[pic] Course: Counselling theories 1. According to the Nature Versus Nurture theory‚ it is the debate between whether our upbringing or our inheritances determine who we are. In Steven’s case‚ I feel he was over-nurtured by his parents which led him to consciously rebel against their wishes and then led to the decision to live a double life‚ his parents established nothing but boundaries and in his adolescence he thought of nothing but tearing through them. This shows
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counseling have investigated systematic methods to describe style of decision-making. One of the theorists who proposed three styles of decision-making is Harren‚ who identified the planning style‚ the intuitive style‚ and the dependent style. The theories supported by other researchers‚ Scott and Bruce‚ also share influential similarities. According to Harren‚ people with planning style acquire broad information of data and evaluate situation by handling personal responsibilities in order to determine
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is purely my understanding of humanistic theory‚ how I perceive it‚ and how I believe its teachings (so far) has made me the person that I am today. Looking at the first point “What it means to be human?” Each and every one of us would probably come up with different concepts and ideas of what the answer could be. What we have to remember is that we are specifically looking at the concepts and theory according to the humanistic approach in counselling. As human beings we all have the potential;
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Relational Counselling: History and Theories Essay One Relational model of counselling is a synthesis of both humanistic and psychodynamic theories. A central defining assumption of this approach is the importance of relations in the development of self‚ especially childhood and infancy. Environmental factors also play a crucial part (Stephen Mitchell 1988‚ 1993: Greenberg & Mitchell 1993). The relational approach looks at the sum total of an individual’s relationships from early childhood through
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Compare and contrast two theories/ models of relationships and show how they might be utilised by a therapist who is engaged in couples counselling Name: Zoe Foster Date: 14th January 2015 Course: SOUTH2S14 Module #: 6 Tutor Name: Anni Richardson Expected Word Count: 2500 Actual Word Count: 2634 Introduction In this paper I will look at what is means to be a couples’ counsellor. What theories apply to this mode of counselling and how can these can be utilised during the sessions. I will also
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The Relational Approach to Counselling I this essay I intend to demonstrate my understanding of the Relational Approach and its underlying theory. I will show throughout this essay that it is essential to understand relationships‚ their development and impact on humans. I am also going to discuss the concept of secure base and repeating relational patterns. I will then consider the implications of working with a culturally diverse population and how this effect the counsellor‘s way of being with
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MOODULE 2: THEORIES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELLING THE BEHAVIOURIST THEORY OF COUNSELLING Introduction to Theories A theory can be defined as a systematic way of explaining a fact or an event. It refers to procedure that has been put forward empirically tested that explains a situation as a phenomena. Importance of Theory in Counselling Theories help a counselor to; • Explain the existence of a behaviour by understand if how it’s conceptualized‚ perpetuated and its manifestations
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Counselling Skills P1: Describe processes for initiating‚ maintaining‚ developing and concluding a helping relationship A helping relationship is a relationship between the professional and the patient/client which aims to help the client get through difficult situations and encourage the client to overcome their issues. Gerard Egan’s 3 Stage Skilled Helper Mode 1994‚ provides a basic guideline on how helping relationships should be carried out. It is important that helpers take into consideration
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In this essay I mainly discuss the theory and concepts behind psychodynamic counselling‚ followed by brief discussions of the practice and skills involved in working as a psychodynamic counsellor‚ and the client’s experience of counselling. Theory/concepts Psychodynamic counselling is mainly concerned with unconscious processes; it takes for granted that humans possess a largely unconscious inner world. Freud argued that while the conscious mind is governed by logic‚ the unconscious mind is
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Psychodynamic Counselling – Overview. Psychodynamic counselling has a long history and vast literature to condense so only a brief overview is possible here – following on from the themes already discussed and with particular focus on four psychologists: Freud‚ Jung‚ Adler and Klein. “The primary purpose of psychodynamic counselling is to help clients make sense of current situations; of memories associated with present experience‚ some of which spring readily to mind‚ others which may rise
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