lives of men and women . Practitioners

who make use of this model that there is neither competition nor confusion as to the pre-eminence of Scripture rather , it presupposes that science complements what the Biblical as revealed , have long known the real and lasting solutions to the sicknesses ' that man ahs encountered

I . Introduction

Psychology has made great strides in the development of principles and methods and the discovery of facts which find useful application in various aspects of everyday life . The objectives of psychology are (1 to understand human behavior (2 ) to predict human behavior by means of observation and experiment (3 ) to influence or alter the behavior of he individual or group in desirable ways so that he can achieve the goal he desires

Behavior is described and analyzed . On this basis , an attempt to predict behavior is possible , and although this may not thoroughly and completely be accomplished in some endeavors , the basic understanding then is that there are certain expectations concerning how any person would act or decide upon things that are within his conscious awareness Psychology is of great importance to man since psychological problems are common to group relations , in whatever framework a person or group of individuals come from

The thrust of this is to develop my own theory of behavior and putting these in the context of the helping relationship . It starts with a basic understanding of human behavior coming from various viewpoints or perspectives . Then it discusses the reasons why an individual becomes mentally sick or develops unhealthy patterns of behaving towards anything that affect him . This includes the maladjustments that are usually prevalent in a person 's day-to-day functioning especially if and when he has not learned or developed the skills of rightly apprehending the tests of life , so to speak . The work of a counselor is a privilege since the counselee or client will be unfolding his life and makes himself vulnerable to a stranger . It is not an easy choice to make hence , all the training and knowledge would be indispensable to help the client reveal and trust himself to another . Counseling is not a very easy job . But it can be facilitated well when there is a clear vision of what and how it unfolds in the relationship that is established with the client

II . Discussion

The is divided into different parts and meant to answer to the requirements stated as follows

A . Summary of my overall approach

Psychology is the scientific of...