UNIT 2: Counselling Theory assignment C1 ABC Certificate Counselling skills Carl Rogers‚ Born in Chicago in 1902 as the 4th of 6 children in a strict Fundamentalist Christian household. Following a course in clinical and educational psychology at Teachers college‚ Columbia‚ working with Leta Hollingsworth‚ he then moved on to the Rochester Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Children. Whilst at Rochester‚ Rogers was influenced by the work of Jessie Taft and Elizabeth Davies both students
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Experiencing I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine regarding his out of control gambling habits as well as the level of debt he is quickly finding himself in. My friend hasn’t approached anyone else about this issue and thought because of my current study that I could help. I explained to my friend that I am not qualified to 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
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Level 2 Certificate in Counseling Concepts Where did I come from? My role at work is office based and as a senior manager I have to deal with people with all types of back grounds. My skills over the years have built up but as time goes on these skills need to develop around the way the business progresses and also what happens during employee’s life. My reason for this Course are mainly around self development‚ to get a better understanding of people and their feelings this can be challenging
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is a skill and an attitude and not a feeling (sympathy is a feeling). It is about being able and willing to understand another person from their own point of view‚ without your own thoughts‚ feelings‚ opinions and judgements getting in the way of this understanding. This can be difficult if you have a strong reaction to someone‚ or if you disagree with what they are saying‚ or if you have had a similar experience and feel you could give some helpful advice. Empathy is essential in counselling because
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self-reflection of counselling skills The purpose of this essay is describing the counselling practices that I did in my class room. I n this reflective essay‚ I will describe the style of counselling that I used so far ‚ the actions I had taken‚ the area of skills where I need further improvement‚ my perception about the feedbacks from other students and faculty supervisor . By discussing this particular experience in detail‚ I can start to aware of the specific skills and technique which counsellor
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The aims of this assignment are to explore where I am in relation to counselling skills and to show evidence that I have started to identify and reflect on my own strengths and weaknesses in relation to using counselling skills. I will first look at the counselling skill inventory and give a brief overview of which skills I feel most comfortable using and which I find more challenging‚ I will then go on to discuss in detail 3 skills that I wish to focus on and develop more during my course. In writing
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Stages of an interview Interviews require the use of skills – for example‚ careful listening‚ noting nonverbal cues‚ monitoring the progress of what a client is saying while participating and taking notes‚ and require careful planning and preparation. A counselling interview (taken from ICCS Diploma of Counselling Participants’ manual) is structured by a number of phases in the session. They are: * Phase 1- Arrival (5 mins) * Phase 2- Connecting (10 mins) * Phase 3- Exploring the client’s
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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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The counselling process is based on the exchange of emotions between the client and the counsellor which aims to form an alliance (Hough‚ 1998). It involves the counsellor using skills in which they possess in order to communicate effectively with clients (Hough‚ 1998). This reflective essay clearly articulates my application of counselling skills used in this practice session and suggestions for improvement. It will provide a summary of the session‚ identification of a range of skills used and a
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Evaluate and monitor self in using a counselling approach. People who experience troubles can receive help for their problems in both formal and informal ways. An informal helping relationship can be as simple as a chat with a friend while offering advice and support. The counselling approach differs considerably form formal counselling which this essay will discuss. An informal helping relationship may involve counselling skills such as displaying good eye contact and body language‚ listening
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