Based on Counselor Toolbox Episode 213 15 Principles of Client Centered Care

Instructor: Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes PhD, LPC-MHSP

OBJECTIVES:

• Explore historic and well-established contemporary counseling theories, principles and techniques of counseling and their application in professional counseling settings
• List the goals and values of client centered care
• Identify how client centered care differs from "standard" practice
• Explain ways in which the clinician can adjust their approach to engage the clients
• Describe where to locus of control for decision making lies in client-centered care
• Highlight the benefits to embracing client centered care