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Tanupreet- A00099872 Microskills Demonstration | Lecturer: Kristin Kelly HCCSSD10 2 ASSESMEN T 3 -1000 WORDS

In a counselling, a counsellor might bring their own personal values and beliefs into their work with clients. It's important for them to be aware of their own values and biases to avoid imposing them on the client or allowing them to impact the therapeutic relationship. In general, counsellors tend to hold beliefs and values such as empathy, compassion, openness, non-judgment, and respect for clients and their autonomy. These beliefs and values help create a safe and supportive environment for clients to express their concerns, beliefs, and emotions, and make progress in therapy. As a counsellor, I will utilize the concepts of congruence, challenging, and focusing, as well as asking open-ended questions, to explore the client's issues. My primary aim will be to help the client reflect on their own behaviour and underlying patterns that led to the relationship breakdown, thereby enabling them to identify the potential cause of the problem. I will also try to aim to challenge some of the client's beliefs about relationships, to help them see things from a new perspective. My goal will be not to judge or criticize the client's beliefs or behaviours, but rather to help them gain greater insight into the causes and consequences of their actions, and to support them in making positive changes to their life. As a counsellor, my thoughts might be driven by my personal values and beliefs about relationships, honesty, and trust. I might believe that honesty and open communication are foundational elements of healthy relationships, and that it's important to be transparent with one's partner about their feelings and actions. might also believe that people have the power to change if they are willing to put in the effort and seek help when they need it. The fact that the client is seeking counselling suggests that they are aware of their pattern of behaviour and may be open to exploring ways to change it. In this case I will be having questions like:  Can you spend some time reflecting on how this pattern has played out in your relationships in the past? You mentioned having many girlfriends, and while being in love with them initially, things don't seem to have been working out. What led to exit the previous relationships?  It seems that in the past, we see you got engaged in multiple relationships but then also engaging in flings and eventually exit. I wonder if there is a related co-dependency or trust issue that might be impacting your decisions.

However, I would also need to put my personal values aside to focus on the client's immediate concern and help them explore their thoughts and feelings to find clarity and resolution. By asking open-ended questions, empathizing with the client's emotions, and actively listening to their words and body language, I could help the client gain insight into their relationship patterns and identify steps they can take to move forward in a healthy way. Congruence, challenging and focusing are all important micro skills in the context of counselling or therapy. Person-centred concepts such as congruence, challenging, and focusing can be extremely useful in working with clients. When working with a client who is having relationship problems, congruence is important because it involves honesty and authenticity on the part of the therapist. I can demonstrate congruence in following ways:  By being myself and not hiding behind professional façade.  I will own it if I am wrong.  Committed to understanding and respecting the client. Congruence involves being honest and transparent with clients. The therapist should be transparent about their thoughts and feelings and not try to hide anything from the client. By being congruent, the therapist can create a safe and authentic space in which the client can feel comfortable exploring their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. For example, if the therapist notices that the client seems resistant to discussing certain topics related to their relationship, they might be honest and say, "I sense some resistance in talking about this topic. Can you tell me more about what's going on for you right now?" . I can demonstrate challenging by:  Being aware of client’s questions.  Focusing on clients’ strengths.  Giving choices to the client. Challenging involves questioning the client's assumptions and beliefs to help them see things in a new light. For example, if a client thinks that their partner's behaviour is the cause of all their relationship problems, the therapist might challenge this assumption and help the client explore how their own behaviour might be contributing to the situation. A therapist might say something like, "I wonder if there are other factors at play that might be

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