What are the tenets of an existential-humanistic approach to counselling and how relevant is this counselling approach in the African cultural setting? Existential-Humanistic psychology looks at individuals as a whole person and living in a socially interconnected and holistic world. It focuses on helping the individual self-discover the healing process‚ leading eventually to improved self-esteem. High self-esteem has many positive social benefits: individual happiness (Shackelford‚ 2001)‚ academic
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Running head: Therapeutic Techniques and Counselling Description and Evaluation of the Psychoanalytic Theories of Counselling and techniques using the Theorist Sigmund Freud During the history of psychology and counselling a wide range of attitudes and approaches have been developed in order to provide individuals with the ability to explore his or her inner world through varied strategies and modes of interaction. The aim was to
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1984 Essay John F. Kennedy once said‚” conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth” a statement that still stands strong as conformity and oppression can seldom be found in today’s world. Together in this world the people choose their leaders and enjoy the right to overthrow any government they think of as corrupt. With such a heavy surge of information onto the general public‚ politicians can hide nothing forcing them into honesty. Also‚ the media is a massive help in the decision
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The first section of this essay is the transcript of the role play. The second section applies Rogerian Theory of Personality and various Existential ideas. In the third section‚ the perspective of relational depth will be evaluated within the counselling relationship. Lastly‚ some conclusions will be drawn as to the effectiveness of Person Centred‚ existential ideas and development of relational depth. My client at a young age could have been taught that homosexuality is wrong this could be seen
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Hysteria and oppression added more flames to the fire of the Salem witch trials during the 1960s. Because of this‚ innocent commoners were convicted and hanged. Arthur Miller creates characters in his play The Crucible that add to the hysteria and are victims of oppression‚ which reveal the unjustness of these trials. Tituba‚ a black slave in the town of Salem‚ was the main character who experienced such unjust treatment. The outlook on race in The Crucible has a very negative effect on the people
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C0602- Counselling contexts Tutor: Kevin Hogan Submission date: 31st May 2013 ‘The importance of diversity in counselling contexts’ The importance of diversity in counselling has been the subject of much research over the last 50 years Patterson (1996) and is aimed at preventing inequalities among different population groups regardless of ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ social class‚ age‚ physical abilities and religious beliefs/beliefs. (Patterson‚ 1996) When considering the different
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The story of Louise Mallard shows the extents of the oppression of women within society‚ especially in 1894 when women were considered property of their husbands. Upon hearing that her husband has passed away‚ Louise’s immediate reaction is sadness even more pronounced than other women of the time would often show‚ but when she is given alone time in her room‚ and she is able to experience the world by herself by looking out the window‚ Louise finds extreme happiness in the loss of her mate. She
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Advanced Counselling Skills Unit 4 20th April 2015 Sharon “Eve” Hanley Student Number : 00302197 Advanced Counselling Skills (300 words in headings) 1. Understand the process of a series of counselling sessions. 1.1 Identify the stages of a series of counselling sessions. A well-structured counselling session provides an essential framework for both counsellor and client. Many authors describe the structure of a counselling work in terms of a beginning‚ middle phase and end Jacobs (2004). Gray
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Certificate In Counselling Skills Level 3 Unit 1 Assignment: Creating A Counselling Skills Professional Framework Report 1. Understand What Is Meant By Counselling Skills Counselling skills are a set of communication tools‚ or a competency or accomplishment in communication‚ acquired or developed. Rather than discuss the 6 classic Rogerian necessary conditions of Person-Centred Counselling‚ I will focus on some Counselling skills used
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1- Understand what is meant by Counselling 1.1 The term counselling facilitates personal and interpersonal functioning across the lifespan with the main focus on emotional‚ vocational‚ social‚ educational‚ health related and developmental concerns this encompasses a broad range of practices that help people to improve their well being‚ alleviate stress and maladjustment‚ reslove crisis and increases their ability to live more fully functioning lives. Counselling is unique in its attention to
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