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L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 8th November 2019

By Iain 8 November 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

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…

L3CiCS Learning Log – 18th October 2019

By Iain 18 October 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we looked at the three stages of the counselling relationship. There are three stages in the therapeutic relationship between counsellor and client, and they apply to individual sessions as well as the counselling process as a whole. The start of a session is known as The Beginning and is about the counsellor exploring the client’s world and developing…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 11th October 2019

By Iain 11 October 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we looked at what we feel and think are necessary to developing an effective working relationship with clients. I think the most important one, one that Carl Rogers outlined many years ago, is a core condition of the therapeutic counselling relationship – Unconditional Positive Regard. UPR is a non-judgemental point of view and an accepting attitude toward the…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 4th October 2019

By Iain 4 October 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we talked about the different helping roles in agencies, and we explored the limitations of counselling in relation to a client’s expectations. I wasn’t initially going to write anything in my reflective diary this week as I don’t feel we covered anything I had any deep or significant reflections about, but I’m going to explore my thoughts anyway,…

Femininity

By Iain 9 December 2018Free-writingNo Comments

Like last weeks word, I have to admit that I have had thoughts about this keyword. I couldn't really not think about it, with femininity being the polar opposite of masculinity. There are elements to this piece that have been going around in my head for a while, but this is the first time I've published these ideas on my…

We all thrive on stories

By Iain 12 August 2018Books, Films/TV, Internet, The MissionNo Comments

We all thrive on stories.We grow up on them, we tell ourselves them, we communicate with them, we shape our lives with them. Stories make the world go around, and stories are nothing without characters. So, a question:Who are the top 5 characters that shaped who you are now?— Jordan Casstles (@MrCasstles) August 11, 2018 Now, how could I resist…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 13th June 2018

By Iain 13 June 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This is the last piece of work I’m going to be writing for this course, and I just wanted to record my thoughts and feelings as it all comes to an end – a conclusion of sorts. If I look back on my initial expectations of the course, they were to gain a basic understanding of counselling and the skills…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 23rd May 2018

By Iain 23 May 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were asked to find a newspaper article and describe our various reactions to it. This is the article I have chosen: Link to article here. R-bombing: The new dating trend you may have already experienced Today’s dating trends are as whimsical as they are ephemeral. When once the thing burdening singletons the most was simply finding a…

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 23rd May 2018

By Iain 23 May 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we looked at enabling the client to identify and focus on their needs and concerns. They might not know where to start, what they want to talk about or even have the capacity to put those thoughts into words. Counsellors identify any difficulties clients have, and use the relevant skills to enable the healing process. We had a…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 18th April 2018

By Iain 18 April 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

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…