Answer the question ‘What is counselling?’ by outlining what you understand to be the key elements that constitute the practice of counselling. This discussion will begin by considering two definitions of counselling‚ moving on to identify key elements of practice and what makes counselling different from other professions where counselling skills may be used. Finally the discussion will consider the role of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) which regulates the
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What is love? It is a strong positive emotion of regard and affection. According to Irving Singer‚ however‚ it can also be threatening‚ subversive‚ and is feared by many. Why‚ if love is a positive emotion and act‚ does Singer associate these negatives with it? The reason for this is because love‚ although experienced in very different ways‚ has a profound effect on every single one of us. These effects can range anywhere from simply letting yourself and your beloved to enjoy each other’s company
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Marie Callinan What is positivism? Positivism is a well established philosophy within the natural sciences. In the early nineteenth century it became an integral aspect of social science methodology. In Baconian tradition‚ positivism is the precise and objective observation of an object from a scientifically detached position. Though its definition is broad‚ there are fundamentally six assumptions in positivistic philosophy and three distinct generations that negotiate with these assumptions
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01-Rowe-45233.qxd 3/26/2007 12:53 PM Page 1 1 LEADERSHIP—WHAT IS IT? CEOs tell us that their most pressing need is for more leaders in their organizations—not the consummate role-players who seem to surround them. —Rob Goffee and Gareth Jones G ary Yukl (2006) defines leadership as “the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what needs to be done and how to do it‚ and the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish shared objectives”
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Due Monday Oct. 19th What is Love? According to Webster’s dictionary the word love is described as a strong‚ positive emotion of regard and affection. But in society today it seems as if we throw the word love around in such a loose manner it really has lost its meaning. Ranging from “I love Coach purses”‚ to actually telling a person “I love you” is now a common thing. Throughout this essay I’ll be taking a philosophical approach to help give a better understanding of what love is according to
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What is an Entrepreneur? Debated for many years‚ this vital question to the study of entrepreneurship continues to be criticised and analysed by some of the worlds leading researchers. The term entrepreneur comes from the French word entreprendre‚ which means to under take or to go between. Entrepreneurship did not really emerge into the UK until the Thatcher years (1970s) after the de-regulation of many of the country ’s companies including gas‚ electricity‚ water and the railways. It was almost
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For the exclusive use of J. CO www.hbr.org What Is Strategy? by Michael E. Porter Included with this full-text Harvard Business Review article: 1 Article Summary The Idea in Brief—the core idea The Idea in Practice—putting the idea to work 2 What Is Strategy? 21 Further Reading A list of related materials‚ with annotations to guide further exploration of the article’s ideas and applications Reprint 96608 This document is authorized for use only by James Co in Food and Agribusiness Strategic
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another goal. It is dangerous to assume that you know what is motivating someone because you really can’t "read their mind". Since it is part of a manager’s job to get their work done through others‚ managers need to understand why people do things (that is‚ what motivates them?) so that s/he can convince their employees to work towards the goals of the organisation. A good first step towards understanding what motivates people is to ask "What do people want from their jobs?" We might answer‚ "money"
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What is Philosophy? 1. E) My idea of philosophy is that Philosophy is a World-View. By this I mean philosophy is the attempt to understand all matters of the universe‚ encompassing anything the human mind is capable or incapable of thinking up. It is a personal perspective that can differ even among the smartest of humans. In a world-view‚ there are always contradictory proposals because it is not dictated by scientific verification. Take the case of Lucretius and Hegel. Lucretius imposes that
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Part 1 The role of an accountant is to check‚ summarize‚ present‚ analyze and interpret the accounts for the benefit of the owner and other interested parties. Key responsibilities of an accountant are the preparation and analysis of financial reports which include income loss statements‚ tax return issues and balance sheets. They may also offer services to the public in need of financial advice and expertise. Accountants also act as management and corporate caretakers‚ taking care of small business
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