This instrument allows counselors to open up important areas that are typically ignored in traditional forms of career counseling, e.g., ways of responding to the possibility of failure. Some specific counseling techniques can also help. She has been employed in a small retail store for five years when the position of buyer opens up. If the client can see that she has the desired qualities and that taking some initiative would be good for the store and for her boss, she might overcome her reluctance. The counselor could reframe the problem in terms of the client's fundamental goals, helping others, not self-aggrandizement.
Some troublesome beliefs are simple misunderstandings or faulty facts.
They can be countered with a statement of fact. A statement that not all police departments have a height requirement may open up a whole world of opportunities for Chip. Countering a deeply ingrained belief requires more than logic. It requires consistent repetition. Many people have grown up in environments where negative messages predominate.