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Guidance and Counseling Kulwinder Pal, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 13: Types of Counseling: Directive Counseling

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
13.1 Directive Approach : Concept
13.2 Process of Directive Approach
13.3 Steps of Effective Counseling
13.4 Assumptions of Directive Counseling
13.5 Advantages of Directive Counseling
13.6 Summary
13.7 Keywords
13.8 Review Questions
13.9 Further Readings

Objectives

After reading this unit students will be able to:
• Explain the Concept of Directive approach
• Discuss the process of Directive approach
• Explain the steps of effective Counseling
• Describe the assumptions of Directive Counseling
• Explain advantages of Directive Counseling

Introduction
In keeping with complexity of human nature and the varying attempts to explain it as lucidly
and succinctly as possible, several theories of human behaviour have been proposed. Each theory
seeks to integrate its postulates consistently with the specified hypotheses constructed. The theory
is then verified in terms of experimental findings or observational data. Further, a theory is
integrated in what is known as a meaningful framework. Within this framework it predicts new
relations and outcomes and seeks to obtain solutions to the anticipated problems. Most of the
criteria of a good theory have been stated with great care by scientists. A theory is considered
acceptable if it meets the criteria, the most important being precision, clarity and
comprehensiveness i.e., it should include within its scope as many facts or phenomena as possible,
provide for empirical verifiability and stimulate research. The usefulness of a theory is
considerably enhanced if it defines its terms operationally. This would help develop suitable
procedures for testing the derived propositions. Some theories impose serious limitations on the
verifiability of their predictions owing to lack of operationally defined propositions and concepts.
Different approaches to counseling are based on the varying conceptions of human personality
structure and dynamics, and are subject to the limitations to which the personality theories are
prone. The term ‘approach’ is used in preference to ‘theory’ as no single theory has yet been able
to encompass all the aspects of counseling.

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