1 .1 Identify the stages of a series of counselling sessions The beginning The beginning of the counselling process starts when the client first meets the counsellor‚ the saying “first impressions count” is absolutely true for both the client and counsellor‚ the client will be very nervous and unsure what is about to take place. The way the counsellor approaches the client in this infant stage is vital for the client to gain trust and has the willingness to open up in later sessions. Some clients
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Introduction This essay will assess how integrating counselling skills should support clients. Counselling is a supportive and empathic professional relation that provides a framework for the exploration of emotions‚ behaviours and thinking patterns and the facilitation of healthy changes. Counselling is directed towards people experiencing difficulties as they live through the normal stages of lifespan development (Feltham C‚ 1995). The skills that the essay will focus on are active listening‚ acceptance
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1/ NCFE Level 3 Award in Counselling Skills And Theory (500/6328/5) 4 WEEKS EXAM PAPER Paper Ref; P000179 Total Words Used 3038 Answer to Question 1a Unconditional Positive Regard – Congruence – Empathy Unconditional Positive Regard means to me‚ putting no conditions on the working relationship between you and the client‚ it’s looking for and bringing out the positive side of the client. Showing you care‚ to listen in a none- judgemental caring way. It’s allowing the client to
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The aim of the healthcare professional in a clinical role is to support the improvement of their patient ’s health. This involves using a multitude of skills in order to create a supportive environment so that the best possible results for the patient can be achieved. Patients would appear to feel more satisfied and to respond positively to the helper when “They are welcomed and seen on time They feel they have been heard and understood They are given information they recognise as relevant to
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Listening and Interpersonal Skills Review Name: Ahmad Ahmad Muhammad ID Number: 4141244 1 Overview This paper offers the non-subject specialist an overview of the literature which has influenced the development of listening and interpersonal skills. It refers to articles‚ seminal texts and writers within the field. In order to provide some context‚ the first section of the review covers some issues relating to the definition of listening and interpersonal skills and some examples are presented
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COUNSELLING CONCEPTS LEVEL 2 ESSAY The decision to take this course was rooted in a deepening interest in psychotherapy‚ self–development‚ the welfare of other people and in a desire to gain a theoretical base to enrich my current arts and health practice. I understand counselling to be a helping practice that differs from other helping activities‚ such as teaching for example. Counselling requires professional training and is specifically contracted or explicitly agreed. It has a theoretical
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Understanding the context for the use of counselling skills 1.1 Counselling is a process of providing the speaker with the time and space to explore and gain an understanding of their problems or of matters that may be causing concern. Through effective counselling the speaker is afforded the right environment to share their unique experience and will work towards either coming to terms with their problems or possibly over time resolving them completely. Counselling is more than offering advice or guidance
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uses counselling skills and a qualified and trained counsellor A qualified counsellor has undertaken a structured training programme and developed and practiced skills needed to become a trained counsellor. They are likely to have trained for several years and specialised to a much higher level than someone who uses counselling skills. They will also have undertaken therapy themselves and addressed any issues or emotional blocks that they may have‚ whereas a person who uses counselling skills
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1 L.O. 1.1 Compare the skills between counselling and counselling skills/other counselling activities. 3.1 Describe the personal qualities required for the ethical use of counselling skills. What I learnt about The class formed small groups and discussed their views on what makes a good counsellor and what good counselling skills are. What I understood by it There are listening skills‚ counselling skills and counselling itself. The basis is good listening skills‚ that is to suspend your
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influenced Steven’s development and behaviour. The Nature Element in Steven’s life could relate to his sexual impulses and changes of needs as a teenager ( Puberty ) which is explained as a biological function that you are born with. 2. Describe how you could apply Freudian concepts in working with Steven. According to Freud’s theory all unacceptable thoughts‚ feelings‚ memories during childhood are stored in our unconscious mind. What is stored in our unconscious can be the cause
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