There several reasons for such a st

There several reasons for such a statement. First, theories of counseling are composed of philosophical assumptions regarding the nature of ‘ man ’ and a theory of personality ( Belkins, 1988; corsini, 1984; London, 1964 ). These Characterristics, as pointed out earlier, are highly culture-bound ( Iveyet al., 1987; Katz, 1985 ). What is the “true” nature of people is a philosophical question. What constittes the healthy and unhealthy personality is also debatable and varies from culture to culture and class to class.
Second, theories of counseling are also composed of the body of therapeutical techniques and strategies. These techniques are applied to clients with the the hope of effecting change in either behaviors or attitudes. A Counseling
Theory dictates what techniqes are tobe used and, implicitly, in what proportions. In the las chapter we are able to see that clientcentered counselors behave differently than rational-emotive ones. The fact that one school of counseling can be distinguished from another has implications : it suggests a certain degree of rigidity in working with