A personal philosophy of counselling Introduction My personal odyssey into the realm of counselling has been quite the reluctant adventure. The perilous journey from childhood to adulthood was difficult to navigate given the cognitive map that had been handed down. My father was a functioning alcoholic who was both physically and verbally abusive. My mother was a martyr prone to mood swings and suicidal thoughts.
Sem_1 DB#2 QUESTION: What key information will you need to learn in your interview with the client? To collect key information and learn about the client’s situation, it would be important to ask the following questions. Basic Information: • What is your purpose of preparing a prenuptial agreement?
Person centred counselling According to McLeod (2003) states that “the emphasis is on the client as an expert and the counsellor as a source of reflection and encouragement and this is captured in the designation of the approach as a ‘non-directive’ form of counselling.” Empathy, congruence (genuineness) and acceptance (unconditional positive regard) are known as the three ‘core conditions’. These core conditions are essential for effective counselling. According to Gillon (2007) “from a therapists’ point of view, an empathic attitude is a desire to understand a client’s perceptual world as if it was his or her own”. Meaning that the Therapist must listen and follow what the client is trying to communicate to them and that the therapist tries
But in counselling our worldview is define by how we think about everyday matters, cause of behaviour that trigger emotional distress and problems. (Meleod, 2007) state that to be a “good” counsellor we must know our self-awareness, belief values and what our personal feeling and thoughts are, and how it can help us engage with clients in the counselling practice. While Egan state that it important for counsellor to believe in the counselling process and formed a good therapeutic relationship that allow clients to trust them and feel accepted without being judge regardless of their problem or cultures. (Egan.
As I learn more about counseling theories, I realize that it is important for a counselor to not act as an expert on a client’s life, rather, this role is solely
This enables him to identify a problem, example; a death situation. My client, Ms Linda is coping with the lost her mother. She feels very depressed all the time and feels controlled to this crisis situation. When asked about her mother’s departure, she exhibits anger and
Initially, CoP was focused on well-being and growth, which involved adopting a non-pathologizing and developmental stance to clients. Counselling psychology is traditionally a discipline concerned with the promotion of fully functioning behaviour and the cultivation of strengths rather than the cure of deficits. This humanistic psychology positions the profession as client-focused in terms of its philosophical underpinnings, research/outcomes and therapeutic
Counselling is a talking therapy that involves interactive relationship of client and counsellor. Counselling offers opportunity for clients to talk to the counsellor about their problems and feelings in a confidential environment. A counsellor generally helps the clients to see things from a different perspective and find their own solutions based on their own beliefs. The main aim is to enable the clients to develop a better understanding of self and be able to make changes to cope with difficulties in their lives, by reaching their own decisions and act upon them accordingly to develop a satisfying life.
What matters among other factors in the counselling process is to have regard for clients because they are human beings and acknowledging as well as, recognising their abilities and capabilities to solve their own problems as the counsellor facilitates the
The counsellor gathers information to understand the client’s problem and how it affects the client and his environment. The counsellor will also explore on the factors that probably cause the problem and aspects which may relieve it. Lastly, the information gathered is to assist the counsellor to know the client’s understanding of the presenting problem and efforts to resolve the
Critically reflect on how one or two insights gained during Personal Development and Skills Practice (in G108353 2017/18) have prepared you to become an aware and ethical user of counselling skills. Does a counsellor’s age matter? This is a question I have been considering throughout my time on this course and the answer is not straightforward. Within this essay I will critically reflect on my insight about age and counselling, and through doing this how it has prepared me to become more of an aware and ethical user of counselling skills. Van Wagoner (1991) says Therapist self-insight refers to the extent to which a therapist is aware of one’s own feelings and understands their basis.
Dysthymic Depression Dysthymic depression is a mild case of depression that last for a long time. It usually last up to two years, but it can last longer than that. Any type of depression can have some type of interference with the person’s ability to function properly in normal daily living activities. Contributing Risk Factors • Major stress stressors • Chronic illness • Medication • Relationships • Work issues • Abnormal brain circuits Signs and Symptoms Physical • Weight gain
Over the past one and half month, the class of PDE 502 (Counselling and Career Education) has taught me some major lessons for life in dealing with the clients in response to their emotional needs. The role of a counsellor is not unlike that of a friend where by it is nurtured by being in each other’s company, talking over everyday issues and sharing feelings. However, what sets a counsellor apart is their experience and the ability to apply counselling theories and techniques to assist people in gaining awareness, insight and explore ways of solving their own issues.
Counselling skills are initiated in order to help the person to talk, making sense of their situation, developing these ideas about what the counsellor can do, and out these ideas into action. Individuals think, feel and react in different ways. By integrating different ways of helping people bring change in their lives, a counsellor can work with each client to produce a unique therapy adapted to suit what that client wants, and
Moreover, guidance is giving information to someone so that he or she can make their own choices. On the other hand, a professional counsellor is a highly trained individual that help people to cope with problems by listening and questioning so that we can make the right decision. The counsellor is not the one who makes the decision; he or she just
