played the role of a social worker from the Department of Human Services (DHS) and another batch-mate played the role of Marika‚ the client. A social worker is bound to have a complete understanding of the objectives and goals of the process of counselling so as to be able to meet the client needs. (Geldard‚ 1989) My aim during the interview was to see how well I am able to demonstrate the behaviours and micro-skills that are required by a social worker while interviewing and empathising with the
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Disorders: A Practitioner Guide. Chichester: Wiley. Egan‚ G. (1994). The Skilled Helper‚ 5th edition. Pacific Grove‚ CA: Brooks/Cole. Mearns‚ D. (1994). Developing Person-Centred Counselling. London Sage. Schon‚ D.A. (1983). The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. New York: Basic Books. Beck‚ J. (1995) Cognitive therapy: Basics and beyond New York: Guilford press Margaret Hough 2nd edition (2002) A Practical Approach to Counselling Pearson Education Limited Harlow Essex Beck A.T
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The purpose of this essay is to analyse a face to face interaction between myself and a client during the course of the Counselling Skills programme. Extracts of verbatim will be used in order to demonstrate different counselling skills that were used throughout the practice session. I will then go on to do a critical analysis of the skills used‚ and will conclude with a discussion about my personal development throughout the course. After setting the scene with my client and talking through the
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COUNSELLORS AND PSYCHOTHERAPISTS: A SURVEY OF INTEGRATION AND ECLECTICISM INTRODUCTION During the 20th century‚ counselling and psychotherapy approaches saw an evolution in theories and techniques from the use of one main perspective‚ toward perspectives that are integrative and eclectic in practice. This proposal will commence with an outline of theoretical trends within counselling over time‚ from psychoanalytic theory in the 19th century to the plethora of theories available to practitioners
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AUSTRALIAN CHARITY RESPONSE – OXFAM AUSTRALIA. How does the work of Oxfam Australia satisfy a true definition of justice? Oxfam Australia was founded by Father Gerard Kennedy Tucker‚ who worked towards justice in post-war Asia‚ by developing campaigns to feed malnourished children. Soon after this‚ groups were formed in Melbourne‚ Perth and Sydney to organise campaigns to help people that are struck by poverty‚ hunger and injustice in over 26 countries around the world. Oxfam has many visions
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Introduction A learning organisation is an organisation which responds and anticipates changes in its environment by learning on a strategic level (Blackman 2006‚ p.628). Its aims are to create an environment where employees and managers expand their capacity to create the results they desire. Furthermore new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured and collective aspiration is set free. Employees and managers are continually learning how to learn together (Smith 2004‚ p.64). Literature
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personalities in the field of psychological therapy‚ Carl Ransom Rogers and Albert Ellis respectively. They were the creators of these fundamental therapeutic approaches‚ which proved to be of great importance in the development and evolution of counselling and psychotherapy. There are several commonalities between the two approaches of therapy and also some profound differences between them‚ such as nature of the therapist‚ aims‚ goals and strategies to name a few (Ziegler‚ 2000). What follows‚ is
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For this module interpersonal skills and therapeutic communication‚ we have been asked to write a reflective essay that examines our own communication and interpersonal skills developed to date. To do this I will research the theories behind interpersonal communication; during reflection I will identify areas of my own strengths and weaknesses‚ building my concept of self-awareness and acknowledging room for personal development. To do this I have decided to use a model based on ‘Stages of reflection’
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In this work of non-fiction Timothy Egan expresses his wish for sounder government policy to avoid natural disasters. Egan’s The Worst Hard Time is a harrowing tale about farmers who decided to stay on the plains stretching across Texas’ panhandle‚ Oklahoma‚ New Mexico‚ and Colorado during the major drought in the 1930’s. The disaster‚ known as the Dust Bowl‚ is largely regarded as a human caused problem. Egan‚ who is a national correspondent on environmental issues for the New York Times‚ expertly
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Big Burn Book Review On August 20th of 1910‚ a wildfire caused by lightning burned three million acres of Washington‚ Montana‚ and Idaho‚ and killed 84 citizens. In the book The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America by Timothy Egan‚ Egan explains that the progressive republicans Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot’s conservation efforts for national forests were solidified by this catastrophic event‚ due to the heroic efforts of the U.S. Forest Service. Although others like
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