assessment – Iain Douglas Stewart

So it’s official

By Iain 11 January 2023ReflectionsNo Comments

I have ADHD. I had my assessment with a psychiatrist last week, and I've been sitting with the diagnosis, not really sure where to go with it. I was pretty sure I had ADHD anyway, so I don't feel like much has changed. Maybe I should talk to someone about it, find an ADHD coach. That's most probably the advice…

L3CiCS Learning Log – 12th June 2020

By Iain 20 June 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we are looking at Assessment in counselling, and how it informs the counselling work. In counselling, assessment is the process used to determine if counselling is appropriate and needed, which type of counselling would be the most suitable for a client’s needs, and to take an initial measurement of the severity of the client’s issues. Assessments are important…

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 Learning Log – 22nd November 2019

By Iain 22 November 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we learnt about the importance of using models in Counselling, and in particular, using SMART goals. Models and systems are measurable ways for clients to set goals and then achieve those targets. They can be very useful for monitoring a client’s needs and recognising any changes in their behaviour which affect the working contract. The SMART method is…

L3CiCS Learning Log – 20th September 2019

By Iain 20 September 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

In this first week, our tutor gave us an overview of what the course would entail, and the subjects we would be covering. She also illustrated some differences between this course, the CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies, and the CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills that I completed in 2018. The main difference is that this course…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 25th April 2018

By Iain 25 April 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we took a mock version of the external assessment. In this assessment, we are to watch a DVD in which two actors play out a short scene involving counselling skills. We were each given a series of questions asking us about the scene. We read through the questions and then watched the scene. While the scene was playing,…

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 6th December 2017

By Iain 6 December 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were learning about the structure of counselling, in particular the Beginning, the Middle and the End, in relation to both single sessions and full courses of therapy. The first session in a therapeutic relationship is usually an initial assessment. If the counsellor works for an agency then this could be carried out by a trainee or someone…