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JANUARY – APRIL 2023 TRIMESTER

FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCE & DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

BCP 222: CRITTICAL THINKING IN COUNSELLING

Date: April 2023 Duration: 2 Hours
Instructions: Answer Question ONE and any other TWO Questions

Q1.
a) Provide conceptual understanding of the following terms: (6 Marks)
i) Critical thinking
ii) Critical analysis
iii) Moral ethics

b) Outline five Ellertons’s components of interpreting critical questions

(10 Marks)

c) Describe what is meant by aesthetic reasoning (10 Marks)

d) Explain any four perspectives of moral reasoning in counseling (4 Marks)

Q2.
(a) Discuss five importance of studying critical thinking as a trainee (10 Marks)

(b) Explain five reasons that delay counseling sessions (10 Marks)

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Q3.
a) Describe five causes of hostile clients during counseling (10 Marks)

b) Explain five ways of improving analytical skills in counseling (10 Marks)

Q4.
a) Examine five critical thinking skills a counselor should possess (10 Marks)

b) Propose any six ways of enhancing critical thinking skills among counseling students in
GABA students in counseling department. (10 Marks)

Q5.
a) With illustrations,explain FIVE critical thinking questions in a counseling process
(10 Marks)
b) Highlight any five ways of helping drug addicts in counseling (10 Marks)

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