This essay looks to explain the importance of theory in underpinning competence in counselling practice. The theoretical approaches that shall be discussed relate to the psychodynamic approach‚ the humanistic approach and the cognitive behavioural approaches in psychology from which counselling practice have evolved. Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytical theory is a good place to start as it covers many different methods of therapeutic intervention. Freud is recognised as the first psychologist to develop
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CARDIOLOGY/HEMATOLOGY REPORT #6 Jonathan Vicors OFFICE HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION He is a 47-year-old male who states that he has had a 7-year history of palpitations which he described as skipped or fast beats. He states that the trigger is unclear. They can either last a few seconds several days‚ but he states also that he has had no rapid beating for sustaining durations. He states that he also can get several episodes of per month. He states by full‚ he had an echocardiogram done 7
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Humanistic Theory The term of Humanistic theory is an umbrella term. In fact it covers several approaches that embrace the idea of individuals being inherently good and a positive attitude towards humanity in essence. The most famous would be the person centered approach by Carl Rogers. Rogers studied Psychodynamic theory but his personality drove to focus more on feelings and less on the unconscious. He developed a form of therapy that was non-directive by the therapist‚ allowing the
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Using an anonymous current client or one you have worked withUsing an anonymous current client or one you have worked with in the past‚ apply the methods discussed in this module to their case and discuss what you think could have been achieved. In this essay I am going to look at Transactional Analysis (TA) and the Gestalt approaches and look at how I could use them with a client I have dealt with previously and how it may have benefited them. TA was developed by a Psychiatrist called Eric
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HYPNOTHERAPY Hypnotherapy attempts to address an individual’s subconscious mind‚ using the power of suggestion for beneficial change. A hypnotherapist uses hypnosis to give relevant‚ positive beneficial suggestions to help an individual bring about the change they desire. Although hypnotherapy is not the same as sleep (the individual will still have awareness and control)‚ hypnotherapists often require the individual to be in a deeply relaxed state to enable them to use
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The Role of counselling skills in the workplace This paper seeks to explore the role of counselling skills in the workplace‚ the benefits and how it can be used to enhance employee performance. In order to exhaustively analyze the role and importance of its use in resolving workplace issues‚ this paper will go through the following‚ What counselling is‚ the difference between counselling skills and counselling‚ what workplace counselling entails and the skills needed‚ the advantages and disadvantages
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Experiencing I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine regarding his out of control gambling habits as well as the level of debt he is quickly finding himself in. My friend hasn’t approached anyone else about this issue and thought because of my current study that I could help. I explained to my friend that I am not qualified to deal with issues such as these as I am not counsellor yet and only a student but would hear what he had to say as a friend. I listened to what he had to say
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INTRODUCTION Counselling is considered a learning process‚ especially for the client. An effective counsellor displays affirmation and nurturing behaviours whilst less effective counsellors use the ‘watch and manage’‚ ‘belittle and blame’ and ‘ignore and neglect’ behaviours (Najavits & Strupp‚ 1994). The role play that was undertaken was Michael the VCE student‚ whereby Karen Tran is the observer‚ Christian Brett is the Client and Sarah Boubis is the counsellor. A counselling session was
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1.1 The three stages of a counselling skills session are the beginning; here‚ the ‘ice’ is broken and the listener should try to make the speaker feel at ease. An introduction is made which helps the speaker understand what counselling skills are and the process of using them. Reference should be made to the BACP framework and the speaker should be invited in by use of gentle questioning. The beginning also gives the speaker the chance to introduce the topic they wish to discuss‚ and the listener
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Hypnotherapy is a therapy that is undertaken with a subject in hypnosis.[1] The word "hypnosis" (from the Greek hypnos‚ "sleep") is an abbreviation of James Braid’s (1841) term "neuro-hypnotism"‚ meaning "sleep of the nervous system". A person who is hypnotized displays certain unusual characteristics and propensities‚ compared with a non-hypnotized subject‚ most notably hyper-suggestibility‚ which some authorities have considered a sine qua non of hypnosis (although whilst in a trance state patients
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