USE OF THE MODEL IN COUNSELLING
The Quadrant Model could be a tool in counselling, regardless, I think, of the schools of counselling. The Quadrant Model gives a perspective, a view with four focuses, on the being of life. One might make models with one, and two, and three focuses on the being of life, and one even can make a model with five focuses, and so on up to ten focuses.
Psychotic Behaviour Not Shown
The Quadrant model is intended to map the overall reality of life. By which reality a focus in the being of life is best understood will differ, dependent on behaviour, environment and situation. So, where people will place the actual being in thought will, of course, differ. Valuable insight about preferences and values will be given by where, in the model, an individual places “emotions”, for example, as different from knowledge, values and motives. The following question would, of course be, “what is it which makes you think so?”
Psychotic Behaviour Shown
Thinking of people suffering from schizophrenia, or related mental illnesses, it is a fact psychoses arrive when people are not able to relate to the world in a way which makes them able to signify and react to different perceptions. The overall symptom of a psychoses is identification, and the anxiety which follows with this state of mind. It is as if the individual thinks of himself in the middle, with the world around him, as the earth, the globe, today, commonly is thought of as in the middle of the universe, open for all kinds of influence.
The Quadrant Model could be a tool in counselling people with psychotic behaviour, making patients aware of the possibility to see himself as a being, or as expressing a being, which relates to three other beings in the perspective. In the perspective of The Quadrant Model, identification is not an option, unless the patient thinks of himself as Christ.
Summary
If one avoids diagnosing actual beings’ preferences of behaviour, seeing the actual being in light of a specific focus in the perspective, the actual being can be placed in any focus, any quadrant of The Quadrant Model. By discussing the actual beings belonging, views of impact can be achieved, for the one counselling, and the one being counselled.
SCHOOLS OF COUNSELLING
The Quadrant Model is a useful way to categorize schools of counseling within psychology and pedagogics based on two primary dimensions: focus and orientation. Here's a simple mapping:
1. Directive vs. Non-Directive (Focus)
o Directive: The counselor takes an active role in guiding the session.
o Non-Directive: The counselor takes a passive role, allowing the client to lead.
2. Insight-Oriented vs. Action-Oriented (Orientation)
o Insight-Oriented: Focuses on understanding underlying thoughts and emotions.
o Action-Oriented: Focuses on changing behaviors or implementing strategies.
Mapping the schools:
1. Directive & Insight-Oriented:
o Psychoanalysis: Emphasizes uncovering unconscious motives and conflicts.
o Cognitive Therapy: Identifies and restructures irrational thoughts.
2. Directive & Action-Oriented:
o Behavioral Therapy: Uses conditioning techniques to alter behavior.
o Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Combines cognitive and behavioral techniques.
3. Non-Directive & Insight-Oriented:
o Humanistic Therapy: Focuses on self-exploration and self-actualization.
o Existential Therapy: Explores meaning, freedom, and responsibility.
4. Non-Directive & Action-Oriented:
o Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: Emphasizes solutions and future goals.
o Narrative Therapy: Focuses on re-authoring personal stories.
Each quadrant represents a different combination of these dimensions, providing a framework to understand various counseling approaches.