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L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 1st February 2020

By Iain 1 February 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we talked in small groups about how we could use counselling theory to understand our own personality, or apply ideas found in the theories we have covered this year so far to increase our self-awareness, and reflect on ways in which one or more theories have helped us understand ourselves. For me, the concept of congruence, and being…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 10th January 2020

By Iain 10 January 2020Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

Over the past few weeks we’ve been learning about three very different counselling theories – Person-centred counselling, Psychodynamic counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – with very different methods, glossaries and philosophies that ultimately all work towards the same goal, which is helping people. They each offer a different language, and a different way of understanding our personality or self,…

L3CiCS Reflective Diary – 15th November 2019

By Iain 15 November 2019Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we went straight into roleplays with relation to discrimination – as a client we had to play someone that had experienced some kind of discrimination or was somehow different to the counsellor. First off, I was counsellor to Leonardo’s client. His difference was that he felt he was being mistreated by his employer because of his Attention Deficit…

Femininity

By Iain 9 December 2018Free-writingNo Comments

Like last weeks word, I have to admit that I have had thoughts about this keyword. I couldn't really not think about it, with femininity being the polar opposite of masculinity. There are elements to this piece that have been going around in my head for a while, but this is the first time I've published these ideas on my…

Masculinity

By Iain 2 December 2018Free-writingNo Comments

I'll be honest. I've been wrestling with this one in my head for a while, so this writing is only semi-free. That's one of the problems with having the titles of the exercises written down - I take a look to add to the list every now and again, and when I do, I cant help but form initial ideas.…

Ego

By Iain 11 November 2018Free-writingNo Comments

What springs to mind when I consider the word "ego"? It's that sense of self, isn't it? Freud classified it as the mediator in his structural model - it works to balance the hedonistic id and the law-abiding superego. I think this makes sense as it explains why I so often feel pulled in two opposing directions. Sometimes I see…

Perception

By Iain 4 November 2018Free-writingNo Comments

This is my themed series of blog posts in which as part of my ongoing quest for greater self-awareness and my continued personal and professional development, I pick a word and write about it for a set amount of time. Leave a comment on here with a new word for me to explore in the future or you could suggest…

Infinity

By Iain 28 October 2018Free-writingNo Comments

Potential is only a Possibility

By Iain 19 October 2018Essays, The MissionNo Comments

Come closer, let me tell you a story. It's about me and my potential. And how that potential lay dormant for twenty years. What is potential worth, do you think? It's worth nothing if you don't do anything with it. See, the problem is that potential does not directly translate to ability or power or talent or wealth or any…

Reality

By Iain 7 October 2018Free-writingNo Comments

This is entry four in my themed series of blog posts in which (as part of my ongoing quest for greater self awareness and my continued personal and professional development), I pick a key word and write about it for a set amount of time. It would be super cool if you left a comment on here with a new…