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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: Homework – Counselling in the Media – 10th February 2018

By Iain 10 February 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were given a series of questions about how counselling is portrayed in the media, in particular magazine and newspaper problem pages and TV shows such as Oprah and Jeremy Kyle. Here are the two problems from “Agony Aunts” I have chosen to look at; One from a “lowbrow” newspaper and one from a “highbrow” newspaper. The first…

Looking back at 2005

By Iain 3 December 2017Internet, Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

I'm just going back through all my old posts on the old blog as I work to transfer them to this new domain (iaindstewart.net), and I can finally see why I was depressed all those years ago. It's as clear as day now I have some insight into what depression is and how it affects you. I was essentially staying…

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…

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…

Two and a half months later…

By Iain 14 April 2015Books, Creativity, Films/TV, Internet, Music, Reflections, Site Related, VideogamesNo Comments

Oh my, has it really been that long since my last post? That really is very bad of me, especially considering I could've knocked up a few smaller update posts on my phone during a lunchbreak at work or something. I've been in some pretty dark places between then and now, and I never feel like writing when I'm having…

I’m not dead

By Iain 2 June 2012Creativity, ReflectionsNo Comments

I've just been really, really busy. Due to people going on holiday, I've been working far more than I'd like. I really must amend my availability contract... Have I mentioned that I've been drawing a lot recently? I can't think why I stopped in the first place. Well, I bought a Bamboo graphics tablet to enable me to get into…