L3CiCS Learning Log – 20th September 2019

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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 – 2nd May 2018

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 2nd May 2018

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This week we were exploring the features of safe practise. My own personal definitions of the four terms we were asked to define are as follows: Ethical – Ethics are personal values that define how a person lives and behaves. In relation to counselling, I see ethics as a matrix for enabling a counsellor to make difficult choices in the…
L2CiCS: Learning Log – 2nd May 2018

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 2nd May 2018

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This week we were exploring the features of safe practise, using the BACP’s Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. The BACP’s Ethical framework is necessary to maintain the integrity of the counselling and psychotherapy professions. Everything in the framework protects the entirety of both the client and practitioner, and allows the provision of a safe working environment in which the…
L2CiCS: Homework – 18th October 2017

L2CiCS: Homework – 18th October 2017

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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…
L2CiCS: Learning Log – 11th October 2017

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 11th October 2017

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This week we learned about Boundaries, both personal and professional. Personal boundaries are generally limits on how people prefer their interactions with others. For example some people may enjoy giving hugs and appreciative touches, whereas other people may not like any physical contact at all. Boundaries in the context of a client/counsellor relationship refer to limits that should be made…