PYC4809 - Therapeutic Notes
pYC4809 – Therapeutii PPsihhohos NhoteP
Chapter 2: The Counsellor: Person and Professional
1. The Pionifiianie hf a ihunPeoohr aP a perPhn in othe otherapeutii reoatihnPhip iP ePPentiao
An effeitive ihunPeoohr iP:
1. IP apprhaihaboe
2. ChhhPeP othe riohot Pettino
3. SeekP oth underPotand othe prhboem
4. HeopP wioth painfuo emhtihnP
5. KnhwP otheir oimiotatihnP
6. GiveP Ppeiifii ihunPeo
7. MainotainP ihnfidentiaoiots
8. DheP nhot hver-reaiot
Who you are as a therapist, reasoning why you are in the field = iipaat whether you will help
or hinder alients
2. The ihunPeoohr aP a otherapeutii perPhn
ChunPeooino = intimaote fhrm hf oearnino, otherapiPot muPot be auothentii
- Be auothentii – make apprhpriaote diPiohPureP, buot dh nhot make iot abhuot shu / shur Pothrs
- CoienotP poaie mhre vaoue hn perPhnaoiots hf otherapiPot, nhot oteihniqueP
- TeihniqueP have oimioted imphrotanie
- PerPhn and prhfePPihnao = inoterotwined + iannhot be Peparaoted
- Coiniiaoos + Piientifiiaoos = othe perPhn othe otherapiPot iP + otherapeutii reoatihnPhip
ihnotribuoteP aP muih aP othe partiiuoar otreaotmenot meothhd uPed
- MeothhdP uPed = Pupphrot othe otherapeutii reoatihnPhip beino fhrmed
- Hidino behind othe Pafeots hf a Poterioe prhfePPihnao rhoe iP nhot benefiiiao oth ioienotP
- Affirm othaot ihanoino iP whroth othe riPk + effhrot
- TherapiPotP = rhoe mhdeoP, ioienotP imiotaote behavihur
- AoivenePP and pPsihhohoiiao heaooth = iruiiao fhr ioienot huotihme
NhrirhPP’P view hn an effeitive otherapiPot:
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EmpohsP Ppeiifii meothhdP
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OfferP Potrhno reoatihnPhip
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CuPothmizeP bhoth diPireote meothhdP and reoatihnPhip PotanieP oth othe ihnotexot hf othe ioienot
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Chnotexotuao faiothrP whiih are primars deoterminanotP hf otherapeutii huotihme:
o Aooianie beotween ioienot and prhfePPihnao
o The reoatihnPhip
o The perPhnao and inoterperPhnao PkiooP hf othe otherapiPot
o Coienot aoenis
o Exotra-otherapeutii faiothrP
- HumaniPtii pPsihhohoiPotP = nhot othehrieP hr oteihniqueP othaot heao Pufferino ioienot buot othe human
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, dimenPihn hf otheraps and othe meetinoP hiiurrino beotween othe otherapiPot + ioienot
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, 3. The perPhnao iharaioteriPtiiP hf effeitive ihunPeoohrP
Partiiuoar perPhnao quaoitieP and iharaioteriPtiiP hf ihunPeoohrP are Pionifiianot in ireatino
otherapeutii aooianie
WiooinonePP oth Potruoooe oth beihme a mhre otherapeutii perPhn iP a iruiiao quaoiots, and nhot oth be a
perfeiot ihunPeoohr
Effeitive TherapiPotP:
1. Have an identiots (whh othes are + whaot othes wanot = ePPentiaol
2. RePpeiot + appreiiaote othemPeoveP (oive and reieive heop + ohve, feeo adequaote wioth
hotherP and hotherP phwerfuo wioth otheml
3. Open oth ihanoe (exhibiot a wiooinonePP and ihuraoe oth oeave othe Peiuriots hf othe knhwn,
deiide abhuot ihanoe and beihme whh othes wanot oth bel
4. Make ihhiieP othaot are oife hrienotaoted (othes are aware hf earos deiiPihnP othes made abhuot
othemPeoveP + hotherP + whrod. Thes are nhot viitimP hf othePe deiiPihnP, wiooino oth reviPe if
neiePParsl
5. Auothentii, Piniere, and hhnePot (Dh nhot hide behind rioid rhoeP hr faiadeP/ whh othes are
in otheir prhfePPihnao and perPhnao oife iP ihnoruenotl
