Groups 9th Edition by Marianne Schneider Corey,Gerald Corey,Cindy Corey

Exercise 4

In a small group, discuss some aspects of your personal approach to counseling practice. The questions below may help you clarify your theoretical stance.
a. What is your worldview, and how does it influence the way you make sense of your world, the people in it, and the interactions you have with others?
b. What are your thoughts about how change happens?
c. What do you believe about how people heal? In what context do people heal? What must be present in order for people to heal? What methods work to help people heal?
d. What was your own counseling experience like for you? What was helpful or not helpful for you?
e. What role or importance do you place on the relationship between client and counselor?
f. What are the roles of the client and the counselor from your perspective?
g. How do you define problems, problem situations, and problem behaviors?
h. What techniques might you use to help clients with their personal concerns?