I found my motivation, it was on a bookcase

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I blew my right knee out somehow - I think it was general wear and tear adding up over time, but it hurts when I put weight on it. The school run still has to be done every day though, so I'm using that as a litmus test to see how it is healing, and how recovery is going. I've…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 22nd May 2020

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Ethics in counselling are very important. I will be using the BACP’s Ethical Framework as contextual guidance to explore these hypothetical Ethical dilemmas. A client has been in counselling for a year and has made great progress. She brings in an expensive gift for you. She knows that this is something that you would like, and she knows that you…
L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 21st February 2018

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 21st February 2018

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This week we talked about Transactional Analysis a bit more, and were asked to participate in an exercise our tutor has called Know Thyself. Understanding ego-states is a powerful tool towards self-awareness. In this exercise we are to keep a note of which ego-state we are in at different points of the day and asking ourselves some questions. My Parent…
L2CiCS: Learning Log – 7th February 2018

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 7th February 2018

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This week we looked at some aspects of Transactional Analysis, in particular Stephen Karpman’s Drama Triangle, as well as Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The Drama Triangle was conceived as a social model of human interaction by Stephen Karpman in 1968. In life, people play games. In difficult or tumultuous relationships, the Drama Triangle can be used to map the…