The BASIC ID model he developed is very helpful for counsellors who need to use a variety of modalities when working with clients. The represents The behaviour. “B” counsellor in this model wants to learn what behaviours are adaptive and which are maladaptive so as to help expand the adaptive ones. The represents or feelings. affect “A” Counsellors want to know whether clients experience a variety of feelings, highlighting those that are helpful and those that are not. stands of the physiological sensation, “S” feelings that are sometimes pleasurable and sometimes not. represents that the images “I” client needs to identify so as to recognise constructive ones and troublesome ones. are represented by and the concept is to identify those thoughts, beliefs Cognitions “C” and assumptions which cause distress so that a client can incorporate more positive and constructive cognitions. Since relations are important the stands for interpersonal “I” relations, which can be healthy or not. represents and also nutritional habits as drugs “D” well as exercise. The counsellor needs to know the medication history of the client to determine whether any side effects related to drugs or nutrition are interfering with the counselling process. All these aspects of personality are interrelated, enabling the counsellor to move from modality to modality in the interest of the client. Multimodal therapists tend to be very active in counselling sessions, playing both trainer and role models. This chapter addressed a number of theoretical approaches to counselling recognizing that there are many more theories and approaches available. Many practitioners are integrative in their approach to therapy, though one approach often speaks to a counsellor more than another. Counsellors will usually practice within one basic framework primarily and integrate other approaches into that framework. New
The BASIC ID model he developed is very helpful for counsellors who need to use a variety of modalities when working with clients. The “B” represents behaviour. The counsellor in this model wants to learn what behaviours are adaptive and which are maladaptive so as to help expand the adaptive ones. The “A” represents affect or feelings. Counsellors want to know whether clients experience a variety of feelings, highlighting those that are helpful and those that are not. “S” stands of sensation, the physiological feelings that are sometimes pleasurable and sometimes not. “I” represents images that the client needs to identify so as to recognise constructive ones and troublesome ones. Cognitions are represented by “C” and the concept is to identify those thoughts, beliefs and assumptions which cause distress so that a client can incorporate more positive and constructive cognitions. Since relations are important the “I” stands for interpersonal relations, which can be healthy or not. “D” represents drugs and also nutritional habits as well as exercise. The counsellor needs to know the medication history of the client to determine whether any side effects related to drugs or nutrition are interfering with the counselling process. All these aspects of personality are interrelated, enabling the counsellor to move from modality to modality in the interest of the client. Multimodal therapists tend to be very active in counselling sessions, playing both trainer and role models. This chapter addressed a number of theoretical approaches to counselling recognizing that there are many more theories and approaches available. Many practitioners are integrative in their approach to therapy, though one approach often speaks to a counsellor more than another. Counsellors will usually practice within one basic framework primarily and integrate other approaches into that framework. New