Professionalism in Counseling and Psychotherapy

A pivotal debate exists among counselors and therapists on the efficacy of particular practices and theoretical approaches in counseling and psychotherapy. The continuum of discussion focuses on adhering to a single therapeutic model, pursuing a theoretical integration of models, or adopting a more eclectic approach to therapy in an effort to meet the changing needs of diverse client populations. The pervasive question is, “Do practicing counselors and therapists clearly understand how they use counseling theories and other cognitive schemata to guide their therapeutic perspective and their therapeutic interventions?”