Purpose of counseling
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What do you believe to be the primary purpose of counseling? Do you believe people are capable of genuine change? Why or why not?
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Main reasons that people enter into counseling and an opinion of whether humans are genuinely capable of changing as a result of counseling.
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As a middle school counselor myself, I believe that one of my primary purposes of counseling is to allow the client to have a safe environment in which they can share their feelings and thoughts without being judged. I also believe that counselors provide clients with techniques that can be used outside of counseling when dealing with different situations (conflict, family, personal matters, etc).
I believe that people can change because of counseling. When people are more tuned in to their own feelings and these feelings can affect themselves and others, they can start to empathize. However, I don't ...
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