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L3CiCS – Learning Log – 3rd April 2020

By Iain 3 April 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were learning about Common Mental Health Problems. As categorised by The National Institute for Health Care Excellence (NICE), the most common mental health problems include depression and anxiety disorders such as generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It is worth noting that it is possible to have more than one…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 27th March 2020

By Iain 27 March 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, there was no college last week, or this week. Last week I caught up on my work, wrote up my thoughts on the case studies, but it did feel a little odd. It was hard to concentrate. It is still hard to concentrate to be honest. It’s taken me until now to properly formulate…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 13th March 2020

By Iain 13 March 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week, just like last week, we split up into small groups to discuss case studies in a simulation of a peer-supervision group. I presented my second case study this week, a female in her mid-thirties, who came to counselling because she was feeling regret at not having settled down and felt she had focused on her career for too…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 6th March 2020

By Iain 6 March 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we split up into small groups to discuss case studies in a simulation of a peer-supervision group. The first case study I presented was a male in his mid-forties that had been suffering from a lack of direction and had several signs of being in the midst of a mid-life crisis. I related to the client a lot,…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 28th February 2020

By Iain 28 February 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

We were looking at supervision this week, and in preparation for working on case studies next week, I am thinking about how to offer supportive supervision to my peers. As peer supervision is collaborative, I have thought about questions to ask them so I can understand their process as counsellors, as well as help them if they are stuck. I…

L3CiCS Learning Log – 28th February 2020

By Iain 28 February 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we looked at the role of supervision in counselling, and its importance. I understand that supervision in counselling is of the upmost importance as it provides another layer of safety for both the client and counsellor. Clinical Supervision in Counselling is when a counsellor meets with another, more experienced counsellor to review their casework and the way they…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 14th February 2020

By Iain 14 February 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we split into small groups reflected on how what we have learned about the various theories so far help us understand our relationships, both past and present, and the ways in which we form, develop, maintain and end those relationships. Psychodynamic Counselling really helped me learn about my relationships. I mentioned the other week that the trauma of…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 7th February 2020

By Iain 7 February 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we split up into small groups to discuss how we could use counselling theory to understand our own personal history, and to reflect on what we have learned about the theories so far to help understand events in our life, and our responses to those events. Studying theory has definitely made me fully aware of how the past…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 1st February 2020

By Iain 1 February 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we talked in small groups about how we could use counselling theory to understand our own personality, or apply ideas found in the theories we have covered this year so far to increase our self-awareness, and reflect on ways in which one or more theories have helped us understand ourselves. For me, the concept of congruence, and being…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary 31st January 2020

By Iain 31 January 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we looked at why theory is important in counselling work. Through a group discussion we identified several key aspects of why it is important, and I was quite surprised by the amount we came up with. First though, I think it’s important that I reflect on what is meant by the word “theory”. A theory is generally a…