The Techniques of Counseling

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The Techniques of Counseling

• By Larry G. Hess

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INTRODUCTION

• In this session, we will do more than just look
  at some specific techniques used in various
  therapy approaches, we will look at the
  underlying principles and assumptions accepted in
  these approaches.

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INTRODUCTION

• We will emphasize the importance of counselors
  being more than just skilled professionals, but
  helpers who are themselves committed to spiritual
  growth, change, development, and maturity.

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INTRODUCTION

• Counseling is first of all a relationship, not a
  bundle of techniques or a bag of tricks. In
  implementing change through the counseling
  relationship, the therapist needs to be skillful
  in a number of techniques.

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INTRODUCTION

• It is true that regardless of training,
  counselors are prone to develop a style of
  counseling and to adapt particular methods to
  their way of responding.

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I. FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS AND STRENGTHS

• Before we get into a survey of various
  techniques and approaches, let's talk about a new
  emphasis in counseling known as solution-oriented
  therapy.

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I. FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS AND STRENGTHS

• Christian counseling needs to be focused on
  prevention and on the building of strengths.

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• A. Common Assumptions of Most Contemporary
  Therapies
• Deep, Underlying Causes for Symptoms

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• The very word "symptom" implies that what people
  complain about when they enter therapy is not the
  real problem, but always the manifestation of
  some underlying problem.

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• Awareness or Insight is Necessary for Change or
  Symptom Resolution
• In Christian counseling, we know that at the root
  of peoples' problems is a spiritual problem,
  either in the person's own life or in the lives
  of those nearest to them.

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• The Removal of Symptoms is Useless or Shallow at
  Best and Dangerous at Worst

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• Symptoms Serve Functions
• Most therapists assume that symptoms occur
  because they serve some function or purpose in
  the person's life.

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