Chapter 1:

The Discipline of Counseling

Disciplines and Ideas in Applied Social Sciences
1. The Discipline of Counseling

1.1 Counseling
1.1.1 Definitions
1.1.2 Goals
1.1.3 Scope
1.1.4 Core values
1.1.5 Principle
1.1.2 Goals
Goals of Counseling
Counseling, if implemented properly and effectively,
can serve as a key component of individual, group,
organizational and community success.
Different individuals have different perceptions of
what can be expected of counseling. Individuals
preparing to become counselors, and those who seek
counseling, as well as parents, teachers, school
administrators and governmental agencies, all differ in
their expectations of the counseling experience. The final
designation of these goals is to be determined by the
counselor and the client as a team.
Goals of Counseling
Counseling theorists do not always agree on appropriate
counseling goals because they are often general, vague and
saturated with implications. Detailed and expansive counseling
goals have been identified by Gibson and Mitchell (2003), which
are as follows:
1. Development Goals – assist in meeting or advancing the clients
human growth and development including social, personal,
emotional, cognitive, and physical wellness.
2. Preventive Goals – helps the client avoid some undesired
outcome.
3. Enhancement Goals- enhance special skills and abilities.
4. Remedial Goals – assisting a client to overcome and treat an
undesirable development
Goals of Counseling
5. Exploratory Goals- examining options, testing of skills, trying new
and different activities, etc.
6. Reinforcement Goals- helps client in recognizing, that what they
are doing, thinking, and feeling is fine
7. Cognitive Goals- involves acquiring the basic foundation of
learning and cognitive skills
8. Physiological Goals – involves acquiring the basic understanding
and habits for good health
9. Psychological Goals – aids in developing good social interaction
skills, learning emotional control, and developing positive self –
concept.
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