Why is it important to set goals in the beginning phase of counselling?

1. Otherwise insurance companies will use lack of goals as an excuse not to pay for the services provided.

2. To measure progress.

In order to see that progress is being made or has been made. Otherwise there is no clear indication that it was of any use.

SO YOU KNOW WHAT GOAL THAT YOU HAVE TO WORK TOWARD, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SET A GOAL FIRST.

To avoid mental meandering and to identify why it is that you are there, what help you need and when it can reasonably be accomplished. The cognitve input and output of the client is essential for progress, the counselor doesn’t just ‘heal’ you passively.

to have something to work towards from the outset rather than just as an afterthought….

so what it’s all about is established before other thoughts etc set in?

1. To focus your treatment toward a specific problem or achievement.
2. So you will have a sense of accomplishment and closure when a goal is reached.
3. So that when a goal is reached you can set a new goal that may have seemed unattainable when you first started.
4. Prevent a patient from feeling depressed or discouraged due to a lack of progress when no goal is set and the treatment seems pointless.
These apply to academics, psychology, and really all aspects of a persons life.