feedback

Question 1

what is feedback in the counselling context

Answer 1

the invited and respectful joining with another person about your perception of their practice/actions with the intention of supporting learning and change

Question 2

how does feedback need to be done

Answer 2

is invited rather than imposed
is specific
identifies the impact/effect
invites collaboration

Question 3

things to avoid when giving feedback

Answer 3

blame and judgement
evaluation
absolute statements that position the feedback giver as the expert eg. you always x, you should y

Question 4

what is a framework

Answer 4

a tool and set of principles used to assist our reflection and to ensure that what we do in therapy matches our stated theoretical, and philosophical positions

Question 5

what is more important, the counsellors values or skills

Answer 5

values, both professional and personal

Question 6

what is epistemology

Answer 6

the theory of knowledge eg. how we know what we know

Question 7

what is the study of epistemology

Answer 7

the study of how a particular discipline gains or justifies knowledge

Question 8

types of epistemology

Answer 8

modernist approach
post modernist approach

Question 9

what does a modernist approach think peoples problems come from

Answer 9

deficits within themselves or their environment

Question 10

how do counsellors act within a post modernist approach

Answer 10

can act as objective observers of the unconscious, mental structures or environmental contingencies that represent clients personal deficits

Question 11

counselling theories within a modernist approach are seen as

Answer 11

accurate reflections of human experiences

Question 12

within a modernist approach, what is language capable of

Answer 12

accurately representing original experiences/reality eg. representative

Question 13

modernist approach, by attending to clients language counsellors can:

Answer 13

gain an accurate understanding of the experience their client is attempting to convey

Question 14

how does a modernist approach position the counsellor

Answer 14

as the expert

Question 15

what category is humanistic

Answer 15

modernist

Question 16

why is humanistic still modernist even though it appears to be collaborative

Answer 16

because it still holds the belief that the client will self-actualise given the right environment, which is the belief held by the counsellor not the client meaning we are still holding the counsellors knowledge higher than the clients

Question 17

what is a post modern approach

Answer 17

counselling theories seen as socially constructed in particular time and place and context. Not reflections of a grand reality but a lens through which we look at reality, multiple of which can be true

Question 18

what is the focus of post modern therapy

Answer 18

the focus of therapy is on client capacity, resources and the generation of new meaning

Question 19

how does post modern position the client

Answer 19

as the expert and privileges clients local knowledge regarding the problem and its resolution

Question 20

what is post modern closely connected with

Answer 20

social constructivism
constructivism
hermeneutics

Question 21

what is central to post modern

Answer 21

the questioning of taken-for-granted assumptions and a position that highlighted the limits of what we could know about the world

Question 22

what does post modern value

Answer 22

multiple perspectives

Question 23

whats becoming popular amongst practitioners

Answer 23

integration models eg. cherry picking from many different approaches

Question 24

what is the goal of integration models

Answer 24

enhance efficiency and applicability

Question 25

what are 4 possible approaches for integration models

Answer 25

theoretical integration
technical eclecticism
assimilative integration
common factors approach

Question 26

what is technical eclecticism

Answer 26

choose techniques that address particular problems presented by particular clients (toolbox)

Question 27

what is assimilative integration

Answer 27

working primarily from one model but integrating parts of others when needed

Question 28

what is theoretical integration

Answer 28

transcending diverse models by creating single but different approaches

Question 29

what is common factors approach

Answer 29

focusing on effective therapeutic practices that are common to all approaches

Question 30

pros for integrative models

Answer 30

offers flexibility and responsiveness
able to adjust our approach based on the client
pooling of resources

Question 31

cons to integrative models

Answer 31

risk/syncretism: lack of skill and knowledge means we look for anything that will work
lack of theoretical integrity

Question 32

what else do you need to think about when choosing a framework

Answer 32

ethics
legislation
organisational policies
spiritual beliefs
cultural identity
environmental considerations
advocacy
community work