Lec 1: what is counselling

Question 1

Three components of counselling:

Answer 1

Reflective Communication

• use of a rang of micro skills
  
  • basic and advanced
• promotes clients self-reflection and autonomous thinking

Theories of Human Behaviour

• seek to explain how humans think, feel and act
• explain the consequences of such behaviours for self, others, society

Therapeutic Relationship

• building a unique non-judgemental relationship between client and counsellor
• based on trust, respect and empathy

Question 2

helping, counselling and psychotherapy

whats the difference

Answer 2

helping

• done by relatives, friends, support workers, human services personnel
• often done spontaneously
• involves advising, caring, problem solving, teaching

counselling

• professional activity using reflective style communication
• help people develop self awareness and make life changes

psychotherapy
- in depth/intensive process involving the restructuring of personality