One issue that maybe encountered is involuntary group members. Corey, Williams, and Moline (1995) explained that ethically a counselor should advise clients of their rights, privileges and duties, as well as, advise them of any probable concerns they face if they choose to follow treatment. Another issue that may be encountered in group therapy is informed consent, which is extremely important when participation is mandatory. Informed consent is something that all counselors and counselor have to obtain from clients. Fallon (2006) states it is important because certain guidelines have to be followed by the counselor during a session and when a client becomes involuntary this puts the counselor in a comprising position.
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). If these transitions are not prepared for, they can cause emotional difficulties or even physical illness. Counselling skills can be very effective at this stage as the helper needs to work out how to make the adjustment to these changes more satisfactory for the client, to lower the emotional distress. The counsellor has to first establish what kind of transition the client may be going through; Scholssberg (1989) in Aldridge, S & Rigby, S (2004) identified 4 different kinds of transitions: Anticipated, Unanticipated, Non-event transitions and chronic hassle transitions. Unanticipated transitions are unplanned and can be projected as a crisis; this was personally experienced when my parents got divorced.
It is crucial in building a relationship with the client. Not just nodding of the head type of listening, but it must be active listening. The client needs to know that the helper hears them, understands them and is involved in what they are saying. Asking questions and using reflective listening is important, all while keeping the objectives in mind. Listening gives the helper insight on the situation, helps gather information and gives clues on to what the clients thought process may be.
RCC3 LO1 Frederique Hill 27/04/14 a) Explain by what means you would determine that a client is ready to move on to Stage III of the counselling process. Within the client counsellor session, it is of paramount importance to be attentive and focused on your client’s needs. This way you fully recognise the stages through which they are moving. Having gotten to the stage where the client is ready to progress to stage 3 of the relationship, the counsellor will have noticed significant changes in their client’s behaviour and attitudes. The goals that were talked about in earlier sessions are beginning to be embraced by the client, who is questioning the counsellor more, in an effort to start the changes.
There are many ways to manage risks associated with conflicts and dilemmas:- • Allowing individuals to explore with guidance, • Making individuals aware of potential hazards and dangers, • Allowing individuals to acquire life skills through learning how to cope with risky situations, • Staff ignorance, • Parents are a risk to staff if reported to social services. 2.3 Explain where to get additional support and advice about conflicts and dilemmas. To get additional support and guidance on conflicts and dilemmas would be to talk to my line
2.2 – There are many ways to manage risks associated with conflicts and dilemmas:- * Allowing individuals to explore with guidance, * Making individuals aware of potential hazards and dangers, * Allowing individuals to acquire life skills through learning how to cope with risky situations, * Staff ignorance, 2.3 – To get additional support and guidance on conflicts and dilemmas would be to talk to my line manager or get information from outside agencies, the intranet or the internet. 3.1 – Complaints should be responded to as soon as possible even if it is just to explain the process. Give a commitment and ensure it will be dealt with in a certain time frame and stick to it. 3.2 – The main points of agreed procedures
NVQ 3 Adults What Methods are effective in forming, maintaining and ending relationships with individuals and key people? It is important to be aware of the individual’s level of communication and ability and to use there chosen form of communication wherever possible. As I have been keyworker for many individuals I think they need to be aware of the clear boundaries that are put in place and this also needs to be consistent within all staff that will be supporting the individual. This is very important to form positive relationships whilst still keeping professional boundaries in place. You need to be a good listener, patient and be prepared to put in the effort as it can sometimes be very frustrating especially if there are communication difficulties.
In this paper, I will discuss the range of problems facing these client’s and what skills the helper can use in order to help their client. When problems exist that causes a client to experience trouble or discomfort, it is essential that human service professionals can identify
They should be aware that patients could with hold important information, so they must follow good procedure. As a RRT you have to be able to follow instruction properly, which includes being able to take instruction from higher authority. All of these are basic personal qualities that should be performed as a respiratory therapist. As a respiratory therapists you must evaluate and asses patients upon there cardiopulmonary disorders. It is there job to help relieve temporary pain with medications
The content of the email included the address, the cost of the session, directions, including the bus number from Central Station. I found that this style of communicating information useful because if the client is already distressed and has a lot on his or her mind its one less thing they would have to worry about and also clients can sometimes misinterpret information given over the phone. Also rules were clearly spelled out in relation to cancellation and fees applicable in case of cancellation. This is important as it clarifies any housekeeping misunderstandings between a client and counsellor, reduces stress for a client who might be already anxious about attending a counselling session for the first time. However with all this said problems can still arise as you will see at the beginning of my first ever counselling session (that is with a classical counsellor not a Psychologist which I have seen in the past.