The Counselling Video On Class

During this initial session, the client stated she is seeking counseling to "help find herself" due to some concerns she is dealing with in her personal life. When asked "to describe what does finding herself mean" the client was unable to answer. The client struggled to provide her view or a meaning to certain issues she identified as concerns. The counselor then assesses the client's family and her interactions with her family to find a correlation in her family interaction and what changes she wants to make in her personal life. Initial impression from the counselor is the client is aware of herself and her family and what she views as a positive and negative interaction which has or could impact the way she views things now. The client

In this essay I will be looking at the purpose of the initial consultation, what happens during this meeting and why it is such an important time in the client/therapist relationship.  I will endeavour to cover as many of these issues as possible in order to illustrate the importance of this initial consultation and the factors that an ethically minded therapist should cover.

In this essay I will be exploring the various issues raised when a therapist initially meets a new client, including ascertaining personal circumstances and applying ethical and safe practise. I will also be looking at the importance of communication and understanding between client and practitioner.

African American boys are doubly displaced among society. Ann Arnett Ferguson says, “they are not seen as childlike but adultified; as black males they are denied the masculine dispensation constituting white males as being “naturally naughty” and are discerned as willfully bad”(page 80). These African American boys are thought of being two things, either a criminal or an endangered species. They are not allowed to be naughty by nature according to society, but rather there naughtiness is a sign of vicious, inherent, insubordinate behavior. African americans are seen as endangered victims, which makes them criminals. Ferguson states, “It is their own maladaptive and inappropriate behavior that causes African americans to self-destruct”(page 82). There are two versions of childhood that are contradictory to each other. A real child would be seen as a “little plants” ready to grow up accordingly which is what white men were like to educators. On the other hand the African American boys were seen as children who are powerful, self centered, and have an agenda of their own. These black boys are seen as adults from such a young age, they don’t have time to be young and grow up because others make it seem like they are already fully grown. This drives them in the path to do bad things and make bad decisions.

Darryl was able to experience some empathy and self-awareness. Susan and Dolly’s non-verbal communication of indicating for the therapist to help the group was brought to the here and now. The dialogue between Susan and therapist would continue until Susan identifies her dismissive behavior towards Ali, Does Ali feel unheard when she continues to suggest medication? Does Ali feel like Susan is trying to fix him? The therapist would continue to use contract statements, such as “I wonder”, to help members come to their own conclusions; since they exhibit lack of personal insight and to illuminate how they make other members feel. As a facilitator during this session, I was aware of some counter transference of wanting to rescue Ali since he reminded me of my younger

This essay aims to address a number of aspects of counselling that I have found particularly interesting since starting the introductory course in Counselling in October 2012. This will include a brief history of counselling; what it means to help in a “counselling way” from both a client and counsellor’s perspective and what the course has taught me as an individual.

I plan to implement the Talker-Listener Card in the listening process with my future husband to help us both learn to develop safe environments for both of us to learn when the moment is appropriate for speaking and listening. Finally, since we both are guilty owning problems we intend to spend a lot of time reviewing chapter ten. In regards to counseling, others the TLC tool will be effective in helping me remember to elicit questions that will help the client share their concerns by providing a safe non-threatening atmosphere for them to share. This text help me recognize that when counseling I have not pay too much attention to the environment as we have limited space in which to counsel others. In recognition that this can contribute to a client’s ability to speak openly I plan to make it a priority to identify more appropriate settings when counseling to decrease distractions for me to listen more effectively and for the client to discuss any issue they chose openly without

This film is filled with open discussions on issues commonly tucked under the rug: depression, stress, trauma, etc. Because of the “tough”, “strong” image many African Americans try to uphold, it is not often that a black individual comes forth to tell their story about their struggles.

The video provided really showed how psychoeducation therapy can be effective. What I found very helpful was how the family define the problem and collaborated and came up with solutions together. Therefore, helping to eliminate high expressed emotions (EE) our book addressed (Hecker & Wetchler, 2015). Furthermore showing us in a supportive way families can be challenged to do some critical thinking on ways to solve problems. Additionally psychoeducation therapy helps to keep the families balanced. As families gain knowledge about the condition, the attitudes and behavior have changed (Hecker & Wetchler, 2011). I think it’s worth noting that this theory is evidence based and proven to work. Therefore keeping that in mind I will have consider

As a white male you were seen as one who would succeed but as a coloured individual, you were weak, emotional and not civilized. She talks about the notion that teens are always on edge. What we seem to forget is that teens are going through puberty. It's a biological change that we cannot deny. However, there are other factors that decide how one individual shapes his/her life and makes life decisions. The society around us also plays a very important role; our life experiences make us who we are today. One of the greatest challenges for kids in a school environment is the need for children to connect with each other for the purpose of meeting their attachment needs. A Teen spends a minimum of 8 hours in school, during this time they are surrounded by people of their

Due to Marks very depressed state, the initial interaction required a great deal of empathy and high degrees of compassion. When first engaging a client, it is important to be compassionate and empathetic and listen without interrupting, prompting or advising (Berg-Weger, 2013). Reflecting and summarizing content delivered in the session is a valuable way to let the client know that you are actively listening to what they are saying

The counselling process is based on the exchange of emotions between the client and the counsellor which aims to form an alliance (Hough, 1998). It involves the counsellor using skills in which they possess in order to communicate effectively with clients (Hough, 1998). This reflective essay clearly articulates my application of counselling skills used in this practice session and suggestions for improvement. It will provide a summary of the session, identification of a range of skills used and a brief explanation of the reasons for using the skill. It will also provide an evaluation of my application of the skills chosen, including verbatim examples, suggestions for improvement, also including verbatim examples to demonstrate what could

They were stories of broken and dysfunctional homes, being kicked out of the house for being part of a gang, to being beaten up just because they were different. Reading these journals Mrs. “G” realized how similar each student’s stories were no matter the race, ethnicity or gender. Even though the students did not see eye to eye, they all had many things in common: they were all in gangs; they each had their own stories to tell; each student has dealt with the shooting of a friend, each student want to communicate to others, and each student wanted to be respected.

Understanding the counseling session from the client’s perspective is a very important aspect in the development of a therapeutic relationship. A clinician must be an excellent listener, while being to pay attention to the client’s body language, affect and tone. The dynamics in the counseling session that is beneficial to the client include the recognition of the pain that the client is feeling. The detrimental part of this includes a misunderstanding of the real issues, a lack of consideration of the cultural aspects of the client, and a lack of clinical experience or listening skills. In this presentation, we will discuss the positive and negative aspects of the counseling session from the client’s perspective which

Counseling skills has provided me with a valuable insight into the helping relationship and how it is both created and maintained in order to encourage growth and development in the client. The factors involved within the helping relationship include considering Roger’s core conditions, congruence, unconditional positive regard and empathy as the three main characteristics necessary in a helping relationship. In order to fully incorporate all three of Roger’s core conditions, I as the counselor must be self-aware, as a lack of self-awareness may inhibit truly listening and understanding the client; self-awareness can be enhanced through exercises such as Johari’s window. Counseling skills such as body language and active listening also