The Korean Counselor's Factors which Contribute to Positive Counseling Outcomes

Korean Music Therapy Students’ Experience of Group Music Therapy: A Qualitative Case Study

“…Later, Korean music therapy students in this current study reported that non-directive style of group was beneficial to fostering their autonomy: “If there was a fixed direction from the beginning of the group, I would have tried to fit my thoughts in that direction and it would have resulted in dishonest results [or responses].” Similarly, Joo and Park (2016) explained that non-directive therapy can be helpful to aiding to clients express themselves particularly when aggressive responses or intense moments were not inhibited, and they felt trusted. Li and Kim (2004) reported that non-directive counseling sessions enable Asian American clients to independently decide “the appropriate course of action.” Kim et al (2008) also acknowledge the dependency of Korean clients on therapists but emphasized the need for an “independent “self. That in the long-term, directive therapy may not promote real growth in Korean clients.…”

“…Even though clients’ self-disclosure is considered the product of successful counseling, this can be challenging for clients from Asian countries (Zane and Ku, 2014) because they worry about compromising their social status and want to hide the shameful aspects of themselves (Kim et al, 2008). Disclosures mainly involved secrets that were the most difficult to reveal, including familial history, sexual identity, sexual experiences that have never been told to others and negative feelings toward counseling or the counselor.…”

Perceptions of Therapeutic Intervention in Suicide Crisis Counseling in Experienced Korean Counselors: A Concept Mapping Study

“…Different cultures have different factors and approaches to effective counseling (26,27). Some of the characteristics of Korean counselors were compared to those of the USA, Norway, and Germany in a study, and the results demonstrated that only 5% in the western countries practiced counseling without a particular theoretical framework while 34.5% of Korean counselors practiced counseling without a theoretical framework (28).…”

“…The interpretation of this result includes that limited applicability of the western theoretical framework can be carried on to Korean clients for the cultural, societal differences, and the study advocated that culturally fit counseling therapies should continue to develop (28). According to such needs, effective counseling factors in Korea were previously researched and the factors were "considering the client as own family member, " "applying private/emotionally attached relationship, " and "high involvement and active responses" as being effective factors reported by the Korean counselors (26). Advice or instructional interventions were found with a larger effect than in the western countries, and the clients' expectations included instructional, authoritative, short-term, and problem-oriented approaches (26,28,29).…”

“…According to such needs, effective counseling factors in Korea were previously researched and the factors were "considering the client as own family member, " "applying private/emotionally attached relationship, " and "high involvement and active responses" as being effective factors reported by the Korean counselors (26). Advice or instructional interventions were found with a larger effect than in the western countries, and the clients' expectations included instructional, authoritative, short-term, and problem-oriented approaches (26,28,29). Korean clients tended to recognize counselors as competent when the counselors helped them express their inner feelings, in contrast to the expectation for the encouragement of rational objectivity (30,31).…”