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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Running head: SPECIFIC HELPING SKILLS Specific Helping Skills that can be used with clients Audrey Horton University of Phoenix Abstract As a professional working in the field of Human Services‚ having specific helping skills are vital to the effectiveness of the services as well as the goals of the client. There are many elements that support both verbal and non-verbal communication. Contrary to the supportive elements that determine success‚ there are also a wide range of barriers that
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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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poverty in the World and the situation is becoming worse. I would like to go there because I would like to help the needy and take care of them. They have feelings‚ and they are human beings too. We tend to neglect them while they need support from others so they feel someone truly cares about them in this world. They are alive and present in this world‚ and they deserve something better than starvation and loneliness. Providing African communities with support is a great way for them to feel
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Helping others can be very rewarding and beneficial to both parties. After going to the Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting and Our Community Place (OCP)‚ I have realized the benefits of helping others and I have gained new perspectives on others. While I was there I met some very interesting people that might not have the best lives but they know how to make the best of what they have. I felt like I gained some knowledge and insight on different things and it made me feel good to help them out. In my
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Counselling provides the opportunity for a person to express their thoughts and feelings in an environment that is different from their daily life. There may be a need to engage in a conversation where a person can receive feedback and a different perspective on the issues that they are dealing with in a non-judgemental and safe environment‚ McLeod (2007). In a recent counselling session‚ where I was the counsellor‚ I was invited to share the feelings and experience of my client who had some unpleasant
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learning productive skills‚ entrepreneurship‚ basic health – and also about democracy? We are marginalising our people and keeping them dependent while we focus on those who have better education. And while we ignore the poorly educated‚ a seasoned adult-education NGO‚ Project Literacy‚ is retrenching skilled staff: as reported last month‚ this is because grants from the National Skills Fund have been suspended while government completes the formalities surrounding its new skills qualifcations.
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Certificate in counselling skills Weekly learning review Today’s first part of the lesson was based on Advanced Empathy‚ we got into pairs then we each briefly described an issue and discuss the action implication of these insights‚ it was a very interesting thing to discuss. Again I worked with someone that I’ve never worked with before so it gave me a better experience of listening especially to someone that I don’t know and the fact
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conditions as : Empathy‚ Genuineness and Acceptance. Empathy can be defined as understanding a situation from the other person’s perspective. This understanding would then have to be communicated back to the client. Instead of taking a solving problem approach towards the issues the client might be presenting‚ the therapist would try to understand them from the point of view of the client‚ from the place the person is at that time. When this happens‚ the client feels that their view is valid‚ that
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