Counselors

Counselors

Counseling is one of the most complicated aspects of psychology that anyone could choose to practice . This is because unlike other fields or disciplines where we can determine the outcome from the beginning once the right apparatus is in place , counseling is a field where outcomes can not be calculated mathematically . Given the nature of human being it is difficult to conclude on what the response of a particular client would be . This is because no matter how we can read the mind of other people , the truth is that we

might fall into loopholes . Apart from this there are a lot of factors to consider when conducting a counseling session . One that has recently been pushed forward by counseling theorist , researchers and scholars is the multicultural method of counseling

As a counselor , identifying the role gender , social class , ethnicity religion , age , disability , language and sexual preference play in the overall views , values and lifestyle of a particular client /person is important (Pederson , 1994 . This is because generalizations might be detrimental in some specific situations and might lead to failure of the counseling session (Sue and Sue , 1996

However , although some people in the field of counseling have accepted the importance of this new method of counseling , they still spilt on when it is appropriate for a counselor to begin identifying or bringing issues of difference between them and the client . Some hold the position that this should be done immediately the session begins . The question then is what...