Lesson 11: An Introduction To Counselling Children

Question 1

Why? It’s to help learner in psychological and emotional times of need.

Answer 1

Mentoring - older more experienced giving advice and steering in right direction.

Coaching: guiding yet questioning along the way, able to encourage along their path, solution focused

Counselling: helping cope with past or present problems.
Help learners deal with issues so that they are able to enjoy future growth.

Question 2

Basic counselling approaches for children?

Answer 2

Client - centred therapy ( exploring self)
Behaviour Therapy ( based on or links to behaviourism )

Question 3

Client- centred therapy:

Answer 3

Warm environment
Accepting environment
Non threatening.

Question 4

3 essentials of a healthy client-therapist relationship

Answer 4

1. USR Unconditional Self Regard ( accept who they are no matter what)
2. Empathy ( fit in their shoes)
3. Geniuses ( open to clients about how you feel too)

Question 5

Behaviour Therapy

Answer 5

Observable:
1. Systematic desensitisation- gradually exposing

2. Modelling: demonstrating what behaviour is appropriate and acceptable.

Punishment stops undesirable behaviour

Question 6

Electric therapy

Answer 6

Using many perspectives.
Selecting and using best approach for individual.