them a number of serious social challenges that are more common in modern societies, including increased rates of unemployment, crime, teenage pregnancy, and substance abuse. A crucial factor in the development of counseling in Botswana was the need for career guidance services for students. One important aspect of the goal of education in the country since
diverse clients on a routine basis is rather common. Despite its ubiquitousness, disparity continues to exist in the counselling delivery with these group of clients. Counsellors can be unravelled by the lack of familiarity with culture-specific knowledge, awareness and skills in their interaction with the diverse clients (Arredondo et al, 1996). Multicultural competence in counselling is defined in this essay as the ability to form the therapeutic alliance with a diverse client in a culturally appropriate
are promoted for the success of a therapeutic alliance in a counselling relationship. From research it has been indicated that the therapeutic alliance (or working alliance) between counsellor and client has a substantial influence on the outcome of counselling. The alliance is seen as a 'positive emotional bond and a sense of mutual collaboration' (Wolfe and Goldfried, 1988) which is recognized between the counsellor and client. Counselling can have different meanings to different people but the most
could of done differently but because I was doing both these roles my mind wasn’t in the right frame. But because I was playing both the counsellor and the client it was easier for me to reflect back on as the role of the counsellor there was a challenge to get everything right and to do the right thing. Thinking back to it now it is known as reflection in action. There was an uncomfortable feeling within the process because attending was one of the weaknesses that I faced I tend to get
was an unpredicted issue in my life. I felt sadness, frustrated and dissatisfied. I fluctuated between anger and anxiety. I discovered incredibly anxious about my future. Consequently, I utilised the counselling, theories and skills to implement for solving my anxiety. Through the counselling lectures and relevant literature, I applied the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approaches and skilled to reduce my stress, and it restores my thinking and explores a new direction for my future. It
Deception is the act of misleading or misinforming someone about the true nature of a situation. Deception is used in psychological experiments to obtain truthful or real data. Deception is also used on contestants in reality TV shows. Deceiving the contestants has many harmful mental effects after they have left the show. Deception violates a code ethics for psychology. Thus, it is surrounded in controversy, sparking debates as to, if it should be used in experiments. The ethical violations of
Entry into Authentic Counselling 1. My current set of values and beliefs about human beings Societies’ age, education, gender, and other characteristics mainly define the life conditions to which they are exposed. These include their socialization and learning experiences, the social roles they play, the beliefs and approvals they come across, and the skills they develop. Therefore, differences in contextual characteristics represent differences in the life conditions that affect value priorities
The process of assessing, and occasionally testing, is essential to understand a patient. Nonetheless, differentiating between testing and assessment can be observed as an academic exercise. Frequently, these terms can be interchangeable, since the course of testing (i.e., scoring, interpreting, and administering an instrument) cannot merely be separated from the initial assessment process. Testing, thus, forms part of an assessment. A distinction can be made between no standardized and standardized
BACKGROUND Westland’s Health Centre is a non-profit making organization, which was opened in 1973 and was launched by MP of Parklands Dr.Mungai. it is sponsored by the Nairobi City Council. It is located in Nairobi Province, Westlands District and in the Parklands Division. Its main neighbourhood is The Sarit Center shopping mall. Mr. Ashford Thuranira, the Nursing Officer, now manages it. The main clients are The General public, Business community, Government and non- governmental agencies, Patients
my visits to the respective agencies, it dawned on me to be more aware of the challenges that social service workers themselves face. Social workers have always been characterized by their altruism and selflessness as they toil endlessly to assist populations that have been disadvantaged, marginalized or even devalued due to problems such as poverty within our society today. However, people tend to neglect the challenges and hardships faced by these individuals, which very often have a cascading effect