Unconditional Positive Regard – Page 2

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 24th January 2018

By Iain 24 January 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were asked to explore and reflect on a couple of thought exercises relating to our self-awareness. One was to think about a time you were not helped by someone from whom you expected help from. For me, this would be a couple of years ago when I thought I had some kind of physical problem in my…

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 24th January 2018

By Iain 24 January 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we reflected on our own patterns of relating, and how that increases our self-awareness. In particular, we looked at Relationships and what they are. Taking into consideration the connotation which is relevant to our studies, relationships are, essentially, descriptors of the connection between two or more people. There are numerous types of relationship, and they can be roughly…

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 10th January 2018

By Iain 10 January 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

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. Pat introduced us to six broad categories. The first is Mind Reading. Psychic abilities are not real, and a counsellor supposing they know what a client’s problem is before it has…

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 13th December 2017

By Iain 13 December 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we discussed the use of silence in counselling, how it can be used and what it could represent. Silence is defined as the complete absence of sound. Silence in counselling is harder to specifically pin down in a concise and succinct sentence. Silence can be used by a counsellor to demonstrate patience; it can also show their anticipation…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 29th November 2017

By Iain 29 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were went over the work we had done so far to identify if we had any gaps, but we spent most of our time doing roleplays. We did three roleplays in our group, and I had one as a counsellor, one as a client and one as an observer. In the first roleplay I portrayed a man…

L2CiCS: Reflecive Diary – 15th November 2017

By Iain 15 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were asked to write about an experience we had that was interpreted differently by the other person we were with. My wife, my three year old son and I were at a soft-play centre. After a little while I got bored, so I got my phone out and started browsing the internet. I looked up from my…

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 15th November 2017

By Iain 15 November 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were asked to describe the meaning of empathy in our own words. Here are my words: Empathy is being aware of other people’s emotional responses and seeing things from their point of view, understanding how they react to problems or how they have reacted to problems. It could be likened to walking alongside someone, so that you…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 18th October 2017

By Iain 18 October 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we were considering fundamental differences in people and how they would affect a client/counsellor relationship. In the lesson, we were asked to complete the following statements then reflect on our completed statements (emphasis on my answers): All Welsh people are friendly. All Americans are obnoxious. All Italians are slimy. Single-parent people are deserving of an explanation. Benefit cheats…

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…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 4th October 2017

By Iain 4 October 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

I was not late this week, in fact I was the third or fourth person to arrive, and I was happy about that. Although for reasons I cannot fathom, I had a feeling of being out of my depth at the very start of the session. I am not sure why exactly, but I feel this way at the start…