L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 15th November 2019

This week we went straight into roleplays with relation to discrimination – as a client we had to play someone that had experienced some kind of discrimination or was somehow different to the counsellor. First off, I was counsellor to Leonardo’s client. His difference was that he felt he was being mistreated by his employer because of his Attention Deficit…

L3CiCS Learning Log – 8th November 2019

In terms of discovering the range of ways in which people experience discrimination, I think firstly I should explain that discrimination is the act of treating someone unfairly or differently because of who they are, due to certain beliefs or because they possess certain characteristics. There are many forms of discrimination and sadly, despite the Equality Act 2010 and the…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 8th November 2019

We were still working on diversity, discrimination and prejudice this week. Our tutor asked us to discover all the ways (both positive and negative) in which diversity can impact on the counselling relationship, which allowed us to consider how to take diversity issues into account when developing a counselling relationship. The most obvious negative one is a counsellor being unable…
L2CiCS: Homework – 18th October 2017

L2CiCS: Homework – 18th October 2017

This week we were asked to find a newspaper cutting, a magazine clip or an internet report that concerns discrimination. I typed “discrimination” into Bing, clicked on the “News” tab, and this one piqued my interest as it was about animation and cartoons. Being a big kid at heart, it caught my attention. Female Animators Demand an End to Sexual…