week 3: common factors, decolonising stance and worker position

Question 1

what is the avaerage effect size of counselling

Answer 1

0.8-1.2

Question 2

how much better off is the average treated person compared to those with no treatment

Answer 2

80%

Question 3

what approach is the best

Answer 3

there is no approach that is better than others

Question 4

what is the most important in counselling

Answer 4

therapeutic relationships

Question 5

client/extra-therapeutic factors that impact counselling impact

Answer 5

readiness for change
strengths
resources
pre-morbid functioning
social supports
socio-economic status
general statistical error, unexplained, uncontrolled and unrecognised influences

Question 6

therapist effect percentage

Answer 6

4-9%

Question 7

what doesnt predict outcomes

Answer 7

client age, gender, diagnosis and previous treatment
therapist age, gender, profession, degree, training, theoretical orientation, amount of supervision, personal therapy, registration, use of evidence based practice
model/technique of therapy
matching therapy to diagnosis
capacity/adherence to particular treatment approach

Question 8

what percentage of staff reliably achieve results that are twice as good as other staff

Answer 8

25%

Question 9

what do good counsellors do

Answer 9

1. they encourage clients to use their own skills, knowledge, ideas and preferences
2. they work to develop an understanding relationship with clients
3. they work to achieve change in the shorter term
4. they are constantly extending their skills by deliberate practice
5. their primary focus is on preferred stories of “clarity, coping, endurance and desire”
6. they track progress

Question 10

what do unsuccessful counsellors do

Answer 10

focus on problems whilst neglecting strengths

Question 11

how might theories help us to be better counsellors

Answer 11

1. help us attend to and organise vast amounts of info
2. map ideas on how to proceed
3. increase consistency- helps identify what is helpful for that person
4. ground us and allows us to improve
5. hope to be guided by theory not blinded by it

Question 12

what does dadirri translate to

Answer 12

deep listening

Question 13

how should counsellors position the client

Answer 13

as the expert

Question 14

what counsellor position is invigorating for worker

Answer 14

decentred and influential

Question 15

what counsellor position is burdening for worker

Answer 15

centred and influential

Question 16

what counsellor positioning is invalidating for the worker

Answer 16

decentred and non-influential

Question 17

what counsellor positioning is exhausting for worker

Answer 17

centred and non-influential

Question 18

when is it beneficial to be centred and influential

Answer 18

in a crisis situation

Question 19

parts of Indigenous australians sense of self

Answer 19

connection to body
connection to mind and emotions
connections to family and kinship
connection to community
connection to culture
connection to land or country
connection to spirit, spirituality and ancestors

Question 20

what aspect of life for Indigenous Australians has colonisation impacted the most

Answer 20

disruption to their connection to spirit and spirituality

Question 21

what are the 2 important concepts that underpin cultural racism

Answer 21

ethnocentrism
hegemony

Question 22

what is Ethnocentrism

Answer 22

tendency to view one’s own group’s standards as the right standards

Question 23

what is hegemony

Answer 23

leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others

Question 24

Adopting the Role of “Bricoleur” is a strategy for:

Answer 24

decolonising our research method, methodologies, and everyday practice

Question 25

best way to practice

Answer 25

post-strucutralist de-centred and influential

Question 26

what is the most common position most helping profession take without realising

Answer 26

structuralist: centred and influential

Question 27

what is meant by centred

Answer 27

the expert and the one with all the knowledge

Question 28

how to remain decentred and influential

Answer 28

Transparency “Power with” not “power over” Respect Self-agency/client directed practice Focus on skills and initiatives Social justice Partnership and collaboration

Question 29

how to be transparent

Answer 29

Transparency by making processes explicit and inviting feedback.

Question 30

“Power with” not “power over”

Answer 30

“Power with” not “power over” by asking questions that elicit the person’s knowledge and skills rather than imposing your own

Question 31

how to demonstrate respect

Answer 31

Respect by validating the person’s own story through the use of non-blaming and externalising language

Question 32

Self-agency/client-directed practice how to

Answer 32

Self-agency/client-directed practice by asking questions that enables the person to take as much responsibility for change and learning as possible

Question 33

how to Focus on skills and initiatives

Answer 33

Focus on skills and initiatives by asking questions to share stories of the effects that the problem has had on them and the initiatives that they have taken in response to these.

Question 34

how to Social justice

Answer 34

Social justice by being aware of and transparent about our own thoughts, feelings, social constructs and beliefs that may get in the way of treating people with fairness and equality

Question 35

how to Partnership and collaboration

Answer 35

Partnership and collaboration by positioning yourself as a co-researcher when exploring solutions to problems and challenging in ways that are respectful and helpful to the change process.

Question 36

When workers position themselves as the expert in conversations with clients by centring their own knowledge:

Answer 36

, they can be left feeling as if they are carrying a disproportionate amount of the responsibility for the client’s ability to change.

Question 37

When we position ourselves as de-centred and influential in our work, we see the client as the:

Answer 37

expert in their own lives, and our role is to bring out this expertise and give it new life. We see our clients as well-resourced, knowledgeable and capable of making change when they feel ready to, and our role is to work hard to support this process.