Also, because some clients might be traumatized, it is important for the crisis worker to be comfortable in dealing with stressful situations. It is important for the crisis counselor to identify the problems a client presents by asking open ended questions in order to figure out the most information possible on the precipitating event. Questions that begin with “what” or “how” are the most effective in a case. (Kanel, 2006, p. 73) For example, “How may I assist you?” or “What do you believe is the primary problem?” Even though close-ended questions allow the interviewer to gather factual information, they should be aware that they might make the client feel attacked or defensive. (Kanel, 2006, p. 73) A crisis worker should always act in an ethical way.
How a person recovers from the initial stress response depends on many factors. The emotional and physical health of the individual, past traumatic experiences, level of perceived threat, and the severity of the event. Age plays a role as well, with children responding and presenting differently from adults due to developmental processes. Adults are better able to verbalize their experiences and feeling where as children are unable to do so putting them at higher risk for a long term stress disorder. It is crucial to provide early intervention to help people cope with the emotional, physical, cognitive, and psychological effects of the acute stress response.
PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLES & KEY CONCEPTS Aaron T. Beck developed his approach known as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as a result of his work and observations with depressed clients. C.B.T. is based on fundamental assumptions that our thoughts can and do determine how we feel and behave in relation to events in our everyday lives and our environment. Beck contends that psychological problems or dysfunctional behaviour can occur as a result of faulty or distorted thinking and through engaging and employing C.B.T. techniques we can change or modify the way we think, to cause us to feel and act better even if our external situations and events do not change.
The Risky Shift Phenomenon “Social psychologists have found that when people are asked to make judgements about a particular issue or problem these judgements are different depending on whether they are made alone or with other people. Discuss the strengths and weakness of Cultural Value and Informational Influence explanations of this phenomenon” A lot of research has been carried out over many years about the decision making styles of individuals and groups. Individual decision making is based on one’s self concept and views about themselves. Individuals may make decisions depending on their past experiences, their ability to recognise and translate related stimuli in their immediate environment and the way they relate to other people. Individual decision making depends on one’s self-concept.
These differences in background, outlook, values and morals are ingrained in the client from a young age and are reinforced throughout their lives. All these factors should be taken into consideration in order to achieve the best chance of success and to assist the client in realising the most beneficial state possible when conducting a session of hypnotherapy. These differences, which may not be readily evident when speaking to the client, could affect
Principles of communication in adult social care settings 1. Understand why communication is important in adult social care settings Different reasons why people communicate are: * To express their needs * To express how they are feeling * To Share ideas/information * To socialise * To make relationships * To ask questions * To make their own choices * Express their preferences How effective communication affects all aspects of working in an adult care setting: People with learning difficulties find it harder than most people to understand the world around them. The carer should get to know the client and use right communication for that service user. If the carer doesn’t use effective communication the service user could become frustrated and act out which could end up with bad behaviours. Such as if the service user doesn’t talk effective body language, writing things down and pictures could work well.
Imagine if everyone in the workplace was not able to determine when their co-workers were having a bad day, whether they were feeling sad, angry, stressed out, or just having a bad day. It is essential that people are able to express their emotions in a healthy and positive way, but it is extremely important that people are able to determine when other people are emotional and be empathetic to their needs. Emotional intelligence is the concept of being able to recognize, control and evaluate emotions. Some researchers believe that emotional intelligence can be learned, but others believe it is something people are born with. Furthermore, some researchers believe that possessing emotional intelligence is somewhat more important than having a high IQ.
Working toward positive change often requires you to step out of your comfort zone and take some risks. This is one of the reasons why informed consent is so important developing a relationship with your clients are one of the best ways to help them through their treatment plan. When a counselor uses informed consent they also have to inform their client of the risk of counseling like the stigma that may be attached, also that they may be treated differently at school, work, even home because of the negative views some people have of counseling. Corey, Schneider and Callanan (2011, p. 160) Writes “one benefit of informed consent is that it increases the chances that clients will become involved, educated, and willing participants in their therapy. Corey,
Through the questionnaires, researchers were able to analyze whether or not the targets had certain characteristics about themselves or even if bullying altered their mental health. Although both articles help contribute to evidence-based practice, I do believe the article by Karatza, Zyga, Tziaferi, and Prezerakos (2017) was the most pertinent. The study had a more diverse sample size and covered more aspects of bullying and lateral violence than just the characteristics of the suspect. The study focused on mental health, family and friend support, and also finding ways to minimize workplace bullying before it becomes a larger problem. Through the research of Karatza et al., one could
Although we are all individual, stress, anxiety, phobias and habits are influenced by the environment and genetics. How we are raised and where we live will play a large part in how we deal with the above, especially when it might involve losing our sense of reason. Stress ‘Stress occurs when an individual perceives that the demands of an external situation are beyond their perceived ability to cope with’ (Lazurus). Stress is there in our everyday lives and people are regularly exposed to it. Certain types of stress can be good for you such as the stress caused by a romantic encounter or the anticipation of a reward (Hadley and Staudacher 1996).