L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 10th January 2018

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 10th January 2018

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Today we explored personal blocks to listening, which are external or internal factors that interfere with a counsellor’s ability to be present in the room and utilise active listening. One internal block to listening that I feel could be pertinent to me, especially at this early stage of my counselling journey, is me wanting to give advice. So often in…
L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 13th December 2017

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 13th December 2017

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This week Sally did a presentation on the rising level of anxiety in kids. She explained that although the level still was quite low, it was more widespread and nearly all children she came into contact with displayed anxious traits. Like Gloria’s talk last week, it was very eye-opening with respects to the level of support there is nowadays for…
L2CiCS: Learning Log – 6th December 2017

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 6th December 2017

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This week we were learning about the structure of counselling, in particular the Beginning, the Middle and the End, in relation to both single sessions and full courses of therapy. The first session in a therapeutic relationship is usually an initial assessment. If the counsellor works for an agency then this could be carried out by a trainee or someone…