objectives c1

Question 1

Why People Become Counselors

Answer 1

natural talent in helping others
self experienced challanges and wish to usae what you learned to assist others
enjoy influencing others and pass a leagacy
satisifcation with close relationships
broadened perspectives on the meaning of life by conversing with others and help yo self

Question 4

how can the healing domains be applied in our lives?

Answer 4

Natural might focus on how we interact with our environment, sustainability, and the natural world’s impact on our lives.
Spiritual might involve practices like meditation, prayer, or the search for meaning in life.
Physical includes exercise, diet, sleep, and medical care.
Psychological encompasses therapy, mental health practices, and emotional regulation.

Question 5

Countertransference

Answer 5

When clinicians lose their objectivity and clarity because of their own personal issues, which interfere with their work
One has to have a handle on own biases, unresolved issues, and strong emotional reactions that may interfere with one’s ability to think clearly and respond helpfully to clients
Sigmund Freud theory (1912)

Question 6

what are some benefits to the counselor’s Emotions when working with clients?

Answer 6

The personal reactions you have to your clients can become a therapeutic benefit

Challenged to grow, not just professionally but also personally
Reflect on what you learned from the client
Clients become their best teachers, prompting them to make significant changes in their own lives
The client is not some “case”
They are a gift to help you grow

Question 7

What are the Benefits of becoming a Counselor?

Answer 7

Gain a Intensive training in observing nonverbal behavior, analyzing motives, handling confrontations, and reflecting feelings helps counselors to be more attractive human beings and to be experts at efficiently developing trusting, productive relationships

All your relationships will change
New expectations and standards for intimacy will emerge

Question 8

How many personal areas must a counselor be knowledgable in elevating their self-worth?

Answer 8

3-4 specific personal areas

Question 9

what are the 2 ways that a counselor can fall into traps when asked for advice?

Answer 9

They offer poor advice, which teaches the client to resent the professional forever and to not take responsibility for the negative outcome
They offer sound advice, giving the client the message that the thing to do with a difficult question is to run back to the counselor for help

Question 10

Goal of the counselor’ stance when talking ro a client

Answer 10

neutrality as humanely as possibe
in order to block their effects on a client’s descisions
Their GOAL SHOULD ONLY TO HELP THE CLIENTS TO DECIDE not the other way around

Question 11

How can a counselor minimize internal distractions?

Answer 11

Immerse yourself totally in the helping role
**Ignore internal physical and emotional needs
** Develop meditation-type skills in which Counseling is very much an exercise in mindfulness in which you totally immerse yourself in the present moment

Question 12

what are counselor charactersitics?

Answer 12

Deal with anxiety, ambiguity, and loss and grief
Make a commitment and Strive for excellence
Subjugate personal needs and Adopt a neutral posture, and Cope with discomfort

Question 13

Counseling is

Answer 13

A profession with a history and set of standards distinct from other related disciplines
to promote a safe place and and being fully present, with multidimensional beings (emotions, feelings, behaviors, with the past,etc.) who are experiencing adjustment problems and mental illness without biases

Question 14

what are processing steps in counseling?

Answer 14

Confronting inconsistencies in the client’s thoughts, language, and behavior
Challenging assumptions that are inappropriate, self-destructive, counter- productive, or irrational
Uncovering hidden and unconscious motives behind actions
Encouraging clients to accept greater responsibility for their choices and actions
Developing more options and narrowing alternatives to those that are most suitable
Providing honest, constructive feedback
Structuring opportunities for practicing new ways of acting and being
Facilitating greater independence in the client so counseling ends in the most efficient period of time

Question 15

Dealing With Anxiety

Answer 15

Anxiety is expected
No one is perfect
Stop comparing
Important to be patient with yourself
Often high expectations for yourself

Question 16

Making A commitment

Answer 16

Not expect client’s progress to go smoothly
Means to explore, analyze, interpret, and comfort the client’s progress
The counselor should be strong when the client’s story is incomplete and never finding a solution
Fully present with the client

Question 17

Strive for excellence

Answer 17

To continue your education, your emotional health, and evolving in your practice
Identify 3-4 different areas of growth
personal growth with clients by learning from them

Question 18

Adopting a Neutral Posture

Answer 18

Counselor block their personal views
Conquer their need to be the solution for their client’s problem

Question 19

Subjugating Personal Needs

Answer 19

Sacrificing your own needs and wants so you can give yourself fully to the client
Nothing else matter except for the client
Still be human but none of your own inputs
Relate internally and not spoken

Question 20

Comforting with Discomfort

Answer 20

Client being upset is a good thing
be a comfort while they are uncomfortable
Be able to be analytical and calming while they are in distress

Question 21

Deal with loss and Grief

Answer 21

Remembering and talking it out
Hope beyond death
Define death

Question 22

Dealing with ambiguity

Answer 22

Role as therapists is to create safe space
What is it like to not know and not know how to stand forward
The reality they know what to do for the next step
THAT ‘S OK and encourage them and let them talk it out and allow them to see their inner world