Developmental Counseling and Therapy: The Promise for Counselor Preparation

ABSTRACT

Developmental Counseling and Therapy (DCT) provides a paradigm for understanding how individuals construct meaning in qualitatively different ways. This approach provides a model for assessing presenting issues and planning appropriate interventions based on a culturally sensitive, wellness-oriented, developmental philosophy. Strategies for teaching and supervising DCT are described, and the authors reflect upon the promise of DCT in counselor preparation.

KEYWORDS:

• Counselor preparation
• Developmental Counseling and Therapy
• supervision

Acknowledgments

Although she was not in this world to see completion of this article, Dr. Jane E. Myers inspired this manuscript through her teaching and mentoring; she contributed directly to initial drafts of the work. The authors thank Thomas J. Sweeney for feedback on this manuscript.