L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 2nd May 2018

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 2nd May 2018

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This week we were exploring the features of safe practise. My own personal definitions of the four terms we were asked to define are as follows: Ethical – Ethics are personal values that define how a person lives and behaves. In relation to counselling, I see ethics as a matrix for enabling a counsellor to make difficult choices in the…
L2CiCS: Learning Log – 2nd May 2018

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 2nd May 2018

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This week we were exploring the features of safe practise, using the BACP’s Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. The BACP’s Ethical framework is necessary to maintain the integrity of the counselling and psychotherapy professions. Everything in the framework protects the entirety of both the client and practitioner, and allows the provision of a safe working environment in which the…
L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 18th April 2018

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 18th April 2018

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This week we looked at more aspects of personal development, such as personal growth and how we feel about our developing counselling skills, as well as how we feel about giving feedback. Personal Growth Looking back on at my own journey on the course since September I have definitely learned a great deal about counselling and the various skills used…
L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 28th March 2018

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 28th March 2018

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This week we went through our folders and I realised I was missing a reflection from unit 6.2. Upon reflecting on whose agenda, the counsellor’s or the client’s, we are focusing on when we ask questions, I reached the conclusion that it depends on what is defined as an “agenda”. I know it’s strange to deliver the conclusion before the…
L2CiCS: Learning Log – 28th March 2018

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 28th March 2018

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This week we talked more about referrals in counselling. A referral is when a client exhibits problems or presents issues that are beyond the scope of a counsellor, and the counsellor informs them of another counsellor or service that would be more appropriate for their needs. Sometimes referrals are necessary. And they are always for the good of the client.…
L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 21st March 2018

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 21st March 2018

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This week we looked at some mental health related agencies and examined aspects such as their company ethos, what services and therapies they offer, how much sessions cost and other interesting bits of information. I chose iTalk, as I have used them in the past. iTalk is a free service based in Hampshire which provides free treatment to people suffering…
L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 14th March 2018

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 14th March 2018

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This week we did some roleplays concerning endings in counselling. I was counsellor first, and Phillip played the client. Charles and Emily were observers. Phillip’s problem was that he was worried that once he stopped coming to therapy, that there would be nothing stopping him reverting to old patterns of behaviour at his workplace. I was thinking during the whole…