Acting the Role of a Counselor

Abstract

In this article, Yager and Hector argue that all people, including counselors, developmentally learn and subsequently act out a set of roles that includes both “real self” roles and other, less familiar, and more uncomfortable roles. They suggest that certain principles employed in the training of actors can be applied to counselor preparation. The authors briefly discuss relevant research and offer specific implications and suggestions for counselor educators.

Journey into Being: The Counselor as Companion‐Guide

“…(1934. p.69) What then is the role of the counselor in the journeyer's self-discovery? Ironically, it is not to act a role as proposed by Yaeger and Hector (1980), but to be a person in an authentic relationship with another person.…”