in establishing, a healthy Therapeutic Alliance Joanne Byrne Student Id: 17659 BSc (Hons) in Counselling & Psychotherapy - Year 1 Module 1401 - Humanistic & Existential Approaches Tutors - Jean Notaro & Colm Early May 2015 Word count ….. Contents List Introduction The Therapeutic Alliance Establishing the Alliance Humanistic & Existential Psychotherapy Conclusion Bibliography Introduction A healthy Therapeutic Alliance is the topic of this essay
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 manner (Arredondo et al, 1996)
Introduction, Context and Overview: This essay will define the therapeutic alliance. It focuses on the key elements of the therapeutic alliance and the importance of the therapeutic relationship. It discusses the importance of the relationship in the therapeutic process and it will compare and contrast different therapeutic approaches and their views on what’s deemed important to the therapeutic alliance. Main Body of Paper: The therapeutic alliance has been described as possibly being the most important
The British Association for Counselling’s Code of Ethics and Practice for Counsellors states that ‘Counselling may be concerned with developmental issues, addressing and resolving specific problems, making decisions, coping with crisis, developing personal insight and knowledge, working through feelings of inner conflict or improving relationships with others’ (BACP Ethical Framework). After learning about the various theories of counseling in this semester, I realized that the three that I relate
or withdrawal from personal involvement”, affect the therapeutic relationship. Corey, (2013) highlighted how avoiding painful aspects of his life resulted in an avoidance of challenging clients’ who were depressed. Blocking occurs because the therapist does not want to engage with the client at a certain therapeutic level, (Cashwell, 1994). The therapist receives information from the client and not being afraid is able to provide a therapeutic encounter for the client, (Kagan, 1975, p.89). The use
patient removes possible anxiety attack triggers from their surroundings (if possible). Secondly there is the Helping Relationship that combine caring, openness, acceptance and trust as well as provision for the healthy behaviour change. A therapeutic alliance, rapport building, buddy systems and counsellor calls can be sources of social support- the patient has someone who listens when they need to talk about their anxiety levels. Thirdly, Counter Conditioning involves the learning of improved behaviours
signified for the person concerned, emerge in the conscious and unconscious mind. Barker (2010) describes how mindfulness originates from Buddhist traditions that have been practiced over thousands of years and can be part of many traditional therapeutic approaches. Mindfulness is about being aware of your thoughts, feelings, and experiences in the present moment, accepting them without judgment. Rather than habitually reacting to stressful situations, unwanted thoughts, or unpleasant feelings,
Establishing a Therapeutic Relationship with Mr Drover. Holistic nursing theories, concentrate on the meaning of a health experience. They are used as a guide in nurse-person therapeutic relationship (NPTR) to aid individuals, creating a productive way of understanding and responding to difficult health situation. A therapeutic relationship aims on appraising a person’s health situation and quality of life from the client’s perspective. It is an important consideration in promoting client centred
development of rapport and therapeutic alliance (Morrison, 2008). The main objectives of the intake interview include identifying the client’s chief complaint or presenting concern, establishing treatment goals, obtaining personal history and a sense of interpersonal style and skills of the client, evaluating the client’s current situation