Cormier.pptx process of Counselling theory and understanding

Counselling process Cormier theory, process of Counselling

1. Counselling Model according to Cormier Cormier & Cormier Interviewing Strategies for Helpers

2. Sherry Cormier , Professor Emerita of counseling, rehabilitation counseling, and counseling psychology at West Virginia University, is a licensed psychologist in the state of West Virginia and a long-standing member of the American Counseling Association. Her areas of expertise include counselor training, counseling interventions, cognitive-behavioral therapy, clinical supervision, and health and wellness. Currently she is affiliated with Transformational Practices, an endeavor in which she provides clinical and consultation services and training to a variety of individuals and organizations. Prior to her appointment at West Virginia University, she was a faculty member at the University of Tennessee.

3. 4 Stages of Helping/Counselling 1. Relationship : establishing an effective therapeutic relationship, based on PCT, conveying counsellor’s interest in and acceptance of the client as a unique and worthwhile person and builds sufficient trust for self-disclosure and self-revelation. For some just this helps, for others, more (techniques) is needed.

4. 2. Assessment & Goal Setting : helping clients to explore themselves and their concerns, get a better picture of what is happening with the client. Gleaning information, issues identified and defined, developing outcome goals which are specific results the client would like to occur as a result of counseling. (Case history and testing)

5. 3. Strategy Selection & Implementation : counselor’s task is to facilitate client understanding and related action, selecting and sequencing a plan of action/intervention strategies, based on assessment data.

6. 4. Evaluation & Termination : Assessing the effectiveness of the interventions and the progress the client has made toward the desired goals. This helps to know, when to terminate, what action plans need revamping, what concrete progress has been made.