1.How can your own attitudes could have an impact on the work you do with people affected by a mental health issue?
It is inevitable as human beings that we will have our own pre-conceived attitudes that have developed over time due to many aspects of our lives. It is important as Counsellors to be non-judgemental and adaptable, not allowing our attitudes to have a negative impact on our work with our clients and their mental wellbeing.
Our clients are incredibly vulnerable and if we try to enforce our own attitudes on to them, it can cause them to feel judged and self-conscious. They may leave feeling worse than they did when they arrived to therapy and may not return for treatment
A practitioner should build rapport with their client and have a great client/counsellor relationship, empowering their clients and diverging from bias and stigma toward potential attitudes that do not align with one another. It is also essential that a client makes decisions based on their own attitudes and beliefs. (149 words)
References:
Sielearning.tafensw.edu.au. (n.d.). Personal values, belief and attitudes - Personal values, belief and attitudes. Retrieved from: https://sielearning.tafensw.edu.au/MCS/CHCAOD402A/chcaod402a_csw/knowledge/values/values.htm
2. What do you think the key issues …show more content…
Another common prejudice is that people with a mental illness are childlike and need to be cared for. These opinions can impact people with mental illnesses negatively, causing them to feel shame, embarrassment and lowered self-esteem. If the individual believes these prejudices, they may internalise them and apply them to themselves leading to self-stigma. (Scattergood Foundation,
It is inevitable as human beings that we will have our own pre-conceived attitudes that have developed over time due to many aspects of our lives. It is important as Counsellors to be non-judgemental and adaptable, not allowing our attitudes to have a negative impact on our work with our clients and their mental wellbeing.
Our clients are incredibly vulnerable and if we try to enforce our own attitudes on to them, it can cause them to feel judged and self-conscious. They may leave feeling worse than they did when they arrived to therapy and may not return for treatment
A practitioner should build rapport with their client and have a great client/counsellor relationship, empowering their clients and diverging from bias and stigma toward potential attitudes that do not align with one another. It is also essential that a client makes decisions based on their own attitudes and beliefs. (149 words)
References:
Sielearning.tafensw.edu.au. (n.d.). Personal values, belief and attitudes - Personal values, belief and attitudes. Retrieved from: https://sielearning.tafensw.edu.au/MCS/CHCAOD402A/chcaod402a_csw/knowledge/values/values.htm
2. What do you think the key issues …show more content…
Another common prejudice is that people with a mental illness are childlike and need to be cared for. These opinions can impact people with mental illnesses negatively, causing them to feel shame, embarrassment and lowered self-esteem. If the individual believes these prejudices, they may internalise them and apply them to themselves leading to self-stigma. (Scattergood Foundation,