She wants to be able to trust people She wants to overcome feelings of shame‚ guilt and blame She does not want to suffer from depression due to past experiences The client needs to be helped by the skilled helper who has appropriate skills for counselling. The clients does not have to depend on the helper‚ they need to improve their problem solving skills and utilize available resources. Based on the theory‚ individuals are assisted on 3 main areas which are; what the current problems is‚ what they
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into assets. Gerard Egan writes‚ “Indeed‚ the goal of helping is not to solve problem‚ but to help the troubled person manage them more effectively or even transcend them by taking advantage of new possibilities in life.”(p.5) The model prescribed by Gerard Egan in his book‚ cited below‚ describes the skills needed to work through the three stages. Stage I: Exploration An experienced and skilled counselor is aware of the fundamental truth that concerns his all clients: Gerard Egan writes‚ “In the
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The SOLER theory was developed by Gerard Egan‚ a psychologist. He believed non-verbal communication can greatly improve the effectiveness of communication between individuals. SOLER shows that non-verbal communication can make the individual feel comfortable‚ secure and understood. It is mostly used in counselling‚ although it can be used anytime. Care practitioners use these theories as guidelines in order to effectively communicate with the service user and other practitioners and to demonstrate
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Modern day counselling is equipped with a wide variety of therapies‚ techniques and approaches. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast two approaches of therapy. Also in this essay the views of the person and the Therapeutic process will be discussed. The two models that are going to be compared are Gerald Egan’s The Skilled Helper model and Steve De-Shazer’s Solution Focused Brief therapy (SFBT). This essay is going to highlight the similarly and differences of the models and their
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these concepts in relation to the counselling process. Compare with other psychodynamic theory/theorists. Freud’s psychoanalysis was the original psychodynamic theory‚ but the psychodynamic approach as a whole includes all theories that were based on his ideas‚ including those of contemporary theorists such as Jung (1964)‚ Adler (1927) and Erikson (1950). This essay will look at Freud’s main concepts and how these concepts are relevant to the psychodynamic counselling process going on to compare these
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Egan (2007) describes counselling as an act of explicit offer of time and expertise‚ involving effective communication skills‚ genuineness and joint problem solving. Beside the application of core counselling skills‚ such as active listening‚ openness and problem solving‚ there are other areas which the counsellor must be aware of for the achievement of a rapport with his/her client. Professional ethical standards serve as a pillar that forms and strengthens a therapeutic relationship if facilitated
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Fundamentals of Nursing. 8th Edn. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. Brooker‚ C‚ & Waugh‚ A Burnard‚ P. (1997) Effective Communication Skills for Health Professionals. 2nd Edn. Cheltenham: Nelson Thornes. Counselling Central. Gerard Egan and SOLER. Available at http://counsellingcentral.com/gerard-egan-and-soler/ (Accessed: 08 February 2012). Current Nursing. (2012) Dorothea Orem’s Self Care Theory. Available at http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/self_care_deficit_theory.html (Accessed: 08 February
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developing and conducting a helping relationship and assess how integrating counselling skills should support clients. Many people will‚ at some point in their lives‚ find themselves in the role of a counsellor without having a true understanding of the concept of counselling or what the role of the professional counsellor entails. There is a big difference between a professional counsellor and a person who uses some counselling skills as part of their role‚ for example their role as a friend or colleague
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effective communication and interpersonal interaction in health and social care with references to theories of communication. The theories are; Soler theory‚ Tuckman’s theory and the communication cycle. The Soler theory was created by a man called Gerard Egan. He believed that this theory shows that basic non-verbal communication can help make a person feel involved and cared for when working with another person. This theory is a non-verbal listening method that is used commonly in communication. Soler
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between a client and a counsellor is an important aspect of the counselling process‚ therefore maintaining a positive therapeutic alliance is essential. Horvath (1994) suggests that the bonding of the client and counsellor in the therapeutic alliance “grows out of their experience of association in a shared activity.” (pg 16) The client may have had a bad experience of counselling before and they have low expectations that counselling will benefit them this time round or they may have had a very good
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