Week 8- The Counselling Process from Joining to Closing

Question 1

The aspects of ending a counselling session

Answer 1

Identify the problem and develop a mutual understanding around it

Question 2

1. Ending an individual counselling session

Answer 2

The time varies from 1hr, and sign for closure typically begins after 45mins. Summary and possibly a goal for the future. Also, their self-esteem is likely low by the end of the session, best to provide positive feedback.

-Another counselling session may be organised immediately after session completion. May write up notes and debrief from an emotionally charged session.

-Also may need to read case notes for the following session

Question 3

A client may be time conscious and it may be helpful for the counsellor to say they will timekeep the session

Question 4

50min mark assess the progress of the session.

Question 5

Process, the various interpretations of the word.

Answer 5

1. What happens in a single session
2. The development up until client termination

Question 6

Allow the client to see you wish to continue seeing them, however also give them options which they can decide later on.

Question 7

Dependency

Answer 7

Ending sessions early when signs of dependency appear.

Question 8

Why not allow sessions to continue despite the client may no longer needing it?

Answer 8

Undermines their self-sufficiency and autonomy.

Question 9

Discuss the grief of loosing such a relationship

Question 10

Develop wellbeing > satisfying dependency needs

Question 11

5 therapeutic models of practice

Answer 11

1. Psychoanalytic
2. Humanistic/Existentialist
3. Cognitive/Behavioural
4. Constructivist (narrative/solution-focused)
5. Integrative

Question 12

Integrative approach means a customised to the client approach

Question 13

Facilitate emotional change

Answer 13

Reflection of feeling can facillitate emotional release. Although this is generally not sufficient and other approaches must follow

-Emotion processing
-Depth of processing emotions

Question 14

After emotional release

Answer 14

-Cognitive change: Enable cognitive skills using a person’s strengths (reinforces a person’s competence/solution focused), challenging self-destructive beliefs (rational emotive behacviour therapy, although quite a linear approach to a complex structure), externalising (narrative therapy), reframing (neuro-linguistic programming), normalising, exploring polarities (gestalt therapy) and the ‘here and now’ experience (gestalt therapy).

Question 15

When emotional release and cognitive changes are not enough, facilitating behavioural change may be encouraged…

Question 16

Changes occuring through the Johari Window

Answer 16

4panel with axis
-Known by self
-Known by others

Question 17

For self to enter territory of ‘blind’ you would seek…

Answer 17

Feedback

Question 18

For others to enter territory of ‘self-disclosure’ you would seek…

Answer 18

Self-disclosure

Question 19

For either self or other to enter the ‘unknown’ you would seek…

Answer 19

Insight

Question 20

A counsellor must gather what preconveived notions have been thought of by them and confront these

Question 21

Joining

Answer 21

Adjusting preconceptions

Question 22

Clarifying the counsellor role

Question 23

Gestalt Therapy in changing behaviour or situation

Answer 23

Gestalt Awareness Circle: Addresses somatic feelings, thoughts and experiences simulataneously. AS A WHOLE…

Question 24

Steps of Gestalt Awareness Circle

Answer 24

1. Arousal stage: Point of distress, why they have reached out to counselling

Question 25

Blocks often occur where?

Answer 25

Before choice and before action

Question 26

To overcome these blockages and dilemmas

Answer 26

The decision made makes one first cope with their feelings and then other people’s reactions. The unknown risks something also

Ask how it feels to be blocked.

Question 27

Do not reinforce the client’s sense of helplessness.

Question 28

An action plan… see screenshots

Question 29

Do not undermine goal achievement and also the goal is likely to fail first hand.