4.1.3 Regularly review the Discuss in your training group the reasons for working agreement regularly reviewing the working agreement with your with clients client. Demonstrate an understanding of the changing of your clients and show your ability to be flexible and responsive to their needs. Acknowledge changes that have occurred for the client - e.g. emotional, practical, relational, behavioural, spiritual. Ensure client participation when reviewing and renegotiating the working agreement. LEARNING 4.2 Maintain a user-centred focus throughout OUTCOME the counselling work Assessment criteria Candidate guidance to criteria Portfolio references 4.2.1 Enable the client to Identify and explore your client’s spoken and identify, prioritise unspoken agenda, both within the session and during and focus on their the counselling process. agenda Explore the ways in which both counsellors and clients may try to avoid painful agendas. Use regular reviews Record and develop good practice of regular reviews and clinical and use of supervision to help maintain the focus on supervision to your client’s agenda (both spoken and unspoken) maintain the focus on throughout the relationship. the client’s agenda throughout the counselling work Enable clients to Explore (in the training group or elsewhere) your own explore their experiences of feeling a sense of emotional warmth unspoken agendas and safety with another person. Develop your capacity (both as a person and a professional) to relate appropriately to your client –i.e. with congruence, emotional warmth and safety. Develop an openness to listen to your client’s unspoken agenda. Develop your ability to stay with your client’s difficult feelings. Experiment (in group-work and counselling practice sessions) with different ways of communicating emotional warmth and safety. Unit 5 Working with self awareness in the counselling process LEARNING 5.1 Use counselling theory to understand own OUTCOME: self Assessment criteria Candidate guidance to criteria Portfolio references 5.1.1 Explore the nature Refer to your core theoretical model(s) to explore the and structure of own concept of ‘Self’. self Refer to your core theoretical model(s) to explore the explicit and implicit aspects of own ‘Self’. Develop your personal understanding through your own therapeutic counselling/personal development workshops/group process work.
4.1.3 Regularly review the working agreement with clients Discuss in your training group the reasons for regularly reviewing the working agreement with your client. Demonstrate an understanding of the changing of your clients and show your ability to be flexible and responsive to their needs. Acknowledge changes that have occurred for the client - e.g. emotional, practical, relational, behavioural, spiritual. Ensure client participation when reviewing and renegotiating the working agreement. LEARNING OUTCOME 4.2 Maintain a user-centred focus throughout the counselling work Assessment criteria Candidate guidance to criteria Portfolio references 4.2.1 Enable the client to identify, prioritise and focus on their agenda Identify and explore your client’s spoken and unspoken agenda, both within the session and during the counselling process. Explore the ways in which both counsellors and clients may try to avoid painful agendas. Use regular reviews and clinical supervision to maintain the focus on the client’s agenda throughout the counselling work Record and develop good practice of regular reviews and use of supervision to help maintain the focus on your client’s agenda (both spoken and unspoken) throughout the relationship. Enable clients to explore their unspoken agendas Explore (in the training group or elsewhere) your own experiences of feeling a sense of emotional warmth and safety with another person. Develop your capacity (both as a person and a professional) to relate appropriately to your client –i.e. with congruence, emotional warmth and safety. Develop an openness to listen to your client’s unspoken agenda. Develop your ability to stay with your client’s difficult feelings. Experiment (in group-work and counselling practice sessions) with different ways of communicating emotional warmth and safety. Unit 5 Working with self awareness in the counselling process LEARNING OUTCOME: 5.1 Use counselling theory to understand own self Assessment criteria Candidate guidance to criteria Portfolio references 5.1.1 Explore the nature and structure of own self Refer to your core theoretical model(s) to explore the concept of ‘Self’. Refer to your core theoretical model(s) to explore the explicit and implicit aspects of own ‘Self’. Develop your personal understanding through your own therapeutic counselling/personal development workshops/group process work.
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