Learning Log – Page 2 – Iain Douglas Stewart

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 Learning Log – 4th October 2019

By Iain 4 October 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we looked at the role of counsellor in an agency in relation to key-workers and support workers for clients that work within the same organisation. Before I go any further, I think it’s important to highlight exactly who these organisations are supporting. Here are some examples of vulnerable groups. • homeless people • individuals with mental health issues…

L3CiCS Learning Log – 27th September 2019

By Iain 27 September 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we spoke briefly about ways in which clients could consciously or unconsciously break boundaries. Examples of ways in which a client could consciously cross a boundary could include: • Turning up late because of nerves or uncomfortable feelings • Asking to leave early because they may have been overwhelmed • Not paying promptly if a fee is required…

L3CiCS Learning Log – 20th September 2019

By Iain 20 September 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

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: 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: Learning Log – 9th May 2018

By Iain 9 May 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we talked about Confidentiality. Confidentiality is a fundamental aspect of counselling. It helps build a trusting relationship between client and counsellor, and this trusting relationship underpins the whole therapeutic process. The fact that everything said in that room stays between the counsellor and the client really allows the client to be honest; both with themselves and with the…

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: 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: Learning Log – 7th March 2018

By Iain 7 March 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we looked at endings in counselling. It is quite a broad term and has a lot of meanings. It could concern the end of a single session or the end of a series of sessions. It could refer to endings in good ways or bad ways. It also encompasses the wide variety of feelings and emotions experienced towards…

L2CiCS: Workshop Learning Log – 10th February 2018

By Iain 10 February 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

Today our group had a Personal Development weekend and we learned about the Johari Window. The Johari’s Window model is a psychological tool for people to better understand themselves, their relationships and other people. It was developed in 1955 by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham and has been proven to help with self-awareness, personal development, improving communication, interpersonal relationships, group…