There are many theories of advising. A review of many of them can be found at 

The advising philosophy most often endorsed by NACADA and this institution is referred to as developmental advising. A complete description of developmental advising can be found at: http://www.nacada.ksu.edu/Clearinghouse/AdvisingIssues/dev_adv.htm 

 As academic advisement has professionally progressed, theories regarding advisement have also progressed. There is a movement within NACADA to explore and shift to the theory of advising as teaching. Articles about advising as teaching can be found at