anxiety – Page 3 – Iain Douglas Stewart

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 28th March 2018

By Iain 28 March 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

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

By Iain 21 March 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

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…

Workshopping

By Iain 10 February 2018The MissionNo Comments

I had a workshop day for my counselling skills training course this week. We were using the Johari Window and making masks of our Open Selves and being brave and revealing an aspect of our Hidden Selves which in turn let others tell you something about your Blind Self... It was quite fun and quite eye-opening. One aspect of my…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 13th December 2017

By Iain 13 December 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week Sally did a presentation on the rising level of anxiety in kids. She explained that although the level still was quite low, it was more widespread and nearly all children she came into contact with displayed anxious traits. Like Gloria’s talk last week, it was very eye-opening with respects to the level of support there is nowadays for…

L2CiCS: Reflecive Diary – 15th November 2017

By Iain 15 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were asked to write about an experience we had that was interpreted differently by the other person we were with. My wife, my three year old son and I were at a soft-play centre. After a little while I got bored, so I got my phone out and started browsing the internet. I looked up from my…

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 15th November 2017

By Iain 15 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were asked to describe the meaning of empathy in our own words. Here are my words: Empathy is being aware of other people’s emotional responses and seeing things from their point of view, understanding how they react to problems or how they have reacted to problems. It could be likened to walking alongside someone, so that you…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 20th September 2017

By Iain 20 September 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

Today was my first class, and to say I was nervous beforehand was an understatement. I arrived first to the classroom, and as usual I had negative thoughts. I thought that things had fallen through and the course was cancelled because no-one else was there, then I thought that I should run away and not attend the course. In the…

I want to be a Counsellor

By Iain 1 August 2017ReflectionsNo Comments

I think I do, yes. I'm going back to college! I start a course soon and I'm very nervous, but I HAVE to do this. I cannot spend the rest of my life at Asda, I just can't. "BE BRAVE", I tell myself. "If not for yourself, then for Jake". He deserves a father that lives a worthwhile life, just…