Counselling/ counselling ideas may help to cope with the challenges of ‘change’ ‘The more I am willing to be myself in all this complexity of life […] the more I am willing to understand and accept the realities in myself and in the other person […]” Rogers (1961). In order to tackle changes in a client’s life, it is important for the counsellor themselves to be self-aware and have an understanding of others’ values, beliefs and attitudes although they may conflict with their own. The counsellor is there to help the client adapt to these changes, helping clients to push out old information and take in new- this however is also an aspect of change which the counsellor has to help the client pursue whilst keeping ethical and professional boundaries. Changes are accompanied by strong emotions, both negative and positive and counselling is able to support the transition from one state to another. When looking at coping with change it is not possible to ignore some of the events which change our development, life events which cause significant change are called transitions (Jeffery, J in Aldridge, S & Rigby, S 2004).
Depending on what she thinks is important to her, whether the importance is actually to her own self or to the society in which she participates, she will form values, a basis of herself that will then influence her interactions and how she spends her time. If a woman who claims that she values compassion is confronted by a homeless man, she will be more likely to give him some aid if it is in her means than a person who does not own that belief. Our values are shown directly by how we live and conduct ourselves in
PCP was created in response to some specific problems with the way in which society responds to people with disabilities. PCP offers an individual to be at the centre of decision-making, treating family members as partners. The process focusses on discovering the person's gifts, skills and capacities, and on listening for what is really important to the person . It is based on the values of human rights, interdependence, choice and social inclusion, and can be designed to enable people to direct their own services and supports, in a personalised way. 1.3 We all have to take risks throughout life to get the things we want, it’s a part of living a full life.
4.4 Analyse how helping others to understand the balance between risk and rights improves practice. Risk assessments and Risk management are an essential part of our service but it is often difficult to balance empowerment with the duty of care we owe our service users, for the individuals to be able to lead a safe and independent
External factors of influence are the stakeholders. They are a fundamental part of the company’s social responsibility. Stakeholders provide their expertise in areas where the company lacks experience. They serve as the eyes and ears in communities where we may not have direct visibility into sensitive issues. “Time and Time again, we have seen how listening to a diversity of voices has brought us closer to our goals— for our company and for the workers who produce our product” (gap Inc).
If an individual’s communication needs are not met then all aspects of their daily life can be affected such as not being able to communicate you are well and get help. This could be more severe in the case of abuse whereby the individual can’t communicate effectively to alert others if they are being abused and can be vulnerable to abuse. The result could also put others in dangers for example if a person’s communication needs were not met and they discovered a fire they would not be able to report it quickly which would put others in danger. It would also impact other rights such as those covered by the GSCC’s codes of practice which include; diversity, equality, control, dignity, effective communication, risks, safety and security. These would be infringed because the individual would not be able to effectively communication their opinions or views in relation to these rights.
McLeod also suggests that counselling skills can be used in a range of self help groups such as sliming groups or Alcohics Anonymous or in life coaching – although this focuses on the promotion of positive effectiveness or achievement. Users of counselling skills often have dual responsibilities both to the recipient of their skills and the organisation that they are operating within. (Stokes in Aldridge and Rigby). This can be a cause of conflict. Counsellors can avoid this conflict by starting the counselling relationship with a contract that ensures confidentiality and helps create a safe environment that supports a client by setting down guidelines for a working/ professional relationship that includes boundaries, conduct, timekeeping.
A counsellor should be fully competent and understand the principles of counselling and its ethical framework, as it deals with some very sensitive issues. The clients progress depends on the therapist professionalism as the impact of being unprofessional could have catastrophic results. i.e. a client could commit suicide and you could be held responsible and possibly face liability. Clients may never return to counselling again if left traumatised by an unprofessional.
Social therapy, the community are encouraged to contribute and to involve in the project in a volunteer way. 5. Grass-roots radicalism, the participation is the way for disadvantage group in community to challenge the domination of government system and injustice system which influence their lives. 2.2.2.3 Bishop and Davis Model Participation is shaped by the policy problem, the techniques and resources availability. The political judgment may also influence the participation.
In order to create sustainable community development, Hopkins (2008) stated that it involves the ability to work with others from different experiences to close the gap of social capital. Creating and continuing good relationships with local community’s members require ability to recognize personal differences. Beem (1999) mentioned that to build or rebuild community and trust among its members by utilizing social capital, it demands face-to-face communication. In terms of citizen participation and community design, it is essential to provide enough resources for a local community to work together to produce desirable outcomes that benefit the group members or the third party. This mutual opportunity to share knowledge on public issues offer