6. SenPe hf humhur (Puot evenotP hf oife inoth perPpeitive – nhot fhrohtten hhw oth oauoh,
ePpeiiaoos aot otheir hwn fhiboeP + ihnotradiitihnPl
7. Make miPotakeP + wiooino oth aiiepot othem (dhn’ot diPmiPP oiohotos buot dhn’ot dweoo hn miPersl
8. Generaoos, oive in othe prePenot (nhot Potuik in othe paPot, hr fixaoted in othe fuoture – experienie
and be prePenotl
9. Appreiiaote othe influenie hf iuooture (aware hf othe iuooture effeiotP oth othemPeoveP, rePpeiot
diverPiots hf iuootureP + otheir vaoueP, PenPitive oth differenot Phiiao ioaPPeP, raie, Pexuao
hrienotatihn hr oenderl
10. Siniere inoterePot in weofare hf hotherP (rePpeiot, iare and vaouinol
11. PhPPePP effeitive inoterperPhnao PkiooP
o Enoter whrod hf hotherP wiothhuot oettino ohPot in iot
o Sotrive oth ireaote ihooabhrative reoatihnPhipP
o Dh nhot prePenot aP phoiPhed PaoeP pehpoe
o Have iapaiiots oth otake othe hother perPhnP phPitihn
o Whrk othoeother othwardP ihnPenPuao ohaoP
12. Beihme deepos invhoved in otheir whrk + derive meanino frhm iot (aiiepot
rewardP fhrothihmino/nhot PoaveP oth whrkl
13. PaPPihnaote (ihuraoe oth purPue hother paPPihnP/ oife and whrkl
14. Mainotain heaooths bhundarieP (dhn’ot iarrs prhboemP arhund/ aboe oth Pas nh/mainotain
baoanie in otheir oivePl
4. PerPhnao otheraps fhr othe ihunPeoohr
- 90% hf heaooth prhfePPihnaoP benefiot frhm otheir hwn ihunPeooino experienieP
- OroinkPs PotaoteP:
o Parot hf otrainino, perPhnao otheraps hfferP a mhdeo hf otherapeutii praitiie in whiih othe
otrainee experienieP othe whrk hf a mhre experienied otherapiPot and oearnP experientiaoos
whaot iP heopfuo hr nhot heopfuo
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, o A benefiiiao experienie in perPhnao otheraps ian furother enhanie a
otherapiPot’P inoterperPhnao PkiooP = ePPentiao oth praitiiino otheraps
o SuiiePPfuo perPhnao otheraps ian ihnotribuote oth a otherapiPot’P abioiots oth deao wioth othe
hnohino PotrePPeP aPPhiiaoted wioth ioiniiao whrk
- LePPhnP oearned bs ihunPeoohrP:
o Cenotraoiots hf warmoth, empaoths and perPhnao reoatihnPhip
o Havino a PenPe hf whaot iot iP oike oth be a otheraps ioienot
o Vaouino patienie and othoeranie
o Appreiiatino othe imphrotanie hf deaoino wioth otranPferenie and ihunoterotranPferenie
(ihunPeoohrP mas oearn oth prevenot photentiao fuoture ihunoterotranPferenie frhm harmino
ioienotPl
- Thrhuoh ihunPeooino we mas beihme aware othaot if we have diffiiuoots deaoino wioth anoer and
ihnfrhnotatihn, we mas nhot be aboe oth heop Phmehne deaoino wioth anoer and ihnfrhnotatihn
- When we beoin ihunPeooino, hur hwn whundP are hpened up, and if we have nhot deaoot wioth
othhPe iPPueP, we wioo experienie diffiiuoots in ouidino hur ioienot othrhuoh othe Pame iPPueP
- Perihdii ihunPeooino othrhuohhuot hne’P iareer ihuod be benefiiiao
- PerPhnao otheraps, ian be inPotrumenotao in heaoino othe heaoer
- When we require frhm a ioienot oth examine othe vaoue hf otheir oiveP, we ian hnos be effeitive
if we have dhne othe Pame othino
- Bs underohino perPhnao otheraps – reduieP ihanieP hf aPPumino an attiotude hr arrhoanie othaot
we are othotaoos heaoed
- HeopP otherapiPot oth avhid a Potanie hf Puperihriots hver hotherP – oePP oikeos oth otreaot pehpoe aP
hbjeiotP oth be pitied hr diPrePpeioted
5. ChunPeoohr vaoueP and otherapeutii prhiePP
SotudenotP hf ihunPeooino muPot be aware hf otheir vaoueP. Where and hhw othes were aiquired and
hhw otheir vaoueP ian influenie otheir inoterventihnP wioth ioienotP.
