A/601/7635 Research Methodologies in counselling 1. Understand the purposes of research in counselling 2.1 Explain the importance of research for the counsellor. I believe that the main importance of research for the counsellor is that it makes a massive contribution to the quality of service that a counsellor can offer their clients. By continually staying up date on new research that is available a counsellor is able to gain new knowledge and expertise that can improve and enhance their practise. Counselling is seen as a fairly isolated profession, this highlights the need to share research and to create an open book attitude for the practise of counselling.
Self reflection is also knowing that I may need professional development in an area. This is needed so that I can be able to show unconditional positive regard, a non judgemental attitude and to be able to show empathy. Therefore it is important that I take time out to reflect in my performance and development. Self awareness can also be done in supervision or through peers. It helps to keep one’s mind fresh and with new ideas on how to deal with issues which I face during my sessions with a client.
Having self-care strategies might differ from one person to another as it might involve other forms of self-care. For example, taking long walks to clear the mind and refresh, taking up a new painting class, which are ways to release everyday stressors. According to “Mayo Clinic” (2015), “Meditation can give you a sense of calm, peace, and balance that can benefit both your emotional well- being, and your overall health.” Self- care is important for someone to have especially in this field because without it there can be consequences such as chronic stress which can also cause burnout. The importance of self-care is that it can benefit everyone, and in this field of human service it benefit the client(s) as well. Human service professionals come in contact with clients that are going through difficult situations that either involve marriage problems, anxiety, unemployment, addiction, diseases.
However, keeping that in mind, if we are creative in helping them to discover said values, they will have better chance of learning to appreciate them. I began to touch briefly on my personal values in regards to my career choice in the previous paragraph, but there are a lot of things that come into play when looking at this. Not only do my values about health and fitness play an important piece of personal fulfillment, but also the concepts of producing good citizens and providing strength and support to students who may
Additionally, developing self-awareness helps the client to rediscover meaning in life. Some clients will, however, need a more structured therapy than is typical in a humanistic person-centered approach. One of the strengths of using a humanistic/person-centered approach when working with clients is the warmth and caring of the relationship that (hopefully) develops between counsellor and client. The counsellors active listening and full emotional availability will provide them with a healing environment within which they can explore their emotional experiences safely and without judgment. Central to the therapist's role in client-centred therapy is respecting the clients values as well as maintaining a therapeutic nonjudgmental attitude.
Pausch in the non-fiction, The Last Lecture, explains to us how to live our lives more enjoyable. Pausch supports his theories by describing his experiences in his life. His purpose to do this is he wants to see people live a more productive and fun life in order for this world to reach its full potentials. The author writes an informal tone for the people that are struggling with any goals or just life in general. Pausch explains how to get through obstacles in life and to just live life because you never know what could happen.
Steve’s empowerment came mostly from his relationship with the counselor. He knew that someone believed in him and would be there for him. The counselor helped Steve to see that accepting help from others is not a sign of defeat; but also modifying his goals to something he could more adequately achieve helped him not to feel discouraged. The relationship Steve had with his counselor made him more motivated for his journey because he had a support system to help him emerged from the lowest point in life to be triumphant. The ethical issue that I found was went the psychiatrist told Steve that he needs to accept his limitation; I believe that this was inaccurate the way it was said, that was why the counselor clarified it for Steve that she meant that he needs to re-evaluate his goal base on his current condition.
Also, at times people get down on their selves during rehab. I know this because it happened to me! For instance, I didn't think I was going to get back to my regular self. But my therapists kept influencing and giving me confidence that I was going to make it and that showed that they cared. That's all I needed as motivation to help me keep going.
It was well written and executed its plan of being informative. It can also be used as a guide to therapist looking to accomplish this goal. It is evident throughout the article that I would have to read other articles, papers, and/or books to go deeper into what research has been done on this topic and the actual results. It is also evident that this was not the point of this article. While reading this article it became clear to me that I definitely want to continue with my dream of being a Psychologist and will like to learn more about these techniques in order to use them in my practice.
Sometimes they just need someone to listen and try to understand their point of view. Many people have a reason as to why they became an addict not saying that it is right but listening and not judging can help. Treatment can be cost effective so explaining to them and giving them resources to help them out can also be very helpful. Counselors are the most important people in the healing process because the client tends to trust them and will turn to them when everything else seems to