In this essay I mainly discuss the theory and concepts behind psychodynamic counselling‚ followed by brief discussions of the practice and skills involved in working as a psychodynamic counsellor‚ and the client’s experience of counselling. Theory/concepts Psychodynamic counselling is mainly concerned with unconscious processes; it takes for granted that humans possess a largely unconscious inner world. Freud argued that while the conscious mind is governed by logic‚ the unconscious mind is
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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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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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Three Core Competencies Jean M Brennan Excelsior College Abstract There are many core competencies needed by a graduating student into the field of nursing. Many are defined‚ but many also remain unnamed. This paper will address only three of those defined core competencies. The difference between a new nursing student and a senior one can be seen in
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Counseling assignment March 16‚ 2007. Counseling Assignment Biography of Client The client is a 44-year-old Caucasian female‚ from a rural Southern Ontario background. The client is well educated and has worked as a teacher in the Elementary school system. At present‚ she is employed as a tutor for the adult learning center. The client identifies with no identifiable cultural or ethnic background‚ and firmly states‚ “I am a Canadian.” The client denies any religious affiliation or particular
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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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[pic] Course: Counselling theories 1. According to the Nature Versus Nurture theory‚ it is the debate between whether our upbringing or our inheritances determine who we are. In Steven’s case‚ I feel he was over-nurtured by his parents which led him to consciously rebel against their wishes and then led to the decision to live a double life‚ his parents established nothing but boundaries and in his adolescence he thought of nothing but tearing through them. This shows
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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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Lay counselling provides additional support that is not as structured or restrictive‚ and generally runs alongside professional counselling sessions. A lay counsellor is a trained individual who understands the importance of providing a listening ear‚ support and guidance and that sometimes this kind of help and understanding cannot be restricted to appointment times only. Whilst a lay counsellor has counselling knowledge this person may not work as a therapist or counsellor‚ and has acquired counselling
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