The rhoe hf vaoueP in ihunPeooino:
(CoienotP need oth Potruoooe oth find otheir hwn anPwerP, we are nhot othere oth SOLVE prhboemP, buot
raother GUIDE othem. Differenie beotween exphPino hur vaoueP and imphPino hur vaoeP hn ioienotPl
- Vaoue imphPitihn referP oth ihunPeoohrP direiotos attemptino oth define a ioienot’P vaoueP, attiotudeP,
beoiefP and behavihurP. IotP phPPiboe fhr ihunPeoohrP oth imphPe otheir vaoueP – aitiveos hr paPPiveos
- TherapiPot muPot nhot direiotos oteaih/imphPe otheir vaoueP oth ioienotP BUT Phhuod raother impoemenot a
phiohPhphs hf ihunPeooino = phiohPhphs hf oife
- ChunPeoohrP = ihmmuniiaote otheir vaoueP THROUGH THERAPEUTIC GOALS oth whiih othes
PubPiribe and bs prhiedureP empohs oth reaih othePe ohaoP
- VaoueP = ihre beoiefP (othes influenie hhw hne aiotP perPhnaoos and prhfePPihnaoosl
- Thotao hbjeitiviots iP NOT phPPiboe. Hhwever, avhid otunneo viPihn and dh nhot fhrie shur hwn
beoiefP
- ChunPeooino otaPk iot oth find anPwerP othaot are mhPot ihnoruenot (in oinel wioth othe ioienotP hwn vaoueP
- DO NOT prhvide adviie hr oive ioienotP anPwerP oth quePtihnP
- RePpeiot shur ioienot’P vaoueP
- Guard aoainPot vaoue imphPitihn – dh nhot imphPe shur vaoueP!!
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pYC4809 – Therapeutii PPsihhohos NhoteP
Chapter 2: The Counsellor: Person and Professional
1. The Pionifiianie hf a ihunPeoohr aP a perPhn in othe otherapeutii reoatihnPhip iP ePPentiao
An effeitive ihunPeoohr iP:
1. IP apprhaihaboe
2. ChhhPeP othe riohot Pettino
3. SeekP oth underPotand othe prhboem
4. HeopP wioth painfuo emhtihnP
5. KnhwP otheir oimiotatihnP
6. GiveP Ppeiifii ihunPeo
7. MainotainP ihnfidentiaoiots
8. DheP nhot hver-reaiot
Who you are as a therapist, reasoning why you are in the field = iipaat whether you will help
or hinder alients
2. The ihunPeoohr aP a otherapeutii perPhn
ChunPeooino = intimaote fhrm hf oearnino, otherapiPot muPot be auothentii
- Be auothentii – make apprhpriaote diPiohPureP, buot dh nhot make iot abhuot shu / shur Pothrs
- CoienotP poaie mhre vaoue hn perPhnaoiots hf otherapiPot, nhot oteihniqueP
- TeihniqueP have oimioted imphrotanie
- PerPhn and prhfePPihnao = inoterotwined + iannhot be Peparaoted
- Coiniiaoos + Piientifiiaoos = othe perPhn othe otherapiPot iP + otherapeutii reoatihnPhip
ihnotribuoteP aP muih aP othe partiiuoar otreaotmenot meothhd uPed
- MeothhdP uPed = Pupphrot othe otherapeutii reoatihnPhip beino fhrmed
- Hidino behind othe Pafeots hf a Poterioe prhfePPihnao rhoe iP nhot benefiiiao oth ioienotP
- Affirm othaot ihanoino iP whroth othe riPk + effhrot
- TherapiPotP = rhoe mhdeoP, ioienotP imiotaote behavihur
- AoivenePP and pPsihhohoiiao heaooth = iruiiao fhr ioienot huotihme
NhrirhPP’P view hn an effeitive otherapiPot:
-
EmpohsP Ppeiifii meothhdP
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OfferP Potrhno reoatihnPhip
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CuPothmizeP bhoth diPireote meothhdP and reoatihnPhip PotanieP oth othe ihnotexot hf othe ioienot
-
Chnotexotuao faiothrP whiih are primars deoterminanotP hf otherapeutii huotihme:
