A Program Based on the Guilford Model that Enhances Creativity and Creative Psychological Counseling

Authors : Azize Nilgun Canel

Pages : 5-29

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Publication Date : 2015-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Abstract In the psychological counseling context, some of the most important skills for today’s counselors include producing a significant number of solutions and hypotheses to solve problems and developing technical or intervention tools appropriate for the needs of individuals and families. One of the most effective ways of developing these skills is using creative thinking. Therefore, the present study tests the effectiveness of an 11- week program that aims to enhance the creativity and the creative counseling skills of counseling candidates. The program was implemented in the academic years 2012-2013 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(24 students); and 2013-2014 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(23 students);. This program was based on Guilford’s creative thinking model, and it scored from four perspectives: insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1); the perspective of fluency, based on the ability to produce definitions and explanations related to being a creative counselor; insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2); the perspective of flexibility, based on the ability to handle creative counseling in different categories; insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3); the perspective of originality, based on the ability to produce original ideas or techniques; and insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4); the perspective of elaboration, based on the ability to use more details, metaphors, and poetic language. As a result of analyzing the qualitative data, it was concluded that the implemented program was effective in terms of all its dimensions.
Keywords : Creativity, Creative counseling, Creative psychological counseling, Creative counselor, Psychological counselor education, Creativity program, Guilford

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