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Intro to Counseling

Topic 1-4

TermDefinition
AUTONOMY respect for independence and self-determination.
AUTONOMY, JUSTICE, NON-MALEFICENCE, BENEFICIENCE, FIDELITY 5 bedrocks of counseling
AUTONOMY This principle allows an individual the freedom of choice and action.
JUSTICE Does not mean treating all individuals same.
JUSTICE Should an individual is to be treated differently, the counsellor needs to be able to offer a rationale that explains the necessity and appropriateness of treating the individual differently.
BENEFICIENCE Counselor's responsibility to contribute to client's welfare.
BENEFICIENCE Being good and proactive; to prevent harm when possible.
NON-MALEFICENCE Concept of not causing harm to others; idea of not inflicting intentional harm, and not engaging in actions that risk harming others.
NON-MALEFICENCE "Above all, do no harm."
FIDELITY Loyalty, faithfulness, and honoring commitments.
FIDELITY Clients must be able to trust the counselor and have faith in the therapeutic relationship.
Trust Counselors must work hard to create and sustain a relationship with their clients based on ?
Informed Consent Counselors must obtain this from clients entering a counseling relationship
Confidentiality and Privacy Counselors must respect the client's what?
Cognizant Counselors must be _____ of client's culture, values, and beliefs.
Concept of Confidentiality Counselors must communicate this concept with their clients on an ongoing basis and in a culturally sensitive way.
Limitations of Confidentiality Counselors must inform clients regarding what situations information must be disclosed.
Legal and ethical issues Conselors must understand these issues involved in working with clients who cannot provide consent such as minors.
ACA Code of Ethics Counselors must adhere to this.
Scientific Foundations Counselors must practice based on what?
Mindful Counselors should be ____ when advertising and talking with the media
Self-care Counselors must engage in this activities so they can work at their highest capacity
Consultation Services Counselors must provide this within areas of competence.
Consultation Referrals Counselors must provide this appropriately when requested or necessary.
Assessments Counselors must understand the use of this as an important part of information gathering and to assist clients' treatment and evaluation.
Core listening skills Basic counseling skills that help the counsellor to empathetically listen to the speaker.
Attending Being in the company of someone else; giving the person your full attention.
Silence Gives the client control of the content, pace, and objectives.
Reflecting Part of Art of Listening; making sure that the client knows that their story is being listened to.
Paraphrasing Repeating and feeding a shorter version of their story back to the client.
Reflecting Achieved by Paraphrasing.
Clarifying and the Use of Questions Basic Skill; counselor uses open-ended questions
Leading questions This kind of questions is to be avoided as they can impair the counseling relationship
Focusing This involves making decisions about what issues client wants to deal with.
Rapport A sense of having connection with person; must be built with clients in counseling.
Summarising Longer paraphrases; condense or crystallise the essence of what the client is saying and feeling.
Immediacy The key skill of focusing attention on the here and now relationship; challenges defensiveness or heightened awareness; therapist reveals how they themselves are feeling in response to the client
SOLER This is mainly focusing your attending skills in a counseling session
Gerard Egan Created the SOLER theory.
Squarely SOLER theory one; this is how you posture yourself in relationship to your client. Your face is facing the client to show that you are engaging.
Open SOLER theory two; refers to posture; arms and legs are not crossed to convey sense of ease to your client. This will stop feelings of intimidation.
Lean SOLER Theory three; conveys sense of care and genuine interest; this will automatically make the clients feel understood; instil ease and facilitate openness.
Eye SOLER Theory four; maintaining this contact shows interest and concern; should be vary to not unintentionally intimidate or threaten the client.
Relax SOLER Theory five; obvious but often forgotten aspect; avoid fidgeting or showing anxious movements to client.
Counseling Psychologists They help people with physical, emotional and mental health issues improve their sense of wellbeing, alleviate feelings of distress and resolve crises. (APA, 2008)
Counseling Process Described as both an art and a science, helping to bring about changes in thought, emotion, and behavior in the client (sajjad, 2017).
Relationship Building Stage one of the counseling process; initial disclosure; this stage focuses on the counselor engaging with the client to explore issues that directly affect them.
Exploration Problem Assessment Stage two of the counseling process; in-depth exploration; the counselor carefully listens and draws out information regarding the client's situation and the reason they have engaged in counseling.
Goal Setting Stage three of the counseling process; commitment to action; goals are identified and developed collaboratively; client commits to a set of steps leading to particular outcome.
Counseling Intervention Stage four of the counseling process; varies on the counselor and the theories they are familiar with, as well as the situation the client faces.
Effective counseling This relies on setting appropriate and realistic goals, building on the previous stages.
Evaluation, Termination, or Referral Stage five of the counseling process; drawing counseling to a close.
Willingness A client's trait that involves the recognition that they need to make changes and require help to do so.
Motivation Client's trait wherein without this, the counseling process will falter when the real work begins.
Commitment A change will not happen although the client is motivated and has willingness. This trait may include a series of repeating decisions to persist and move forward.
Faith Without this trait, the counseling is unlikely to succeed. Taking the step to begin and continue with counseling requires the belief that it can be successful.
Unconditional positive regard Through acceptance and nonjudgmental behavior, the therapist makes space for the needs of the client and treats them with dignity.
Empathy Counselor shows genuine understanding, even if they disagree with the client.
Congruence The words, feelings, and actions of the counselor embody consistency.
Counseling Is a learning-oriented process, which occurs usually in an interactive relationship.
Listening skill Most important counseling skill
Deterministic Freudian view of human nature
Instincts This is the central of Freudian approach.
Libido Term used by Freud that refers to sexual energy.
Death instincts This accounts for aggressive drive
Id Biological component
Ego Psychological component
Superego Social component
Energy systems Humans are viewed as this in accordance to an orthodox Freudian perspective
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