Personal development in counsellor training: towards a clarification of inter-related concepts created by Mark Donati and Mary Watts

Taylor & Francis Online Top Full Article Figures & data References Citations Metrics Reprints & Permissions Read this article Share ABSTRACT Despite its widely acknowledged importance to effective therapeutic practice across theoretical orientations, it has been suggested that counsellor ‘personal development’ remains a poorly defined area of training, and that the concept is itself endowed with numerous implicit meanings. In an attempt to move towards a more explicit and rigorous understanding of the area, the present paper reviews some of the key concepts found within it drawing on and, where possible, synthesising the views of different writers. The review seeks to build upon previous work carried out in the area by Irving and Williams (Citation1999) and to stimulate further critical discussion of the topic.