Principles of Counseling

Principles of Counseling

1 . In to begin to help Libby it is important that you understand what constitutes a helping relationship (a ) Identify and explain all of the core conditions of the helping relationship . Core Conditions of the Helping Relationship

Core conditions of the helping relationship

There are five core conditions that are essential in to the helping relationship . These are

emphatic understanding

respect and positive regard

genuineness and congruence

concreteness

warmth

immediacy

Emphatic Understanding

Emphatic understanding is the counselor or case worker 's ability to

br understand the counselee s reactions from the inside . This can be shown by paying attention to the verbal and non verbal cues , communicating an understanding on his messages , showing a desire to understand discussing what is important to her , and referring to her feelings . The counselor acts as an active responder not as passive listener , it is best appreciated by the counselee when he feels that he simply understood- not judge nor evaluated from her point of view , not from counselor 's point of view

Respect and Positive Regard

Respect is the counselor 's attitude to regard the client as a person of worth . It involves showing acceptance , caring and concern to his point of views . Respect is an essential ingredient to establish a helping relationship . The counselor should communicate effectively his respect to the client , without this , it will be very difficult for the counselor to establish rapport with the client

Everything that the client will say must be positively regarded counselor 's attitude should be nonjudgmental and non evaluative . There should be no depreciation reservation or criticism on things that the client experiences or problems Genuineness

A counselor must be honest and true . It is expressing one self naturally without artificial behaviors . He must not play role nor operate behind a professional fazade

Concreteness

Warmth

The ability of the counselor to accept the client as they are including the conviction that they have the capacity to deal constructively with the problems

Immediacy

The ability of the counselor to communicate interpersonal warmth and closeness to the counselee , that he is available for communication (b ) With Libby in mind how would you show empathic understanding (Use specific examples

As Libby 's counselor I will pay attention to every thing that she is saying and pay attention to all the verbal and non-verbal cues that she is communicating with me . Interact with her through eye to eye contact while talking to her so that she can be sure that I am interest4ed in the things that she is telling me

2 . Discuss the Psychological Health Model criteria as it applies to (a yourself as the therapist and (b ) Libby , your client

3 (a ) Briefly compare and contrast Psychoanalytic and Jungian Analytic Theories

Psychoanalytic theory emphasized on the role of the unconscious process in the personality development and in motivation . Analytic Theory also agreed on the existence of the unconscious but believed that aside from the presence of the personal unconscious , people have their collective...