Open AccessThe Choreography of Counseling
Author(s) -
Sterling K. Gerber,
William Watson Purkey
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of invitational theory and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1060-6041
DOI - 10.26522/jitp.v4i2.3891
Subject(s) - choreography , dance , analogy , psychology , dance therapy , exposition (narrative) , psychotherapist , medical education , visual arts , epistemology , medicine , art , philosophy , literature
From a combination of principles of Invitational Counseling (Purkey & Schmidt, 1996) andResponsive Therapy (Gerber, 1986), the authors provide an analogy for the structure ofcounseling by comparing it to the choreography of dance. After briefly reviewing other structures(scientific process and medical-delivery procedure) the authors present an alternative an advancedart form: the choreography of counseling. In professional counseling, as in a dance performance,there is the introduction, the exploration, the exposition, and the resolution. Principles andtechniques are given for success in each of the four stages.