Counselling - Managing the Relationship - Discussion, Skills and Self Reflection Sheet

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Managing the relationship - Discussion, skills and self reflection sheet As a trainee therapist [and qualified] you will encounter resistant clients in your helping role. This may range from clients repeatedly missing sessions [cancelled or not cancelled], the frequently late client and the client who 'forgets' to pay. Task: To meet the above criterion, you are required to manage the helping interaction and demonstrate the skills necessary to undertake these difficult situations. In small groups of three you will practise the given scenarios, and discuss afterwards. Session should be no less than 15/20 minutes. You must include a beginning, middle and end. You are then to take a few moments to quietly reflect on the session before discussing within your group. This is to include the feelings evoked in the client and counsellor. What skills did the counsellor use to ensure that the client was not left feeling vulnerable and rejected. Was the counsellor able to address the issue? Were strengths, weaknesses and options explored, were targets and goals put in place? Was there a solution? Chad is 23 years old and has been referred by the GP to a 'Young Peoples counselling service' for depression. In the assessment session, he also indicated that he has experienced suicidal thoughts, but has not disclosed this in your session yet. You have had three sessions to date. Through supervision you told your supervisor that Chad has not been on time for the past two sessions. Your supervisor has told you that you must address with Chad. You have a placement with a bereavement agency. Your 'mature' client Sabrina has recently lost her partner after a long term illness. You see Sabrina in her own home. The agency charge for the counselling sessions, although low cost. As you see clients in their homes it is your responsibility to collect the money on the

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