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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Counselling session can facilitate the process of overcoming or working through personal issues from everyday hardship as well as potentially life threatening situations. This reflective essay will analyse a counselling session that I have attended with a professional counsellor. Her name was Hend. The session was to be recorded so I can refer to particular examples during the session. In this reflective essay I will give an overview of the counselling session as well as a discussion of my feelings
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1. The purpose of counselling is to help the client work towards living in a more satisfying and resourceful way. It involves the counsellor being non-judgemental and supportive‚ in such a way that helps the client deal with emotional and psychological problems. 2. Four organisations that provide counselling are Relate‚ Childline‚ Samaritans and CRUSE. 3. 4. Counselling can help when minor trauma or major disasters occur‚ such as deaths within a family‚ stress‚ marriage‚ sexual violence
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Counselling in a diverse Society. The issues can be generalised and classified under the headings of Race‚ Gender‚ Religion‚ Class and Disability. These headings could be subdivided again‚ example‚ Class. Class immediately conjures people from three main “stereotypical” sub groups‚ Upper. Middle and Lower or working class. Rogers said ******* “to arrive at a successful therapeutic level with a client then we have to be truly congruent with the individual. We know from early child development and
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understanding of self disclosure in this context is to mean revealing the counsellors personal information and emotions. In this unique relationship this is to be expected when the client is communicating‚ in fact it is actively encouraged‚ because that is their roll in the therapeutic relationship. However my exploration will concern when is it acceptable for the counsellor to talk about themselves or their own feelings? Counsellors must speak since this is a talking therapy and surely every word and
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Unit 2: Introduction to Counselling Skills Theories Theory Essay Written Introduction In this essay I will describe key elements of Psychodynamic theory‚ Person-Centred theory and Cognitive-Behavioural theory. I will also identify the key differences between the above theories. I shall also describe how counselling theory underpins the use of counselling skills in practise. I will then end with my conclusion. 1.1 Key elements of psychodynamic theory Dr Sigmud Freud (1856-1939)‚ is
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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 with empathy and understanding while he told me his problems. After he had explained his situation to me I assessed what was going on and uncovered that he is suffering from depression‚ loneliness‚ helplessness and has thoughts of suicide. I told my friend that I think that he should talk to a counsellor about his problems and he told me that
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reflective practice of counsellors’ belief system. Wong-Wylie (2007) defines reflective practice as an individual that reflect on their personal experiences of others. The first case study focuses on a married couple that have asked for counselling they are disputing the husbands’ fidelity. The first section will examine the married couple and the two belief systems of the counsellor. The next section will research the second case study and two belief systems of the counsellor. The case study is:
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This essay will evaluate the skills used by a counsellor‚ Dr Berenson during a counselling session with a client named Rose. Various counselling skills will be identified and the effectiveness of their use and the impact of them on the client will be evaluated. Further to this‚ suggestions for more effective use of the skills will be made‚ also addressing the potential impact these might have on the client. While one of the main aims of the counselling process is to allow a therapeutic dialogue to
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Some people say Counselling is thought to be for losers‚ not for those who are strong and capable to solve their problems own their own but as much as I know about counselling is that it is not for “losers‚ it’s just for those who are really depressed and stress about something that they are not in a position to solve any problem so there comes a counsellor who help them. Counselling is for those who go through emotional and mental problems in their lives. People who have some kind of addictions
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