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.
Marian Richardson Unit 4222-246 (LD 202) Support person-centred thinking and planning Understand the principles and practice of person-centred thinking, planning and reviews Outcome1.1 Identify the beliefs and values on which person-centred thinking and planning is based. Person Centred Planning puts the ‘person’ at the centre of a planning process and shifts power to them. It provides an effective way to listen and respond to people. The approach encourages us to take direction from people by identifying their gifts, interests and desires. This makes it different from traditional approaches in assessment and individual planning.
The main purpose of stage one is to build a non-threatening counselling relationship, help the client explore their situation and then be able to focus on chose issues. At this point the helper/listener helps the client to identify problems and then assess their own resources. At this stage most people are reluctant to change and may resist. Through positive exploration of new perspectives and constructive challenges to rooted negativity the client is able to move to the next stage. Some of the stage one exploring skills include; Open ended questioning, silences, focusing, empathy, paraphrasing, structuring and summarising.
It is important for each word to be effective in the process of hypnosis, and the preferred and most effective language will be different for each person, due to individual differences. This is why personalised inductions are important. Messages need to be delivered to clients in words, rather than body language (Chrysalis, 2010), and this will be more effective when the words used are more personal to the client so they can relate to the words they are hearing and create more real imagery with a comfortable and safe experience. This comfortable and safe experience can be created in personalised inductions with the use of modalities. Modalities are used by altering the language to suit personality and client individuality.
Hawkins’ model provides the counselor with an assessment key of Concentric Circles that represents the “self.” Instead of focusing on the specific problem as in Benner’s model, Hawkins’ model focuses on the “present through Imagineering and building toward a future without a particular problem/pattern” (slide 2). After comparing/contrasting the two models, describe in your own words your overall understanding of the "Hawkins' Pastoral Counseling Scenario" and the decisions you would need to make and the resources needed for creating a similar scenario in your present context. It appears that the Hawkins’ Pastoral Counseling Scenario is a bit more time consuming and complicated, however, this scenario would allow the client
We have to understand that there is a boundary when dealing with clients that have situations in there lives. Setting boundaries with clients is an important part in balancing the process during therapy. We have to be very careful that we do not cross over the wrong boundaries of the client. If the client is not ready to express certain issues in their lives we can not press the issue we have to give time for the client to open up. If we push the issue then the client might close up and build a wall between the two of
Some individuals feel that group therapy may be too threatening because you are letting other individuals know your business and you may feel uncomfortable about that. Another con is group therapy specifically for anxiety disorders and that may not be provided in the area that you life in (Schneier & Welkowitz, 1996). Individual therapy provides individuals greater availability, one-on-one attention and a greater focus on your specific issues. Individual therapy has been a treatment of choice for the one who are suffering (Schneier & Welkowitz,
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.
They also need to work within their own personal limitations and discuss problems in their own supervision, if the issues may not be over come it is much better for the relationship to be dissolved than cause harm and to refer the client on to somebody else. You could not be a driving instructor if you were unable to drive yourself, similarly you are not able to practise counselling sessions without the correct knowledge to do so. You must have a detailed understanding of the skills you need to use in the therapy. Active listening Paraphrasing Challenge where appropriate and beneficial to the client Unconditional positive regard Congruence Reflecting Open questions Summarise and closure of the session Time
Describe the factors to consider when promoting effective communication (2.2.2) There are different factors to consider when promoting effective communication. First of all you need to look at who you are communicating with and the reason why. If you are communicating with a friend then it would be informal but if you was communicating as part of a group meeting it would be a lot more formal .it is also important to establish the style of communication that is most appropriate for example when communicating with a client you would not be to formal avoiding the use of jargon as it may be misunderstood but not to informal with the use of swearing as it could cause