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 Theories‚ Assignment 1 – Short Answer Questions. 1. The concept of nature versus nurture is our personality‚ temperament‚ make up‚ complexion and characteristics which are influenced by our parents through genetics‚ as well as our upbringing‚ environment and education. Using myself as a case study‚ starting with my appearance I have green eyes and light coloured hair which I have inherited from my father‚ he too has green eyes and light coloured hair‚ I also have a few of his traits regarding
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The first question that I tackled was what do of a client makes a sexist or racist remark. The advice that the book suggests is somewhat vague‚ honestly. They suggest to both acknowledge and diminish the comment‚ depending on the circumstance. The authors say the need to address such is dependent on the client’s illness and the therapist’s values (Pipes & Davenport‚ 1999). There is a distinction made as to how to handle the comment if the client shares the same race or sex as the therapist. My take
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Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Personal Values and Its Origins 4. Dealing with countertransference 5. Benefits & Limitations 6. Managing personal values - Multicultural Awareness 7. Conclusion 8. References Personal Values in Counselling: ‘It is impossible for a counsellor to maintain a position of neutrality’. Abstract The main purpose of writing this essay is to analyze and highlight some personal values of a counselor that can affect the quality of maintaining
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Loss and grief can mean a variety of different things. It can be the physical loss of a person (death)‚ a thing‚ a limb. It could be the loss of something social –relationships‚ divorce‚ friendships‚ or it could be the loss of a job‚ a loss of expectations. Grief has many different stages and every individual grieves in their own way‚ no two people are the same when it comes to grieving‚ though there are particular stages most people go through‚ but not in any certain order. These include: shock
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INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELLING ASSIGNMENT ONE HOW DOES COUNSELLING DIFFER FROM OTHER HELPING SKILLS? Lorna Wilson 15/12/09 How does Counselling Differ from other Helping Skills? In everyday life people experience difficulties and problems that they feel they are not able to deal with on their own and need help with. The help that people receive to overcome their problems can be in many different forms. People may receive help in an informal way‚ such as having a chat to a close friend
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Date: 17-04-2013 Criteria 1.1 - Compare the difference between counselling & counselling skills Words: 419 Date: 24-04-2013 Criteria 2.1 - Demonstrate knowledge of BACP ethical framework for good practice in counselling & psychotherapy Words: 344 Date: 01-05-2013 Criteria 3.1 – Personal moral qualities Words: 419 Date: 01-05-2013 Criteria 4.1 – List & describe basic counselling • Non-verbal communication – Words: 170 • Minimum encouragers – Words: 77 • Reflection –
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face of it‚ I wanted to comment on how strange this question is. Then I “Googled it”‚ and the search engine came back with 147‚000‚000 results! Whilst‚ at the top of the list were examples of essays (it seems that every psychology/psychotherapy/counselling course has this question on the curriculum)‚ it also seems that this question has been on the lips of people (in many cultures) for a very long time. Right up there are quotes from the King James Bible‚ with one website quoting 70 versus from the
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Humanistic is a term in psychology relating to an approach which studies the person as a whole and the uniqueness of each individual. The main goals of this counselling approach are to find out how individuals perceive themselves here and now and to recognise their strengths‚ growth‚ self-direction and responsibilities. This approach is optimistic and attempts to help individuals by offering a non-judgemental‚ understanding experience. Unlike other therapies the client is responsible for improving
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To have good ethical practice within counselling it is important that there are boundaries and contracts in place that are agreed to and understood by both the counsellor and the client. At the start of each new counselling session it is important that a contract is set out between the client and counsellor. The BACP states ’good practice involves clarfiying and agreeing to the rights and responsibilities of both the counsellor and the client at appropriate points in their working relationship’
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