week 1: what is counselling? reflective practice Flashcards
what is reflective practice essential for
responsible and ethical practice
a process that stimulates critical thinking and deep learning
why is it essential be reflective on practice
it invites us to take responsibility for our actions and values
it enables us to learn from experience
it provides strategies to bring things out in the open
challenges assumptions
builds confidence in our ability
prevents stagnation
helps us link theory to practice
what does reflective practice challenge
assumptions
social and cultural biases
inequalities
questions our own behaviours which may silence or marginalise voices of others
what is inductive lerning
learning that is centred to you rather than the facilitator
eg. a ‘how come’ learning style
what does inductive learning enable
enables us to constantly grow our practice through building on and/or changing our behaviour as a result of an experience or input
what does inductive learning overcome
the tendency to simply agree and go along can increase the teams access to multiple viewpoints
what is the inductive learning cycle stages
experiencing
publishing
- what
processing
- so what
generalising
- now what
applying
when does the experiential learning cycle occur
when a person engages in some activity, looks back at the activity critically, abstracts some useful insight from the analysis, and puts the results to work through a change in behaviour
what type of process is the experiential learning cycle
an inductive process
what is the first stage of the experiential/inductive learning cycle and what does it represent
experiencing stage and represents the activity stage
what is the second stage of the experiential/inductive learning cycle and what does it represent
publishing and represents sharing reactions and observations
- inputting data stage
what is the third stage of the experiential/inductive learning stage and what does it represent
processing stage is the discussing patterns and dynamics
eg. in this stage participants start asking questions
what is the 4th stage of the experiential learning cycle
generalising
developing real world principles eg. finding patterns occuring in the real world
what is the final stage of the experiential learning stage
applying
planning effective use of learning
what is the central question of the applying stage
now what
what is the most common reason people seek counselling
relationship or developmental changes
why is it bad for clients to see counsellors as superior experts who have all the answers
it disempowers the client instead of helping them to learn self -reliant ways of behaving
what dont counsellors do
problem solve or give direct advice
what do counsellors do
Counsellors generally try to empower clients so that they can become self-sufficient and discover their own solutions rather than be dependent on someone else’s advice
when do most people seek counselling
Most people seek counselling only when they encounter physical or emotional crisis
what is a central feature of counselling
A central feature of counselling is the client-counsellor relationship
counsellor’s motivation inevitably influences their:
effectiveness
goals of the counselling process
working with the client to help them sort out their problems and discover solutions, helping the client to change their thinking and behaviours, empowering the client to become self-sufficient, and helping the client to feel better.
effectiveness of counselling is highly dependent on what
effectiveness of counselling is highly dependent on the quality of the relationship between the client and the counsellor.
