Psychological type and counselling

Assertiveness and Mental Health Professionals: Differences Between Insight-Oriented and Action-Oriented Clinicians

“…Although client type was found less influential than other predictive factors (Norcross & Prochaska, 1983), researchers who support technical eclecticism argue otherwise, asserting that a client's needs should determine a clinician's orientation (Cheston, 2000;Erickson, 1993). Supporters of this approach encourage clinicians to consider adhering to methodologies that utilize specific empathic techniques that build greater rapport and subsequent growth in clients who conceptually do better with a particular interpersonal style (Bayne, 1995;Churchill & Bayne, 2001). Bayne (1995), for example, contends that if a client appears less innovative and more practical, then he or she should receive cognitive-behavioral counseling, rather than approaches that require creative expression.…”

“…Supporters of this approach encourage clinicians to consider adhering to methodologies that utilize specific empathic techniques that build greater rapport and subsequent growth in clients who conceptually do better with a particular interpersonal style (Bayne, 1995;Churchill & Bayne, 2001). Bayne (1995), for example, contends that if a client appears less innovative and more practical, then he or she should receive cognitive-behavioral counseling, rather than approaches that require creative expression. Extroverts, according to Bayne (1995), are more suitable for humanistic or insight-oriented approaches and group counseling, because they tend to be more sociable and talkative.…”

Working with the intelligent career model

“…A prominent example is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI; Bayne, 1995a). This allows counselors to use their knowledge of personality type to develop quicker and deeper empathy, thereby engaging more effectively with the client during the ICCS process (Bayne, 1995b). Results may manifest themselves in greater awareness of the preferred way the client relates to others.…”

Conceptual Problems in the Development of a Psychological Notion of “Intuition”

“…Jung's theory launched a tradition by which a similar typology is applied to personality measurement, spawning scales still used for a variety of clinical and counseling purposes (e.g., Murray, 1989;Bayne, 1995;Matoon & Davis, 1995;Van Rooiji, 1996). Reference to ''clinical intuition'' is also found in applied literature, denoting experienced practitioners' ability to make inferences without standardized diagnostic procedures or identifiable reference to theory.…”

“…The interest here is not on intuition as a specific personality ''type'' but as a process contributing to clinical judgment which contrasts with that of explicit, theorydriven judgment. Psychotherapy is sometimes regarded as entailing ''more art than science'', since practitioners frequently base treatment decisions on hunches that cannot be supported with data, which may spring from behavioral cues not consciously acknowledged (e.g., Berne, 1949;Bayne, 1995). This research has in turn triggered interest in intuition as a form of rapid and effortless understanding relevant to competence in other professions, most notably nursing (e.g., Miller, 1995;King and Appleton, 1997).…”