The Impact of Counsellor Training on Students

In this paper I will look at what is means to be a couples’ counsellor. What theories apply to this mode of counselling and how can these can be utilised during the sessions. I will also consider some of the aspects that need to be considered with couples counselling including tools and key focus areas to support the effective sessions.

Worthington has an approach that is dependent largely on the empathizing of the counselor rather than the willingness of the involved (xiii). The essentials of this approach are the couples’ willingness to be expressive in their affection only while continually being reserved in reactions to provocations. Apparently, there is a chemical reaction which cascades more negativity (xxv), and the positivity to negativity ratio needs lots of boosting (47).

Multiple relationships in the counseling profession are one of the most controversial topics. What makes this topic so interesting is although engaging in multiple relationships with clients is not ethically or legally wrong practitioners still shy away and frown upon it. For some practitioners having multiple relations with a client is inevitable, especially those living in rural communities. If a practitioner in such a community does not engage in multiple relations it can have an effect on how successful they are.

A key aspect of counseling is the relationship between counselor and client. This can be defined as the feelings and attitudes that participants in counseling have each other and the way they are expressed. The author describes a therapeutic or positive relationship like a sense of connection, respect and trust from the client to the counselor combined with similar feelings of this towards the client. The better the relationship, the client will appear inclined to share the problems with the counselor. The client will also cooperate and actively participate in the processes of assessment and intervention. Counselor and client should feel a sense of connection and form a team and a partnership in working together towards achieving counseling

Pursuing a degree in counseling is a task that is both exciting and scary at the same time. There are many processes in which the new graduate student goes through not only academically, but also in their personal life. This journal entry provides a short perspective of how life change for one student. Here, one can find some of the thoughts and feelings a new counselor in training (CIT) experienced during enrollment, beginning class, and some of the changes made to fit graduate studies into life.

In formulating this essay I will give a descriptive account of my core philosophy and it 's ongoing development. I will evidence my way of working in context to counselling theory, relating this to the course 's guidelines. Giving reflections on personal, intrinsic values and beliefs, their application in practice within a placement setting.

Understanding the various factors involved in the counseling process is imperative. The counselor’s connection with the client is an influential tool in the therapeutic relationship. My goal is to become an effective counselor who will help clients achieve their goals. As I progressed through this course, I became aware of my skills, strengths, weaknesses, and how I will continue to facilitate my growth as a counselor.

From younger partners, to aged love birds that have lost their love song, counselors help both male and female partners figure out exactly what the problems are that are killing or hurting the relationship. Counselors often present both parties with different exercises to practice in order to help figure out what the major problems really are. Counselors select exercises that match the personalities of their clients to gain better results.

In the counseling world there is no “one size fits all approach to the therapeutic process (Whiston, S. C. 2013). Therefore, counselors must be able to properly, effectively, accurately in order to make sure they understand the client’s presenting problem or problems to the best of their knowledge. Failing to properly assess and understand the client’s presenting problem can negatively affect the counseling process (Whiston, S. C. 2013). Clients are more likely to trust and therefore, open up to counselor whom they view as competent as well being able to demonstrate to the client that they understand their problem and care about them (Whiston, S. C. 2013). Therefore, it is very important that counselor have the skills and knowledge to

The counsellor soon identified, and referred directly four (10%) of the students, as opposed to the 1% mentioned by Cooper et al. (2006). It could be concluded that the key factor for this achievement is the unique structure of this counselling service, and the counsellor’s knowledge and connection with CAMH. Because of the similarity of the nature of the referrals to this counselling service to other studies, which highlights the importance of the school counselling service with its governance framework to be integrated into the local

An informal helping relationship may involve counselling skills such as displaying good eye contact and body language, listening, summarising and paraphrasing but this does not in any way mean they are a trained counsellor. Formal counselling will involve the counsellor, who is formally trained, and the client where the sole purpose of the meeting is counselling. The

Developing self-awareness as a counsellor is considered “central to many of the mainstream theoretical approaches” (Mcleod, 2009, p624). I will argue that without the development of self-awareness neither a trainee nor qualified counsellor can meet the core conditions set out in most theoretical approaches to counselling, congruence, empathy and unconditional positive regard. I will also argue that counselling trainees need to experience the role of client themselves before they can take others on the same road to self discovery. To answer the benefits and difficulties of the counselling trainee developing self-awareness whilst practicing skills in triads I will argue the feedback received from fellow peers can be very beneficial to

Counselling occurs when a client and counsellor set aside time in order to look at difficulties which may include trauma and other emotional feeling of the clients. It is a process that helps the clients to see situations clearly from different

I will discuss how very often counselling can arouse strong emotions that draw from other aspects of one’s own life. Couple counselling can give rise to deep personal issues from one’s own life be it as a participant or as the counsellor themselves. Although the particular conflicts within the couple

The goal of counselling is not to present ready-made solutions, but to equip the couple with the tools they need to overcome their problems. The therapist interviews the couple together and sometimes requests individual interviews, then gives feedback. During a counselling program, couples should begin to notice minor but significant positive changes on a day to day basis. The basis of this success is mutual learning about and accommodation of each other’s perspectives.