Structural Family Couselling Approach Family Counseling Approach
Introduction
Families vary across the cultures, just as individuals vary within the family structure but the overall concept of family therapy or counseling is universal. The aim of family counseling is to assist families work through family challenges and create solutions that respect all the members in the family unit (Winek, 2010). An individual objective becomes the total goal of the family. It is not about playing one family individual against the other or putting the blame against each other, family therapy is about healing of the family.
Accepting that one's family would gain from an outsider assisting to increase family members harmony is a first step in family counseling. Identifying an appropriate family counseling service is crucial to ensure effectiveness of the counseling. Similarly the most significant element of choosing a family therapy service is determining the capability of the counselor or therapist to reach all members of the family (Rasheed, Rasheed & Marley, 2011).
Counseling Multicultural Counseling and Psychotherapy
A counselor's familiarity with cultural diversity is a very significant factor in the counseling field. Counselor's need to be conscious of their clients' beliefs, values, mores, religious background, sexuality,…
Personal counseling approaches and effectiveness
This paper develops a theoretical approach to the counseling process and discusses how the therapeutic orientation compares with cognitive behavioral therapy. Emphasis is placed on the nature of people, problems, and change. The concerns surrounding individual and family therapy, multicultural considerations, and wellness, prevention, and rehabilitation therapy are also discussed.