Three perils of "process talk" in counseling and counselor education are discussed: (a) perils of superfluit, (b) perils of concretizing, and (c) perils of prescription. It is concluded that there currently is little reason to support the use of "process models" of counseling and psychotherapy as blueprints for counseling or counselor education.
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