The document outlines the steps of counseling, emphasizing the therapeutic intervention aimed at behavioral and attitudinal change for improving clients' mental and physical health. It includes rapport building, problem assessment, goal transformation, action planning, review and feedback, and termination of the counselor-client relationship. The process varies based on client needs and counselor approaches, with a typical session referred to as the '50-minute hour.'

1. Steps
of
counseling

2. • Counseling is a therapeutic
intervention meant for attitudinal
and behavioral change in a desired
direction.
• Generally, this shift or change is in
positive direction aimed at bringing
improvement in client's physical and
mental health.

3. Rapport building
• Establishing a safe
trustworthy environment
between counselor and client.

4. Assessment of problem of client
• Helping client to narrate his
concerns and issues.
• This requires active listening on
the part of a counselor by
focusing on client's feeling for
the event rather than event itself.

5. Transforming problem statements
of client into targeted goals
• This takes place by setting
achievable goals in a time bound
manner by overcoming probable
obstacles to goals.

6. Developing an action plan
• This requires setting objectives
and tasks that client is supposed
to do in order to achieve a
targeted goal.
• It is an active implementation
stage of counselling process.

7. Review and Feedback
• The aim of review and
feedback is to give continuous
reinforcement to client for
consistent attitude and
behavioral change.

8. Termination
• A counselor should also
terminate client counselor
relationship once the
counselling process is over.

9. • A counselling session is therefore
sometimes referred to as the 50-
minute hour.
• It takes place in a session depends
on the clients needs and the
counselors personal approach to
counselling Dubai.
• Although there is some variation
during a session, there is a basic
structure.

10. Counselling Dubai
www.dubaicommunityhc.com
Dubai Community Health Centre
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
PO Box: 73810
Tel : +97145078000
Fax : +9714 507 8001