The Personnel and Guidance Journal · 1974 · 166 citations · 1 references
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Counseling was originally defined as a two‑person process, but since 1957 its functions have expanded to include group work and even organizational roles. The authors propose a Cube model that organizes counselor interventions across a broad range of functions. The Cube comprises three dimensions—target, purpose, and method of intervention. The authors argue that the Cube offers strong heuristic value for both research and practice.
In 1957 the editor of the Journal of Counseling Psychology rejected an article on group counseling because, by definition, “Counseling is a process in which two persons….” Since then the functions of a counselor have broadened to include working with groups in many ways. Some will maintain that we have expanded far beyond our domain into that of the organizational psychologist. The authors of this article assume that the counselor's functions should include a wide range of interventions and have organized them within a “Cube.” This model provided the structure for this Special Issue. The three dimensions of the Cube are: (a) the target of the intervention, (b) the purpose of the intervention, and(c) the method of intervention. We think this model has great heuristic potential as a tool for both research and practice.
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