Reflection - Storytelling

Challenge & Selection :-

I use storytelling as a tool to communicate with my clients. Storytelling is a process of

using facts & narrative to communication sometimes to your audience. so this tool is very helpful which easily convey message to target audience.I am working as a junior counsellor in well known psychotheraputic organization. I conduct councelling sessions for parents who have autistic child. Such parents have to deal with a lot of stress, depression, anxiety and emotional imbalance. They are always worried about their child. They loses hopes as they think that their child will never have normal life and will have to struggle for rest of their life. Such parents need a proper guidance regarding how to deal with autistic child and understand their world. so that they will not face any problem handling their child. Such parents also need guidance regarding how to deal with their mental imbalance so that they can stay away from stress, depression and anxiety. I am help them to know that how to be motivated and empathetic about their children. I have studied some cases of autistic children and read many motivational stories of parents who helped their autistic child to live happy and motivated life with the help of proper councelling. But every parent has different story and struggle and those different stories helped me to understand different problems faced by them and according to that I can help them with a appropriate solutions to resolve their problems.

Application :-

Now I am telling you the story of parents who have autistic child which I read on internet

few months back. This is the story of 10 years old James who is suffering from autism. When his parents got aware about illness they got worried and they could not understand how to deal with this. Like raising hand and running here and there, he used to shout , laugh and cry without any reason if someone asks his name then he used to repeat the question instead of telling his name. Many times he become violent and uncontrollable After facing such problems on daily basis games parents decided to take a help of councellor at councelling sessions James's parents understand the behaviour of autistic person and the fact that if we restrict them from doing a particular activity they become more violent and uncontrollable . They understand how to control and behave with a autistic child.They started applying little tricks of engaging James in different activities like painting , crafting which helped James to divert his mind and focus on particular activity. They started spending more time with him which helped james to recover from the illness.

One day couple came in the organisation , they have a 10 years old boy whose name is

Bob . Bob is also suffering from autism and had a habit of throwing anything and everything what comes in front of him. One day he threw a knife and his Father got injured. Bob's parents stared getting scared of him and decided to send him to the asylum. I understand their problem and while councelling sessions I told them the story of James who recovered from same illness.

And tell them about autistic children and their behaviour.

Insight & Approach :-

After listening to James's story Bob's parents felt motivated and they decided not to send

Bob to any asylum instead of that they started spending more time with him and making him engaged in various activities like playing indoor games which helped Bob to recover slowly and gradually from his illness.

This tool of storytelling is very helpful in communicating various thoughts and facts with

a clients . Every counseling organisation must adopt this tool to improve their productivity.


Reflection - Storytelling Challenge & Selection : - I use storytelling as a tool to communicate with my clients . Storytelling is a process of using facts & narrative to communication sometimes to your audience . so this tool is very helpful which easily convey message to target audience . I am working as a junior counsellor in well known psychotheraputic organization . I conduct councelling sessions for parents who have autistic child . Such parents have to deal with a lot of stress , depression , anxiety and emotional imbalance . They are always worried about their child . They loses hopes as they think that their child will never have normal life and will have to struggle for rest of their life . Such parents need a proper guidance regarding how to deal with autistic child and understand their world . so that they will not face any problem handling their child . Such parents also need guidance regarding how to deal with their mental imbalance so that they can stay away from stress , depression and anxiety . I am help them to know that how to be motivated and empathetic about their children . I have studied some cases of autistic children and read many motivational stories of parents who helped their autistic child to live happy and motivated life with the help of proper councelling . But every parent has different story and struggle and those different stories helped me to understand different problems faced by them and according to that I can help them with a appropriate solutions to resolve their problems . Application : - Now I am telling you the story of parents who have autistic child which I read on internet few months back . This is the story of 10 years old James who is suffering from autism . When his parents got aware about illness they got worried and they could not understand how to deal with this . Like raising hand and running here and there , he used to shout , laugh and cry without any reason if someone asks his name then he used to repeat the question instead of telling his name . Many times he become violent and uncontrollable After facing such problems on daily basis games parents decided to take a help of councellor at councelling sessions James 's parents understand the behaviour of autistic person and the fact that if we restrict them from doing a particular activity they become more violent and uncontrollable . They understand how to control and behave with a autistic child . They started applying little tricks of engaging James in different activities like painting , crafting which helped James to divert his mind and focus on particular activity . They started spending more time with him which helped james to recover from the illness . One day couple came in the organisation , they have a 10 years old boy whose name is Bob . Bob is also suffering from autism and had a habit of throwing anything and everything what comes in front of him . One day he threw a knife and his Father got injured . Bob 's parents stared getting scared of him and decided to send him to the asylum . I understand their problem and while councelling sessions I told them the story of James who recovered from same illness . And tell them about autistic children and their behaviour . Insight & Approach : - After listening to James 's story Bob 's parents felt motivated and they decided not to send Bob to any asylum instead of that they started spending more time with him and making him engaged in various activities like playing indoor games which helped Bob to recover slowly and gradually from his illness . This tool of storytelling is very helpful in communicating various thoughts and facts with a clients . Every counseling organisation must adopt this tool to improve their productivity .