Behavioral And Humanistic Theory

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BEHAVIORAL AND HUMANISTIC THEORIES 1

Behavioral and Humanistic Theory

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BEHAVIORAL AND HUMANISTIC THEORIES 2

Behavioral and Humanistic Theory

Over the years, professional school counselors have played an essential role in providing

responsive services by applying a wide range of clinical approaches to address student and staff

problems. Notably, there are several counseling theories and techniques that have been useful for

school counselors. These theories and methods shape how the school counselors provide

therapeutic interventions in different situations. Most of the approaches have been developed

from evidence-based practices or based upon other ideas about human functions. Additionally,

numerous variables determine the success of counseling theories and methods. A single

counseling approach applied by two counselors may not give the same results due to each case's

variables. One of the significant variables that determine the success of each theory is the

counselor's personality traits. According to Aardema & Wong (2020), clinical approaches and

views can only give positive results when they fit the counselor's personality traits. Given the

nature of school counseling, counselors need to know the differences between the theories to

provide suitable interventions for different cases. The counselors need to know the ideas that fit

their personality traits and comfortably provide therapeutic intervention. Therefore, this essay

will compare Behavioral theories, which is my most preferred approach, to the Humanistic

therapy, which is my least preferred counseling approach.

Behavioral and Humanistic Theories

Behavioral theories are based on psychological approaches that mainly rely on scientific

and objective research methods to examine a client's psychology. In this approach, the counselor

mainly focuses on the client's observable actions, such as making clinical conclusions and

providing the best therapeutic intervention. The method is based on scientific assumptions,

which states that humans can change their behavior based on how they respond to various stimuli

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BEHAVIORAL AND HUMANISTIC THEORIES Behavioral and Humanistic Theory Student’s Name: Institutional Affiliation: Date: 1 BEHAVIORAL AND HUMANISTIC THEORIES 2 Behavioral and Humanistic Theory Over the years, professional school counselors have played an essential role in providing responsive services by applying a wide range of clinical approaches to address student and staff problems. Notably, there are several counseling theories and techniques that have been useful for school counselors. These theories and methods shape how the school counselors provide therapeutic interventions in different situations. Most of the approaches have been developed from evidence-based practices or based upon other ideas about human functions. Additionally, numerous variables determine the success of counseling theories and methods. A single counseling approach applied by two counselors may not give the same results due to each case's variables. One of the significant variables that determine the success of each theory is the counselor's personality traits. According to Aardema & Wong (2020), clinical approaches and views can only give positive results when they fit the counselor's personality traits. Given the nature of school counseling, counselors need to know the differences between the theories to provide suitable interventions for different cases. The counselors need to know the ideas that fit their personality traits and comfortably provide therapeutic intervention. Therefore, this ...
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