COUNSELING

meaning, goals, core values, and principles

 The application of mental health, psychological or human
development principles, through cognitive, affective, behavioral
or systemic interventions, strategies that address wellness,
personal growth, or career development, as well as pathology.
 Counseling as art

Counseling as art- it is the subjective dimension of

counseling. It upholds a fexible and creative
process whereby the counselor modifes the
approach to meet the developing needs of the
clients.
Act of giving oneself and being compassionate in
counseling process.
 counseling as science

it is the objective dimension of the counseling

process. It is about counselors who are discerning
and possesses skills to formulate objective
observation and inferences.
 GOALS OF COUNSELING

COUNSELING MUST BE MOTIVATED BY GOALS.

PRIMARY GOAL OF COUNSELING IS TO HELP
PEOPLE UTILIZE THEIR PREVAILING SOCIAL
SKILLS AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS MORE
FUNCTIONALLY, OR CULTIVATE NEW SURVIVING
AND COPING SKILLS.
 COUNSELING GOALS
(GIBSon & mitchell)
DEVELOPMENT GOALS- assist in meeting or advancing the clients
human growth and development including social, personal,
emotional, cognitive and physical wellness.
PREVENTIVE GOALS- helps client avoid some undesired outcomes
ENHANCEMENT GOALS- enhance special skills and abilities
REMEDIAL GOALS- assisting a client to overcome and treat an
undesirable development
EXPLORATORY GOALS- examining options, testing skills, trying
new and different activities, etc.
COUNSELING GOALS
(GIBSon & mitchell)
REINFORCEMENT GOALS- helps client in recognizing that
what they are doing, thinking, and feeling is fne.
COGNITIVE GOALS- involves acquiring the basic
foundation of learning and cognitive skills
PHYSIOLOGICAL GOALS- involves acquiring the basic
understanding and habits for good health
PSYCHOLOGICAL GOALS- aids in developing good social
interaction skills, learning emotional control, and
developing positive self-concept.
 the above goals indicate that COUNSELING
aims to empower the client by helping her/him
make critical decisions in life, develop ability to
cope, enhance effectiveness and improve quality
of life.
 COUNSELING GOALS
(MCLEOD)

INSIGHT- understanding of the origins and

development of emotional diffculties, leading to
and increased capacity to take rational control
over feelings and actions.
RELATING WITH OTHERS- becoming better able
to form and maintain meaningful and satisfying
relationships with other people: for example, thing
the family or workplace
 COUNSELING GOALS
(MCLEOD)

SELF-AWARENESS- becoming more aware of thoughts and

feelings that had been blocked off or denied or developing a
more accurate sense of how self is perceived by others.
SELF-ACCEPTANCE- development of positive attitude
toward self, mark by an ability to acknowledge areas of
experience that had been the subject of self criticism and
rejection
SELF-ACTUALIZATION -Moving in the direction of fulflling
potential or achieving an integration of previously conficting
parts of self.
COUNSELING GOALS GOALS
COUNSELING
(MCLEOD) (MCLEOD)

ENLIGHTENMENT- assisting the client to arrive at a higher state

of spiritual awakening.
PROBLEM-SOLVING -Enabling the client to acquire ideas and
techniques with which to understand and control behavior.
PSYCHOLOGICAL EDUCATION- Enabling the client to acquire
ideas and techniques with which to understand and control
behavior.
ACQUISITION OF SOCIAL SKILLS- Learning and Mastering
social and interpersonal skills such as maintenance of eye
contact, turn-taking in conversations, assertiveness or anger
control
COUNSELING GOALS
(MCLEOD)
COGNITIVE CHANGE-modifcation or replacement of irrational beliefs or
maladaptive thought patterns associated with self destructive behavior
BEHAVIOR CHANGE- modifcation or replacement of self-destructive patterns of
behavior.
SYSTEMIC CHANGE- introducing change into way in that social systems operate
EMPOWERMENT- working on skills, awareness and knowledge that will enable the
client to take control of his or her own life
RESTITUTION- Helping the client ti make amends for previous destructive
behavior.
Generativity- inspiring in the person a desire and capacity to care for others and
pass on knowledge and to contribute to the collective good through political
engagement and community work