Psychological consultation is a process in the relationship between counselor and counselee in which the counselee receives face-to-face support in order to realize their hidden strengths regarding problem solving in his/her subjective world and to realize their own potential. The purpose of the study is to obtain information on the views of the academic staff regarding the theories used during consultation, the common principles and techniques of these theories and the most frequently used resource books. The study takes advantage of the single case descriptive study, which is a kind of qualitative case study. The study group was comprised of 20 lecturers and instructors who were taking classes about theories of psychological consultation in a private university. During the analysis of the results obtained from the interviews, certain themes were identified and a descriptive analysis was made afterwards by classification. A feedback form composed of four questions was used during the data collection. In terms of the research results, the views of instructors on the humanistic approach, the principles of ethics and privacy, the unconditional acceptance and listening techniques, psychological consultation, psychotherapy theory and implementation, and the usage of book resources have been obtained in the lessons about theories. Keywords: Psychological Consultation, Theory, Issue, Constructivist Approach

Username
Password