A Behavior Classification System for Counselors: Part II-Developmental Tasks for All Ages.

Downing, Charles J.

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ERIC Number: EJ313265

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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A Behavior Classification System for Counselors: Part II-Developmental Tasks for All Ages.

Downing, Charles J.

Journal of Humanistic Education and Development, v23 n2 p52-59 Dec 1984

Presents a framework of developmental tasks which focuses on growth over the life span. Tasks include competence, sex role identity, capacity for meaningful relationships, independence, personal purpose, integrity, and acceptance of the world. Limitations of the approach and implications for counselors are discussed. (JAC)

Descriptors: Behavior, Classification, Counseling Theories, Developmental Tasks, Individual Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Counselors; Practitioners

Language: English

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Note: This articles is a follow-up to an already suggested classification of human behavior for counselors, which was presented in The Journal of Humanistic Education and Development (Downing, 1983).