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.
Reflecting on your practise is important as it can help you to focus on what you have done well and identify areas you may need to improve I.e. It may make you consider new approaches or make you consider learning more or beginning new courses in relevant subjects. You can use reflective practice to improve the quality of the service you provide by thinking about a task you previously completed and asking yourself: What could have been done better? & how will I do that task next time? 1.3.
In conclusion we will see why it could be argued that the latter approach is the most useful for many clients. The term counselling is virtually interchangeable with psychotherapy. Psychotherapy means ‘healing the mind or soul’ (Nelson-Jones, 2011, p.3) and counselling tries to do the same. For counselling to work on a one to one or group basis then the clients must be there willingly. For many the relationship between client and counsellor is crucial to the success of the therapy and is based on trust and respect.
While the negative consequences of trauma are well-documented, a recent emerging literature points to the potential for trauma to be an experience that is, for some individuals, deeply transformative in ways that are reported as positive and valued. Two articles that will be discussed are Strengths of Character and Posttraumatic Growth by Peterson, Park, Pole, D’Andrea, and Seligman and Positive Changes in Outlook Following Trauma and Their Relationship to Subsequent Posttraumatic Stress, Depression, and Anxiety by Linley, Joseph, and Goodfellow. These articles evaluate longitudinal studies that observe the character changes in individuals that experience traumatic events. It is not that such individuals have somehow escaped the seriously negative impact of the losses, but rather that, in coping with the losses and rebuilding their lives, some individuals may unexpectedly arrive at a new level of meaning, a changed philosophical stance that represents a renewed and valued purpose, a redefined sense of self, and a changed relationship to the world. Given all that may be lost following a trauma, it is understandable that survivors may want
Tip: remember that goals are different from case tasks and referrals you might make to benefit the client and their situation. Some goals that Romeo and I could work towards together would be improving his self-esteem and confidence. I also want to help Romeo figure out who he really is and the direction in life he wants to go. Another goal we can work towards would be getting Romeo to express his emotions and feelings more. Case Analysis 2: Gladys What are the
Essay title- A personalised induction will always be more effective. In this essay I will be discussing the benefits of a personalised induction and whether it is more effective. I will be looking at the methods and techniques that are used to personalise a screed to suit working with different clients and discuss when a personalised induction would not be useful or appropriate. So what is a personalised induction? Personalised inductions come in many forms and these vary depending on what works best for your client.
There are many good reasons to personalise an induction script, most importantly it can achieve an effective trance state quickly which will hopefully lead to an effective session and outcome. As well as this it makes a client feel listened to and valued as an individual which can only benefit the therapy session. However, the evidence does show that personalisation will not always be more effective, not just for practical reasons of time, but more importantly because making assumptions about a person’s personality based on a short time of knowing them and with potentially long periods of time between sessions, runs the risk of making an error of judgement. This could lead to a very ineffective session and a disappointed client. It would seem appropriate that an initial session be more generalised in approach, becoming more personalised in future sessions as appropriate.
Using modality is one way we have to personalise screeds although it is beneficial to use all the senses when trying to create a safe and comfortable space for a client. Modalities play a big part in personalising inductions as assessing the client as an individual helps decide which style will best suit that person. As you begin the process of learning how to hypnotise, you’ll begin to understand that there are two basic styles of hypnotic induction, and these are the Permissive style and the Authoritative style. The permissive style is the more usual style in therapeutic situations where the client needs to feel like they are in control of the situation before they can begin to relax. Attending a hypnosis session for the first time can be a scary thing because of all the mythology that a person probably has about hypnosis.
Additionally, both crisis counseling strategies and psychotherapy must be carried out in an ethical manner by individuals trained appropriately to render the aid. The foundational similarity when utilizing either crisis counseling strategies or psychotherapy, is that a trusting relationship must be established between the care provider and the client in order for beneficial outcomes to occur (Everstine & Everstine 2006). In contrast, how and when crisis counseling strategies are used vary dramatically from psychotherapy. The major difference begins with time. Psychotherapy is generally a lengthy process whereas crisis counseling strategies are brief in duration.
The Authors Kress & Hoffman offers an extensive approach for the treatment goals of the sexual abuse survivors thought a theoretical perspective to help the victims of the abuse to integrate their abuse experience while keeping in their self-esteem as well as how we as therapists can help the survivors to connect with their personal strengths which can facilitate in their growth and development. I have observed through this journal about a treatment goal which integrates the survivors experience & preserving their self-esteem, which will be a most effective way in boosting up their confidence and change of their self-image. The reason I feel the authors have pin-pointed and wanted to work on the self-image of the survivors was because of the wrong perspectives which they develop about themselves after being victimized. For example: They start to believe that they are defective, damaged or flawed and blame themselves for the abuse. The author’s approach to the survivors of abuse by administering Solution-Focused Erickson as a group therapy was a very clever move.