Counselling

							        Counselling
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                 Semester 2, 2010
                   What is Counselling?

 Counselling is a process which focuses on enhancing the
    psychological wellbeing of a client




                                          http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/support/student-
                                          support-and-guidance/you-said/index.asp


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                     Setting the scene…

 Psychology became very poignant after the Second World War
    with a number of war veterans returning home suffering from
    Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome, (PTSS) not that it had been
    diagnosed as that at that time.
 There was a significant increase in the number of patients being
    referred to psychologists, and counsellors so therefore an
    increase in the number of persons needing qualifications in
    these roles.
 Basically this was classified as negative based psychology,
    patients’ were “broken” and were seeing or having counselling
    to be mended or “fixed” so they could get back into mainstream
    lifestyles.

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                              History in brief
               previously                          1920 – 30’s
 primarily dedicated to                   three main areas: - -
    addressing mental illness and           - understanding ordinary
    ‘fixing’ those suffering from           human life to help people
    such                                    become more productive and
                                            fulfilled,
                                            - understanding and nurturing
                                            genius and
                                            - the study and treatment of
                                            mental illness.



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Martin Seligman                            psychology more importantly
                                            is the acquisition of “mental
                                            wellness” and should be open
                                            to everyone not just those
                                            deemed to be unwell.




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                       As we see it now…

 Counseling is the art of helping basically healthy people
    work through the normal developmental issues, decisions,
    problems and even crises that come to all of us in life.
    Some examples: choosing a career, losing a parent,
    divorce.

 Sometimes it just helps to have somebody to talk to,
    somebody whose compassion we trust and whose wisdom
    we respect.

                                                 Judy Harrow

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             The counselling process

    The counselling process will depend on the individual
    counsellor, the individual client and the specific issue




                                          http://www.beaconlight.net/process.htm


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            The counselling process…..
                    (Cont’d)
    “Counselling is a confidential process primarily focused o-n
    empowering and enhancing the psychological well-being of
    the client, thus enabling the client to reach their full
    potential. The ‘counselling’ process is about the Counsellor
    supporting, assisting and guiding the client to work through
    their issues addressing their needs at their own pace,
    empowering the client to strive and pursue their chosen
    pathway.”


                                          http://caswillow.com/services/some-info-on-counselling



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            The counselling process…..
                    (Cont’d)
However there is a general process the counsellor will follow




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            The counselling process…..
                    (Cont’d)
1.    Establish a safe, trusting              DEVELOP A PLAN (may involve
      environment                                several steps)
2.    CLARIFY: Help the person put            7. Make a contract to fulfill the
      their concern into words.                  plan (or to take the next step
3.    Active listening: find out the          8. Summarize what has occurred,
      client's agenda                            clarify, get verification
      a) paraphrase, summarize,
      reflect, interpret                      EVALUATE PROGRESS
      b) focus on feelings, not events        9. Get feedback and confirmation
4.    Transform problem statements
      into goal statements.
5.    Explore possible approaches to
      goal
6.    Help person choose one way
      towards goal

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         References
Authentic Happiness
http://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/Default.as
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CasWillow: CASandH Pty Ltd; Docklands Victoria
http://caswillow.com/services/some-info-on-counselling

Centre for Confidence and Wellbeing
http://www.centreforconfidence.co.uk

University of Southern Queensland
http://www.usq.edu.au/studentservices/counselling/whati
scounselling

Harrow, J and G., & Nelson-Brambir , M. Elders' Handbook
No.2 6 October 1996 : (Web version - May, 2001)
http://www.proteuscoven.org/proteus/process.htm




                                                                http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.
                                                                aspx?p=240&np=298&id=2040

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