What should your goals be in that first counseling\u00a0session? Let me list five goals for you. But remember, no two sessions are alike. When you think you\u2019ve seen \u2018em all, along comes a \u201cdoosey\u201d that you never dreamed of, let alone expected to encounter. So, what I am speaking about is nothing more than the \u201cordinary\u2019 things to shoot for. In the more-or-less ordinary cases that are never really ordinary at all. In other words, each case is unique. You should treat it as such. So, the goals I set forth here are ideals rarely to be attained in toto.<\/p>\n
First, remember, the first session—whether you like it or not—will set patterns. That\u2019s why you ought to consciously aim at good patterns. If you\u2019re going to expect homework in later sessions, for instance, don\u2019t wait until a later session to assign it. You can always assign a data-gathering homework assignment, if nothing else.<\/p>\n
Second, you will gather facts. Of course, preceding the session itself, you will have the counselee fill in a Personal Data Inventory form [you can find a sample in The Christian Counselor\u2019s Manual]. But in the session itself, you will want to expand your understanding of what<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What should your goals be in that first counseling\u00a0session? Let me list five goals for you. But remember, no two sessions are alike. When you think you\u2019ve seen \u2018em all, along comes a \u201cdoosey\u201d that you never dreamed of, let alone expected to encounter. So, what I am speaking about is nothing more than the …
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