Counsellors Reflection

A counselor’s job is to journey along with their client and to provide insight and support to those who are at risk and those who are hurting and searching for comfort and acceptance. If the counselor is a Christian they will also want to share our Heavenly Father’s love with the counselee and help guide them on a path that will lead them to Christ. There are several different techniques that can be used to break through the walls of some people in order to help them recognize the basis for their feelings whether it is such things as sin or faulty

ETHICAL FRAMEWORK, LIMITS OF PROFICIENCY AND THE LIMITATIONS ON COUNSELLORS COMPARED TO OTHER PROFESSIONS THAT USE COUNSELLING SKILLS.

This is supervised and checked regularly by an accredited member of the BACP to ensure that the requirements of the BACP are being met. A person using counselling skills in other occupations may use similar methods but will not be formally using the guidelines and being assessed in such a way as that of a qualified counsellor. The intention of the use of the skills is also different. The counsellor and client relationship is a therapeutic one and both parties understand the potential or intended result of it, whereas using counselling skills may used for other purposes. For example, a person in a professional setting such as a people-management role may use listening, reflective and paraphrasing in a similar way to a counsellor yet the objective is different. The use of the counselling skills facilitates the relationship of the manager and the employee but there isn’t the intention behind it that there is between a counsellor and their client.

In this essay I will describe key elements of Psychodynamic theory, Person-Centred theory and Cognitive-Behavioural theory. I will also identify the key differences between the above theories. I shall also describe how counselling theory underpins the use of counselling skills in practise. I will then end with my conclusion.

Working as a counsellor, it is important to create a genuine relationship with the client. However, this can be challenging due to certain differences and diversities that each individual has. Our society is very multicultural. Often, individuals are misunderstood due to lack of knowledge and prejudices that our society has of other cultures, beliefs and religions. Pittu Laungani believes “Each culture has something of value to offer to another culture and equally importantly something of value to learn and imbibe from another culture”. (Pittu Laungani ‘University of Toronto 2005) Every individual has their own set of morals, values and beliefs and this is what makes each of us so different and diverse from one other. As a counsellor, it

I believe counseling is a collaborative partnership between client and counselor. Furthermore, this collaborative partnership is built from trust and acceptance of both client and counselor. I hope in conjunction with clients to understand the issues and concerns so to help them tap into their wisdom, creativity, and strengths to meet their current challenges. I believe in a comprehensive perspective through which clients can better comprehend themselves in the framework that our thinking about events can lead to emotional and behavioral upset. Moreover, counselors are to provide a safe environment for clients to explore their challenges and identify ways to move differently in overcoming these challenges.

This paper will provide the reader with a reflection of my professional identity. This will focus on the role of a professional counselor and the differences between a professional counselor and other related professionals. It will also integrate how religious and spiritual beliefs can impact professional counseling. It will summarize my beliefs and values and what I plan to do so that I will not impose my beliefs on clients. Also, I will reflect on what I have learned during this course and how it will impact my future as a counselor.

Counsellors do not offer advice as such but instead give an insight into a client’s feelings and behaviour and they help the client to change their behaviour accordingly. They do this by actively listening to what the client has to say and comment from a professional perspective. Counsellors are trained to be effective helpers, especially in sensitive and difficult situations. They have to be independent, very neutral and professional as well as respecting the privacy and confidentiality of a client. Counselling can help clients to clarify their problems, identify the changes they wish to make and give them a fresh perspective. Counsellors should help them to seek other options and look at the impact that life events have made on the

The values and principle of Professor Derrick Bell relate to the values of counseling profession in the sense that passion consist of responsibility. In the counseling profession, counselors make arduous decisions, thus responsibility plays a role in not only for their clients but for themselves. According to Bell (2002), each individual has a distinctive path to ethical passion (p. 36). Professor Derek Bell remarks on ethical passion relates to counseling profession due to the fact that clinician partake on self-awareness in order to do what is best for the client. Additionally, Professor Derrick Bell values and principles on courage and risk taking relates to the counseling profession in the sense that counselors advocate for their clients

This reflective essay will try and develop an understanding of the experiences and theory that has been applied to a counselling roleplay and applied content over the duration of the module. Furthermore, identifying what has been covered and what has not been covered in the roleplay, its strengths, weaknesses, what needs developing and how it can help as counsellors within the field. The first topic will reflect on the skills and attributes that have been applied to the roleplay and how it has been beneficial. The second topic will be a critical analysis on the roleplay conducted during counselling focusing on what techniques have not been covered, what skills and attributes were not demonstrated in the roleplay. Then identifying how

Counselling Psychologists work therapeutically with clients of all ages and backgrounds helping them to cope with and overcome problems and difficulties arising from everyday life. Therapy is an activity which takes place when someone who has problems allows another person to enter into a particular kind of relationship with them. A person seeks this relationship when they have encountered a problem in life which they cannot deal with themselves or through everyday resources. The client seeking counselling is looking for someone to provide them with the time and assistance they may need to overcome their problems (McLeod, 2007, p. 12). It is the role of a counselling

As a counselor, I need to be aware of my values and beliefs. This is important so I can prevent my values from influencing my clients, their views, and my own views of my clients. Essentially, values are what is important to us in life, and they influence how we act in both our personal and professional lives. Part of my job as a counselor will be to assist my clients in finding answers that are congruent with their values, not the values that I hold. To identify my values and beliefs, I participated in many self-reflective exercises. These exercises not only helped me identify my values and beliefs, but they also enlightened me on how I view people and the world as a whole.

Counselors need to understand how to help a client holistically to instill effective treatment interventions. Each Counseling specialization needs to understand key concepts in all counseling profession to understand how to treat the client in a holistic manner. Counselors need to understand the wellness models and operate by one to ensure they are treating the whole client.

The chapters suggest that we as counselors have to be able to understand our self-first, that we have to be OK if we would like to help others in need. Then it came to a perspective that many counselors sometime forget that it is the client’s needs which need to be fulfill, not them. This situation leads to dictatorial situation where the counselor show too much power and influence over the clients problems and decision and forgot to be open and actually listen to the clients

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