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Intro to Counseling
Topic 1-4
Term | Definition |
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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 |