counseling

Counseling

Introduction

The effectiveness of therapy in counselling is dependent substantially on two factors namely , the patient 's cooperation , and the expertise of the therapist . Many experts in the field of Psychology have observed the significant contribution of the client to the over-all process . The individual 's perception of the therapist is extremely crucial to the ensuing treatment . Without the needed initial positive perception of the therapist on the part of the one seeking treatment , the whole process will not generate a desired momentum that would set the entire scheme in

br a strategic stance . Of course , the expertise of the therapist is another major factor - actually , the other half - but it 's a given to the whole package of treatment

Since a working alliance ' has to be established first before the actual treatment is administered , there are important or vital considerations for this working alliance ' between client and therapist to occur , and this is in prycis , the intentions of this What we will be considering in this are the challenges that new therapists face as they practice their profession

1 . The past baggage of the client

From any vantage point , the level of trust by client on his therapist whether that perception is based on attractiveness , trustworthiness or as someone who knows what he may be dealing with in terms of credentials , are valid , and is the utmost concern of the helping relationship . Trust in the part of the client is necessary for the healing process . However , because the full ramifications of the issue almost always hinge on the perceptions of the client , the problems and hindrances need to be addressed or at least cited for clarity and deliberation at the outset of the relationship

As hinted above , the client may be bringing (emotional ) baggage into their mutual involvement which may be due to prior engagements with other professionals in the therapeutic relations , whether positive or negative . Oftentimes , in many cases , these may be liaisons which were unsuccessful , distasteful or even traumatic for a few . The author pointed out that any form of future therapy will be affected due to these previous experiences , and it has to be dealt with right away at the outset (Horvath Luborsky , 1993 ,

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2 . The fitness of the therapist

By fitness , we mean sufficient , wide-ranging exposure , and right training to the kind of illness /es or dis /s that he may be dealing Even with years spent in the academe will not guarantee the development of skills in handling such complex and true-to-life situations or scenarios . At times , the theoretic skills acquired , instead of enabling the new therapist , may deter or hamper the process . This means to say that the therapist must possess more than head-knowledge he should not allow his schooling to affect him to the extent that it made him conceited with no room for more learning especially when additional knowledge are available in the patient himself . He must also have the sensitivity to employ his gut-feeling to at...