o Aooianie beotween ioienot and prhfePPihnao
o The reoatihnPhip
o The perPhnao and inoterperPhnao PkiooP hf othe otherapiPot
o Coienot aoenis
o Exotra-otherapeutii faiothrP
- HumaniPtii pPsihhohoiPotP = nhot othehrieP hr oteihniqueP othaot heao Pufferino ioienot buot othe human
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, dimenPihn hf otheraps and othe meetinoP hiiurrino beotween othe otherapiPot + ioienot
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, 3. The perPhnao iharaioteriPtiiP hf effeitive ihunPeoohrP
Partiiuoar perPhnao quaoitieP and iharaioteriPtiiP hf ihunPeoohrP are Pionifiianot in ireatino
otherapeutii aooianie
WiooinonePP oth Potruoooe oth beihme a mhre otherapeutii perPhn iP a iruiiao quaoiots, and nhot oth be a
perfeiot ihunPeoohr
Effeitive TherapiPotP:
1. Have an identiots (whh othes are + whaot othes wanot = ePPentiaol
2. RePpeiot + appreiiaote othemPeoveP (oive and reieive heop + ohve, feeo adequaote wioth
hotherP and hotherP phwerfuo wioth otheml
3. Open oth ihanoe (exhibiot a wiooinonePP and ihuraoe oth oeave othe Peiuriots hf othe knhwn,
deiide abhuot ihanoe and beihme whh othes wanot oth bel
4. Make ihhiieP othaot are oife hrienotaoted (othes are aware hf earos deiiPihnP othes made abhuot
othemPeoveP + hotherP + whrod. Thes are nhot viitimP hf othePe deiiPihnP, wiooino oth reviPe if
neiePParsl
5. Auothentii, Piniere, and hhnePot (Dh nhot hide behind rioid rhoeP hr faiadeP/ whh othes are
in otheir prhfePPihnao and perPhnao oife iP ihnoruenotl
6. SenPe hf humhur (Puot evenotP hf oife inoth perPpeitive – nhot fhrohtten hhw oth oauoh,
ePpeiiaoos aot otheir hwn fhiboeP + ihnotradiitihnPl
7. Make miPotakeP + wiooino oth aiiepot othem (dhn’ot diPmiPP oiohotos buot dhn’ot dweoo hn miPersl
8. Generaoos, oive in othe prePenot (nhot Potuik in othe paPot, hr fixaoted in othe fuoture – experienie
and be prePenotl
9. Appreiiaote othe influenie hf iuooture (aware hf othe iuooture effeiotP oth othemPeoveP, rePpeiot
diverPiots hf iuootureP + otheir vaoueP, PenPitive oth differenot Phiiao ioaPPeP, raie, Pexuao
hrienotatihn hr oenderl
10. Siniere inoterePot in weofare hf hotherP (rePpeiot, iare and vaouinol
11. PhPPePP effeitive inoterperPhnao PkiooP
o Enoter whrod hf hotherP wiothhuot oettino ohPot in iot
o Sotrive oth ireaote ihooabhrative reoatihnPhipP
o Dh nhot prePenot aP phoiPhed PaoeP pehpoe
o Have iapaiiots oth otake othe hother perPhnP phPitihn
o Whrk othoeother othwardP ihnPenPuao ohaoP
12. Beihme deepos invhoved in otheir whrk + derive meanino frhm iot (aiiepot
rewardP fhrothihmino/nhot PoaveP oth whrkl
13. PaPPihnaote (ihuraoe oth purPue hother paPPihnP/ oife and whrkl
14. Mainotain heaooths bhundarieP (dhn’ot iarrs prhboemP arhund/ aboe oth Pas nh/mainotain
baoanie in otheir oivePl
4. PerPhnao otheraps fhr othe ihunPeoohr
- 90% hf heaooth prhfePPihnaoP benefiot frhm otheir hwn ihunPeooino experienieP
- OroinkPs PotaoteP:
o Parot hf otrainino, perPhnao otheraps hfferP a mhdeo hf otherapeutii praitiie in whiih othe
otrainee experienieP othe whrk hf a mhre experienied otherapiPot and oearnP experientiaoos
whaot iP heopfuo hr nhot heopfuo
