Counselling a stranger can be difficult‚ counselling a friend is fraught with difficulties. I found this practice session particularly challenging as I asked a very old friend to play the part of the client. I understand as a result of this session why being a therapist for family and close friends is not advised. Even though I was playing the role of the counsellor‚ my inner self was in a constant tug-of-war between being a friend and keeping a professional step back as required by a counsellor
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Micro-Counselling Skills Micro-Counselling Skills are specific aptitudes that a counsellor can utilize to enhance their therapeutic alliance and establish a foundation for communication with their client (AIPC‚ 2009). These skills can each be learnt individually and when mastered‚ empowers a counsellor to effectively construct a working relationship and engage clients in discussions that is both helpful and meaningful. Rapport Building Rapport Building is the first step in initiating a therapeutic
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In this reflective journal I’m willing to write my observation summarized from the lecture‚ class room‚ and the text book in last three weeks to identify briefly what is counselling‚ counselling skill and practices that we did in tutorial. What I understood about counselling is a service to help people with certain problem by making mutual relationship‚ addressing their issues in supportive environment so that a better understanding can be achieved. While it is necessary for counsellors observe the
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Introduction In this reflective piece I will first discuss professional development and now I believe that the professional development of a counsellor cannot be separated from the personal development of a counsellor. I will briefly describe and outline my place of work and the work that I undertake and I will discuss some of the growing pressures the service I offer has begun to experience in the past few years. I shall go onto list and discuss the research and learning that I have engaged in during
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Humanistic Theory The term of Humanistic theory is an umbrella term. In fact it covers several approaches that embrace the idea of individuals being inherently good and a positive attitude towards humanity in essence. The most famous would be the person centered approach by Carl Rogers. Rogers studied Psychodynamic theory but his personality drove to focus more on feelings and less on the unconscious. He developed a form of therapy that was non-directive by the therapist‚ allowing the
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The essay will consist of two case studies on the reflective practice of counsellors’ belief system. Wong-Wylie (2007) defines reflective practice as an individual that reflect on their personal experiences of others. The first case study focuses on a married couple that have asked for counselling they are disputing the husbands’ fidelity. The first section will examine the married couple and the two belief systems of the counsellor. The next section will research the second case study and two
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CARDIOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY REPORT #6 Jonathan Vicors OFFICE HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION He is a 47-year-old male who states that he has had a 7-year history of palpitations which he described as skipped or fast beats. He states that the trigger is unclear. They can either last a few seconds several days‚ but he states also that he has had no rapid beating for sustaining durations. He states that he also can get several episodes of per month. He states by full‚ he had an echocardiogram done 7
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Counselling Reflective Diary During this week’s counselling lesson we discussed the Egan model stages of counselling. This is a three stage process which is used to help people to solve problems and develop opportunities independently. The three stages work best when Carl Rodgers core conditions are followed. The three main questions which need to be addressed are: -What is going on? -What do I want instead? -How might I get what I want? The model comes in 3 main stages the first stage is the present
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Strengths With the help of the video attached‚ I was able to examine what my strengths are during a counselling session. One strength in the introduction was the clarity when I explained to Jesse that in this session we would work together to create a goal and plan that best suits him. Another strength was that I took the time to remind him what we had agreed on last session‚ and by doing this he was able to clarify any details. Another pro was asking the client to explain what specific words meant
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The Therapeutic Realisation and Report Counselling is a therapeutic relationship intended to help clients through a wide range of personal issues in a safe forum. As this was my initial attempt at counselling‚ I tried to create a relaxed environment for Cassie‚ a fellow student and my interviewee‚ where she could discuss any troubling issue. I explained that I would try to understand her experience without criticism or judgement. However‚ counselling has proven to be challenging and thought provoking
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