victim mindset – Iain Douglas Stewart

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…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 7th February 2018

By Iain 7 February 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

This week we talked about Stephen Karpman’s Drama Triangle, and the roles we often take on without realising. It started as a roleplay between Sue, Gloria and I, but turned into a more informal chat towards the end. I purposefully played the Victim at the start by saying how I didn’t like my life at the moment, disliked my job,…

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 7th February 2018

By Iain 7 February 2018Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

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…

L2CiCS: Reflective Diary – 27th September 2017

By Iain 27 September 2017Qualifications courseworkNo Comments

I was late for class this week. I phoned for a taxi at twenty past 5, to come to the colleague entrance at work. I got a text message not long after saying it had arrived, but I could not see it anywhere. I phoned the taxi company but alas, it had gone to the wrong Asda. Time was pressing…