There are several types of counselling available. They are the individual, couples, family and group counselling. Each of these types would have their advantages and disadvantages. This paper will look at how group counselling has more to offer than individual counselling bringing comparisons between the two and their differences. We will also look at one of the model that is commonly used. The Person-Centred Therapy founded by Carl Rogers (1902-1987) is based on concepts from humanistic psychology (Corey, 2009). Much of this work was done in the 1940s. According to Corey, among the many pioneers who founded a therapeutic approach, Carl Rogers stands out as the most influential figure for bringing about change in the direction of counselling
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The first clear benefit to individual counselling is the confidentiality of the identity of the client. There are those who do not want people to know that they have a problem and are seeking help. Then there are those who are shy and have huge difficulty in opening up when placed in a group. People like these will prefer individual counselling, as it would be more suitable for them. Second is the undivided attention that the client receives from the therapist in individual counselling. For some cases, a lot of time and attention is required to address his / her issue due to its complexity. Unlike group counselling where the time and focus has to be shared among the rest of the clients, the client in individual counselling will get all the focus and attention. Third, it would be easier to bring the truth regarding a particular issue out in individual counselling. This is especially so when the case concerns infidelity or conflict between parents and their children. Fourth, it is easier to do scheduling for an individual compared to when it is dependent and influenced by the availability of other people. In cases where the next session has to be scheduled fast, it is easier to fit a person rather than with four or five …show more content…
For teenagers especially, group counselling would generally suit them better as it is easier for them to talk and share with fellow teenagers rather than with adults. This has been proven in several of my personal engagements with people of this age. Another group of people where group counselling would be more suitable are those who are facing a common challenge in life, like those with problems of substance abuse, habits or even those sharing a common grief like the families of the victims of the recent air disasters that happened this year.
Group counselling is also suitable and very much needed in cases of adolescents in bereavement due to the loss of a parent. Studies have been done in the USA by Kaufman and Elizur (1979) and in the UK by Van Eederwegh (1982) and it showed that 50% of children under 17 are noticeably hindered in their daily functions because of the loss of a parent (Quarmby, 1993). An intervention with group counselling was done to assist the
The first clear benefit to individual counselling is the confidentiality of the identity of the client. There are those who do not want people to know that they have a problem and are seeking help. Then there are those who are shy and have huge difficulty in opening up when placed in a group. People like these will prefer individual counselling, as it would be more suitable for them. Second is the undivided attention that the client receives from the therapist in individual counselling. For some cases, a lot of time and attention is required to address his / her issue due to its complexity. Unlike group counselling where the time and focus has to be shared among the rest of the clients, the client in individual counselling will get all the focus and attention. Third, it would be easier to bring the truth regarding a particular issue out in individual counselling. This is especially so when the case concerns infidelity or conflict between parents and their children. Fourth, it is easier to do scheduling for an individual compared to when it is dependent and influenced by the availability of other people. In cases where the next session has to be scheduled fast, it is easier to fit a person rather than with four or five …show more content…
For teenagers especially, group counselling would generally suit them better as it is easier for them to talk and share with fellow teenagers rather than with adults. This has been proven in several of my personal engagements with people of this age. Another group of people where group counselling would be more suitable are those who are facing a common challenge in life, like those with problems of substance abuse, habits or even those sharing a common grief like the families of the victims of the recent air disasters that happened this year.
Group counselling is also suitable and very much needed in cases of adolescents in bereavement due to the loss of a parent. Studies have been done in the USA by Kaufman and Elizur (1979) and in the UK by Van Eederwegh (1982) and it showed that 50% of children under 17 are noticeably hindered in their daily functions because of the loss of a parent (Quarmby, 1993). An intervention with group counselling was done to assist the