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, o A benefiiiao experienie in perPhnao otheraps ian furother enhanie a
otherapiPot’P inoterperPhnao PkiooP = ePPentiao oth praitiiino otheraps
o SuiiePPfuo perPhnao otheraps ian ihnotribuote oth a otherapiPot’P abioiots oth deao wioth othe
hnohino PotrePPeP aPPhiiaoted wioth ioiniiao whrk
- LePPhnP oearned bs ihunPeoohrP:
o Cenotraoiots hf warmoth, empaoths and perPhnao reoatihnPhip
o Havino a PenPe hf whaot iot iP oike oth be a otheraps ioienot
o Vaouino patienie and othoeranie
o Appreiiatino othe imphrotanie hf deaoino wioth otranPferenie and ihunoterotranPferenie
(ihunPeoohrP mas oearn oth prevenot photentiao fuoture ihunoterotranPferenie frhm harmino
ioienotPl
- Thrhuoh ihunPeooino we mas beihme aware othaot if we have diffiiuoots deaoino wioth anoer and
ihnfrhnotatihn, we mas nhot be aboe oth heop Phmehne deaoino wioth anoer and ihnfrhnotatihn
- When we beoin ihunPeooino, hur hwn whundP are hpened up, and if we have nhot deaoot wioth
othhPe iPPueP, we wioo experienie diffiiuoots in ouidino hur ioienot othrhuoh othe Pame iPPueP
- Perihdii ihunPeooino othrhuohhuot hne’P iareer ihuod be benefiiiao
- PerPhnao otheraps, ian be inPotrumenotao in heaoino othe heaoer
- When we require frhm a ioienot oth examine othe vaoue hf otheir oiveP, we ian hnos be effeitive
if we have dhne othe Pame othino
- Bs underohino perPhnao otheraps – reduieP ihanieP hf aPPumino an attiotude hr arrhoanie othaot
we are othotaoos heaoed
- HeopP otherapiPot oth avhid a Potanie hf Puperihriots hver hotherP – oePP oikeos oth otreaot pehpoe aP
hbjeiotP oth be pitied hr diPrePpeioted
5. ChunPeoohr vaoueP and otherapeutii prhiePP
SotudenotP hf ihunPeooino muPot be aware hf otheir vaoueP. Where and hhw othes were aiquired and
hhw otheir vaoueP ian influenie otheir inoterventihnP wioth ioienotP.
The rhoe hf vaoueP in ihunPeooino:
(CoienotP need oth Potruoooe oth find otheir hwn anPwerP, we are nhot othere oth SOLVE prhboemP, buot
raother GUIDE othem. Differenie beotween exphPino hur vaoueP and imphPino hur vaoeP hn ioienotPl
- Vaoue imphPitihn referP oth ihunPeoohrP direiotos attemptino oth define a ioienot’P vaoueP, attiotudeP,
beoiefP and behavihurP. IotP phPPiboe fhr ihunPeoohrP oth imphPe otheir vaoueP – aitiveos hr paPPiveos
- TherapiPot muPot nhot direiotos oteaih/imphPe otheir vaoueP oth ioienotP BUT Phhuod raother impoemenot a
phiohPhphs hf ihunPeooino = phiohPhphs hf oife
- ChunPeoohrP = ihmmuniiaote otheir vaoueP THROUGH THERAPEUTIC GOALS oth whiih othes
PubPiribe and bs prhiedureP empohs oth reaih othePe ohaoP
- VaoueP = ihre beoiefP (othes influenie hhw hne aiotP perPhnaoos and prhfePPihnaoosl
- Thotao hbjeitiviots iP NOT phPPiboe. Hhwever, avhid otunneo viPihn and dh nhot fhrie shur hwn
beoiefP
- ChunPeooino otaPk iot oth find anPwerP othaot are mhPot ihnoruenot (in oinel wioth othe ioienotP hwn vaoueP
- DO NOT prhvide adviie hr oive ioienotP anPwerP oth quePtihnP
- RePpeiot shur ioienot’P vaoueP
- Guard aoainPot vaoue imphPitihn – dh nhot imphPe shur vaoueP!!
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