Life Design Counseling: Theory, Methodology, Challenges, and Future Trends

Ya Wen; Kai Li; Huaruo Chen; Fei Liu

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.814458

Life Design Counseling: Theory, Methodology, Challenges, and Future Trends

Front Psychol. 2022 Feb 1:13:814458. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.814458. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Ya Wen¹, Kai Li², Huaruo Chen^{3

4}, Fei Liu^{3

5}

Affiliations

¹ School of Teacher Education, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing, China.
² School of Philosophy, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
³ School of Education Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.
⁴ Center for Research and Reform in Education, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States.
⁵ School of Education Science, Huaiyin Normal University, Huaian, China.

Abstract

With the rapid development of society and the dramatic change of environment, previous career counseling focusing on personal choice has been difficult to meet individuals' needs. It is very meaningful and valuable to introduce the ideology of Life Design Counseling (LDC). In this mini review, we introduce and analyze the theory and methodology of LDC. This review puts forward challenges in the field of LDC, including the lack of attention to clients from multiple backgrounds and professional counselors, the lack of diversified methods in the intervention process, and the lack of diversified research. The theoretical research, practical research, and the integration of theory and practice of LDC still need to be further concerned by researchers.

Keywords: challenges; life design counseling; methodology; theory; trends.

Publication types

Review