Approaches to counseling

1. APPROACHES TO
COUNSELINGGOALS,FUNCTIONS AND
DEFINITIONS OF GROUP
GUIDANCE,GROUP COUNSELLING
AND GROUP THERAPY
TYPES OF GROUPS -STRUCTURED
AND PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL ,THEME
CENTERED THEORY BASED AND
INTEGRATIVE STYLES

2. GROUP GUIDANCE
 GROUP GUIDANCE is any group
activity in which the primary purpose is to
assist individual in the group to solve his
problems and make adjustments.
 Its helps to discuss problems common to
the group.
 To develop awareness that problems are
also shared by others

3. FUCNCTIONS OF GROUP
GUIDANCE
 To broaden by the horizons of students
with reference to occupational choice
available to them.
 GROUP GUIDANCE offers multiple
relationship to assist in growth and
problem solving.
 In group Guidance members are
encouraged to discuss the issues that
brought them into counseling openly and

4.  The facilitator works to create an
atmosphere and acceptance that
encourages members to support one
another.
 It exist to help individuals grow emotionally
and solve problems all utilize the power of
the group, as well the facilitator who leads
it in the process

5.  Group guidance provides beneficial
information to a number of people at once,
instead of repeatedly explaining the concept
to each person individually.
 This offers the group leader a more efficient
way to educate. It also allows individuals the
opportunity to interact with others facing
issues similar to their own.
 Common examples in the workplace include
orientation programs, career information
sessions and job training workshops.

6. Problem Solving
 Group guidance can deal with problems
people have in common. A group member has
the opportunity to spend time with other
professionals facing similar challenges on the
job
 He has the opportunity to share his story with
other group members, who listen to what he
has to say and can try to help him solve his
problem. He also has the opportunity to listen
to the similar stories of his peers. Others in
the group can suggest ways he can work to
balance his priorities.

7. Socialization
 Spending time with a diverse group allows people
to be exposed to a variety of new situations,
circumstances and opinions.
 Group members must learn to listen to others and
to modify their behaviors in a manner that is
socially acceptable, out of respect for their peers.
They also must learn to appreciate and tolerate
the opinions of other group members, even if they
don't agree with them.
 Everyone in the group may have a different idea
on how the project should be completed, and
when they all listen to each other's thoughts in a
respectful manner, they can choose the best
option.

8. Facilitate the Sharing of
Information
 It is much more efficient for a supervisor to
share information with an entire group of
people at once than having to talk with
each person individually. This is
appropriate in situations where the
information shared is not a private matter
and is relevant to everyone in the group

9. GROUP COUNSELLING
 Group Counseling is a form of therapy,
which posits that people benefit from
shared experiences.
 Usually group counseling is focused
on particular issue, such as anger
management,
 While a therapist manages a group
counseling.

10.  One of the main principles behind
group counseling is the idea that
dealing with specific issues may cause
isolation, and a feeling that one is
alone in one’s problem.
 Group counseling attempt to
counteract this isolation by assembling
people with similar issues to enforce
that difficulties are not singular to one
person.

11. Functions
 Providing unique environment-group
counselling offers a unique environment in
which learn about and experience both self
and others
Working in groups provide valuable insights
into the characteristic patterns of thinking
and relating in a group setting
Exploring issues in depth- the group
experiences individuals an opportunity to
explore their issues in more depth in a
setting which is Morely closely resembles
work study and family grouping.

12.  Highly organized-group counselling maybe
highly organized with people doing specific
activities together and then sharing the
results.
 Where people share current issues related
to group purpose.
 One person verbal contributions to a group
might be discussed, validated and provoke
problem solving by other group members
in a session.

13.  Help others and being helped
Provided the opportunity to help others as
well being helped.
 Improvement by sensitivity and insight-
Group members improve the sensitivity and
insight of the counselor.
 Promoting growth and change
Group members provide different
perspectives which are often helpful in
growth and change.

