How does the counselor determine how active and directive to be? ŠŠ How is structuring handled as the course of therapy progresses? ŠŠ What is the optimum balance of responsibility in the client–therapist relationship?

Therapist’s Function and Role
In working toward an integrative perspective, ask yourself these questions:
ŠŠ How do the counselor’s functions change depending on the stage of the
counseling process?
ŠŠ Does the therapist maintain a basic role, or does this role vary in accor-
dance with the characteristics of the client?
ŠŠ How does the counselor determine how active and directive to be?
ŠŠ How is structuring handled as the course of therapy progresses?
ŠŠ What is the optimum balance of responsibility in the client–therapist
relationship?
ŠŠ What is the most effective way to monitor the therapeutic alliance?
ŠŠ What, when, and how much counselor self-disclosure is therapeutic?