Describe your understanding of advice giving within the counseling relationship

Describe your understanding of advice giving within the counseling relationship

Describe your understanding of advice giving within the counseling relationship. When is it appropriate to give a client advice? When would you not want to give advice to your clients?

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Many times, clients expect counselors/therapist to give them solid answers to quickly fix their troubles. In this context, I understand advice as telling the client/patient what to do which should never be the case in a counseling session. Giving direct advice is equivalent to deciding for the client. It is also a breach of the principle of Autonomy……………………….