Title: Lesson Thirteen: Theories of counselling
Course: EPS 201: PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING (B)

Purpose of the topic/week/section:

The purpose of this topic is to equip you with the knowledge of various theories of counselling.This is hoped to help you identify the appropriate method to use in counselling.

Intended learning outcomes:

At the end of this topic, you will be able to:

1. Analyse the importance of theories of counseling in the counseling process.
2. Describe the stages of individual counselling
3. Summarize the characteristics of a good counselor

Over to you:

In this topic we are going to learn about theories of counselling.  Counseling theories are important in trying to enhance our understanding of human behaviour and parameters of the helping relationship. These parameters may include models for viewing personality development, explaining behaviour feelings and thoughts, providing guidelines for predicting and evaluating results as well as identifying strategies and interventions for use during the counseling process. Theories help counselors understand the uniqueness of clients and for developing the most effective treatment plan. There are many theories of counseling but in this topic, we will discuss psychoanalytic theory, Humanistic theory, Rational Emotive, and Behavioural theory.