gender – Iain Douglas Stewart

L3CiCS Learning Log – 8th November 2019

By Iain 8 November 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

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 – 25th October 2019

By Iain 25 October 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we learned about diversity through exploring the membership of the course group: the different beliefs and behaviours. This enabled us all to become aware of the demographics of our group, for example our culture, family, nationality, race, age, gender, disability or sexuality. We went round the group and everyone said a few words about some of their diverse…

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…

Balance

By Iain 16 December 2018Free-writingNo Comments

This week I'm writing about balance - specifically as a way to connect the previous two Free-writings: Masculinity and Femininity. In this modern world, where our survival is not necessarily dependent on traditional gender roles, we are witnessing those roles change. Some slowly, others incredibly fast. I've mentioned this before in another free-writing exercise. Could this imbalance between masculine and…

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 2nd May 2018

By Iain 2 May 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

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: Reflective Diary – 1st November 2017

By Iain 1 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were given a handout about Exploring Cultural Identity, the aim of which is to help us become aware of our cultural identity. They are in a different order than asked on the sheet to make them fit on the pages better. Who am I? I am Iain, I am me. I am a person, a man. I…

L2CiCS: Homework – 18th October 2017

By Iain 18 October 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

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 – 18th October 2017

By Iain 18 October 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were learning about Stereotyping and Prejudice in relation to the wide range of potential differences between the client and counsellor. These include (but are not limited to) differences in gender, race, age, social habits, capability, sexual orientation and physical ability. Prejudice is having a pre-conceived (usually unfavourable) idea that is not based on anything rational or a…