The Presented List of Counseling Goals
The Presented List of Counseling Goals
The Presented List of Counseling Goals
goals.
Goal Description
Understanding of the origins and development of
Insight emotional difficulties , leading to an increased capacity
to take rational control over feelings and actions
Becoming better able to form and maintain meaningful
Relating with others and satisfying relationships with other people : for
example , within the family or workplace
Becoming more aware of thoughts and feelings that
Self- awareness had been blocked off or denied, or developing a more
accurate sense of how self is perceived by others.
The development of a positive attitude toward self,
marked by an ability to acknowledge areas of
Self- acceptance
experience that had been the subject of self- criticism
and rejection
Moving in the direction of fulfilling potential or
Self – actualization achieving an integration of previously conflicting parts
of self.
Assisting the client to arrive at a higher state of
Enlightenment
spiritual awakening
Finding a solution to a specific problem that the client
Problem- Solving had not been able to resolve alone. Acquiring a general
competence in problem – solving
Enabling the client to acquire ideas and techniques with
Psychological education
which to understand and control behavior
Learning and mastering social and interpersonal skills
Acquisition of Social
such as maintenance of eye contact , turn taking in
Skills
conversations, assertive, or anger control
The modification or replacement of irrational beliefs or
Cognitive change mal adaptive thought patterns associated with self-
destructive behavior
The modification or replacement of maladaptive or
Behavior change
self- destructive patterns of behavior.
Introducing change into the way in that social systems
Systematic change
operate
Working on skills , awareness, and knowledge that will
Empowerment
enable to client to take control of his or her own life
Helping the client to make amends for previous
Restitution
destructive behavior
Inspiring in the person a desire and capacity to care for
Generality others and pass on knowledge and to contribute to the
collective good through political engagement
REVISED KNOWLEDGE:
The goals of counseling are Insight, relating with others, Self- awareness, Self-
acceptance, Self – actualization, Enlightenment, Problem- Solving, Psychological
education, Acquisition of Social Skills, Cognitive change, Behavior change,
Systematic change, Empowerment, Restitution, Generality. Generally, the scope of
counseling includes individual counseling, marital and