The counselling process is based on the exchange of emotions between the client and the counsellor which aims to form an alliance (Hough‚ 1998). It involves the counsellor using skills in which they possess in order to communicate effectively with clients (Hough‚ 1998). This reflective essay clearly articulates my application of counselling skills used in this practice session and suggestions for improvement. It will provide a summary of the session‚ identification of a range of skills used and a
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is willing to be referred the counsellor will need to discuss and agree what information will be passed onto the agency. The client’s permission will be required of any notes made of the assessment are to be passed on to the referral agency. In the case of receiving correspondence from the client’s GP you will need the client’s agreement for this to be included in the notes and you may also need to obtain permission from the sender of the letter for it to be passed on. There is a tendency for
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Specialist Diploma In Counselling Psychology Case Study Mei Ling Conceptualise the individual and presenting problem Mei Ling is a thirty-three years old who works as a nurse in a busy surgical ward. She is married to Steven for fourteen years. She has two sons whom aged eleven and eight years old. Lately she begun to fear that Steven is having an affair and will leave her. Mei Ling had seen her general practitioner (GP) for lack of energy and vague gastrointestinal symptoms
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not the same as psychodynamic counselling today. Freud studied medicine at the university of Vienna‚ where he was influenced by one of his teachers Ernst Brucke‚ Ernst Brucke believed in the mechanistic approach seeing a person as a machine‚ determined by physical or chemical causes. Freud moved into neurophysiology (the nervous system and how it functions)‚ where he was influenced by another tutor‚ Theodor Meynert who studied in neurology and neuropathology (study of diseases in the nervous system)
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S175331 Jacqueline Goold Setting up the counselling exercise. I was asked to explain and evaluate how I proceeded to set up my counselling exercise‚ expanding and ascertaining what I have learnt. According to Gray‚ (2014‚ p. 15) “Therapist’s try to adopt a stance whereby they both enter into the client’s world through their empathy and also stand outside it through their objectivity.” The therapeutic environment is a place in one’s life that should be tranquil and placid in our long quest for serenity…
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approaches of psychodynamic‚ cognitive-behavioral‚ and person centered approaches to counseling fascinating. There are many different aspects to all three approaches that fit my personality. I do not believe that I would be able to pick one single approach and stick to it. I do however feel that if you have a client that would benefit from one single approach then that would be the responsible thing to do for the client. However‚ I am not sure if a persons (professional) human nature or personality would
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-1- Book Review Person- Centred Counselling in Action by Dave Mearns & Brian Thorne‚ 1988 Person-centred counselling originated in 1930’s and 40’s from the work of the American psychologist Carl Rogers. Rogers came to believe that as it is the client who is hurting‚ then ultimately it is the client themselves who holds the answers about how best to move forward. At the time‚ this approach was a departure from others forms of counselling which relied on clients being advised‚ guided or somehow
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organization’s code of ethics forms a system to guide the counsellor through appropriate approaches and it protects the human dignity of the client. It is acknowledged that the Singapore Association for Counselling Code of Ethics (SAC) has many similarities and differences compared to the American Counselling Association Code of Ethics (ACA). This paper will compare the two code of ethics using the systemic perspective model which comprises of eight specific areas‚ mindset‚ emotional‚ physical/biological
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certified counselors (Masters Degree in Counseling). The Psychiatrist is allowed to make medical prescription as she holds a degree in medicine; however‚ (only in Belize) the Psychiatric Nurses can also do medical prescriptions. There is only one counselling centre in our country which is staffed with one full-time professional counsellor and complemented by a team of social workers. The
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practice in sexual abuse and allegations of false memories from clients seem to be all too common in the USA and one has to ponder to what extent in the UK‚ especially in the light of the recent publicity of the alleged abuse cases of Saville. If any counsellors or those in a counselling role were involved in any way with the children he had contact with – it begs the question - were they aware of something amiss and afraid to come forward because of who he was or for fear of repurcussions within their
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