14. GROUP THERAPY
 In group therapy, five to ten people meet face-
to-face with one or more trained group
therapists and talk about what is troubling
them. Members also give feedback to each
other by expressing their own feelings about
what someone says or does.
 This interaction gives group members an
opportunity to try out new ways of behaving
and to learn more about the way they interact
with others

15. GOALS AND FUNCTIONS
 Exploring issues in an interpersonal
context more accurately reflects real
life.
 Group therapy provides an opportunity
to observe and reflect on your own and
others' interpersonal skills.
 Group therapy provides an
opportunity to benefit both through
active participation and through
observation.

16.  Group therapy offers an opportunity to
give and get immediate feedback about
concerns, issues and problems affecting
one's life.
 Group therapy members benefit by working
through personal issues in a supportive,
confidential atmosphere and by helping
others to work through theirs.
 • An increased sense of support and
connectedness

17.  A decrease in self-criticism and
negativity
 Renewed hope in one’s own abilities.
 Increased resourcefulness in finding
solutions
 Greater ease in identifying feelings and
self-disclosure
 A deepened trust for oneself and one’s
instincts
 More confidence in trying out possible

18. TYPES OF GROUPS-
STRUCTURED
PSYCHOEDUCATION GROUPS
 A psychoeducational group is a common
component in treatment plans for phobia,
which includes agoraphobia, social phobia
(social anxiety disorder), and a specific
phobia, an exaggerated or irrational fear of a
specific object or situation.
 A psychoeducational group is a common
component in treatment plans for phobia,
which includes agoraphobia, social phobia
(social anxiety disorder), and a specific
phobia, an exaggerated or irrational fear of a
specific object or situation.

19.  Your psychoeducational group is likely to
consist of members that all share the same
diagnosis
 The leader of the psychoeducational
groups you attend could be a mental health
expert, a peer counselor who shares a
similar diagnosis, or members of the
community. There are specific formats for
certain types of psychoeducational groups,
but many follow a more free-form, eclectic
approach.

20.  During the first session, the group leaders
use psychoeducation in a group setting to
 Normalize the experience of anxiety
 Present the behavioral symptoms and let
students share their own symptoms
Normalize the experience of anxiety
 Present the behavioral symptoms and let
students share their own symptoms

21. THEME CENTERED
 Theme-centered interaction (TCI) is a
concept and a method for working in
groups. Its aim is social learning and
development of the person. Since the
nineteen fifties.
 TCI has been developed in the United
States by the psychoanalyst and
psychologist Ruth Cohn, by the therapists
Norman Liberman, Isaac Zieman and by
other representatives of humanistic
psychology.

22. INTEGRATED STYLES
 Integrative counselling, as the name suggests,
is a combined approach to psychotherapy that
brings together different elements of specific
therapies.
 Integrative therapists take the view that there
is no single approach that can treat each client
in all situations.
 each person needs to be considered as a
whole and counselling techniques must be
tailored to their individual needs and personal
circumstances.

23.  Integrative counselling maintains the idea that
there are many ways in which human psychology
can be explored and understood - no one theory
alone holds the answer.
 The integrative approach also refers to the
infusion of a person's personality and needs -
integrating the affective, behavioural, cognitive,
and physiological systems within one person, as
well as addressing social and spiritual aspects.
 Essentially, integrative counsellors are not only
concerned with what works, but why it works -
tailoring therapy to their clients and not the client
to the therapy.

24.  Integrative counselling aims to promote
healing and facilitate wholeness - ensuring
that all levels of a person's being and
functioning (mental, physical and
emotional health) are maximised to their
full potential.
 Clients must be committed to self-
exploration and open to identifying what
factors in their life are perpetuating
problems, and/or are causing current
concerns.

25.  In particular, the integrative approach helps
clients face each moment openly and
authentically without having formed an
opinion, expectation or attitude
beforehand.
 This enables them to better focus on the
fears and hurts that limit their
psychological freedom, and recognize
specific triggers that may be causing
disruptive patterns of behavior.

26.  Through this awareness, integrative therapy
helps to create a healthy alliance between
mind and body - empowering clients to start
setting goals and practicing new behaviors
that will enable them to move beyond their
limitations and discover greater life
satisfaction.
 This will be worked towards alongside other
goals that are drawn into therapy through the
integration of other approaches. These will all
be tailored to the client's personal limits and
external constraints.
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