herself in the relationship‚ putting up no professional front or personal facade‚ the greater is the likelihood that the client will change and grow in a constructive manner. This means that the therapist is openly being the feelings and attitudes that are flowing within at the moment. The term “transparent” catches the flavor of this condition: the therapist makes himself or herself transparent to the client; the client can see right through what the therapist is in the relationship; the client experiences
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Course Name: Counselling Skills 1. Course Tutor: Anne Smith Counselling Skills Essay 1. Date Due: 17 Nov 2011 Counselling is a form of communication whereby one individual‚ from now on referred to as the listener‚ forms a helping relationship with one or a group of individuals. (Hough 2010) A counselling type relationship is used in a multitude of everyday home and work settings. These individuals may not call themselves counsellors or indeed have any formal counselling skills training
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Core Conditions Essay (1682 words) Carl Rogers‚ often described as the founding father of person centered therapy (previously known as patient then client centered therapy)‚ identified 3 major factors (or core conditions) that must be present within a therapeutic relationship for it to develop successfully‚ these are: congruence (also known as genuineness)‚ acceptance (also referred to as Unconditional Positive Regard) and empathy. Congruence (or genuineness) can be described as “the degree
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Identify Rogers’s core conditions and choose one to critically reflect. During the 1950’s Carl Rogers developed three core conditions. These conditions continued to be developed by Rogers in the intervening years until his death in 1987. The aim of this essay will demonstrate an understanding of each condition and briefly discuss how they are applied in practice. The role of empathy will be reflected on and critically appraised. Carl Rogers developed three core conditions‚ Emapthy‚ Congruence
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the three core theoretical perspectives in counselling‚ personal centred‚ cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic I will look at the general theory‚ the view of the person in therapy‚ the blocks to functioning of the person in therapy and the goals and techniques of each theory. I will compare and contrast the three approaches looking at the similarities and differences between the three counselling perspectives and how the counsellor in each theory differ in their techniques to counselling their clients
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RELEVANCE THEORIES TO COUNSELLING FIELD HAVE BEEN PERCEIVED AS BEING NOT EFFECTIVE IN THE AFRICAN CONTEXT. DISCUSS (25) INTRODUCTION Counselling is a process that focuses on enhancing the psychological well-being of the client‚ such that the client is then able to reach their full potential. This is achieved by the counsellor facilitating your personal growth‚ development‚ and self-understanding‚ which in turn empowers you to adopt more constructive life practices. Counselling may be helpful in
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1.1 Identify Core Counselling Skills Counselling skills are necessary tools used by trained counsellors to help clients through issues. At some point in their lives‚ people will find themselves in situations where they take on the role of counsellor without having had any training or understanding of the concept of counselling. This is quite common when a friend or family member needs some guidance. Core counselling skills include non-verbal communication (NVC) where facial expressions‚ body
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Compare and Contrast the Three Core Theories of Counselling The British Association for Counselling’s Code of Ethics and Practice for Counsellors states that ‘Counselling may be concerned with developmental issues‚ addressing and resolving specific problems‚ making decisions‚ coping with crisis‚ developing personal insight and knowledge‚ working through feelings of inner conflict or improving relationships with others’ (BACP Ethical Framework). Throughout this essay I will illustrate the similarities
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Maintaining and developing a counselling relationship Counselling is a process that enables a person to clarify issues that are problematic and to take decisions about managing their lives better. “Counselling takes place when a counsellor sees a client in a private and confidential setting to explore a difficulty the client is having‚ distress they may be experiencing or perhaps their dissatisfaction with life‚ or loss of sense of direction or purpose. It is always at the request of the client as
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involving bereavement‚ loss of status because of unemployment‚ and ill health can cause serious questioning of life’s purpose. Persistent losses overwhelm a person’s ability to cope; this inability can cause difficulties at work‚ school/college and in relationships. Most of the time we find ways of dealing with such problems in living by talking to family‚ friends‚ neighbours or well-wishers and if help is not available from this supportive network (friends or family)‚ this may lead to physical illness‚ anxiety
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