What is it to be a counsellor? Originally, I thought it had to do with just listening to someone and giving some form of advice, but I soon realised that it was not so. I think that that is the common view amongst the majority of people; certainly amongst the people that I’ve spoken to.
Counselling does involve a lot of listening and less of advice giving. It is a space in which the client can pour themselves out and unravel their thoughts; making sense of the current situations (Jacobs, 2010). Most times, the client knows what the answer to their problem is but they don’t know how to get to the solution. What the counsellor is trying to foster within the client is self reflection or an internal frame of reference from which to begin the …show more content…
The person centred therapy (PCT) model of counselling originates from Carl Rogers, who came up with six core conditions that are to be met in order for there to be a psycho therapeutic change within a client (Rogers, …show more content…
The therapist experiences unconditional positive regard for the client
5. The therapist experiences an empathetic understanding of the client’s internal frame of reference and tries to communicate this to the client
6. Both 4 and 5 are communicated and to a minimal degree achieved
Another role of the therapist is to remove conditions of worth that are set up in the mind of the client. According to Worall (2014), conditions of worth lead to a confusion between what the client wants or needs for themselves versus what they believe others need or expect from them. These conditions are those that link their worth to the views of others or to materialistic things. Some people live to please others or present themselves in some kind of way to gain favour with certain people. It may start from childhood (Sheila, 2008); where a parent may tell their child that they are clever, better than others due to their good grades. This can carry onto adulthood; failing is not an option because of that fear of inferiority. Therefore it is important to breakthrough those masks so that the process of change can take place or continue. PCT focuses on the conditions that enable the client to bring their organismic selves and self-concepts together and thus free them of the oppressive effects of conditions of worth (Proctor,
Counselling does involve a lot of listening and less of advice giving. It is a space in which the client can pour themselves out and unravel their thoughts; making sense of the current situations (Jacobs, 2010). Most times, the client knows what the answer to their problem is but they don’t know how to get to the solution. What the counsellor is trying to foster within the client is self reflection or an internal frame of reference from which to begin the …show more content…
The person centred therapy (PCT) model of counselling originates from Carl Rogers, who came up with six core conditions that are to be met in order for there to be a psycho therapeutic change within a client (Rogers, …show more content…
The therapist experiences unconditional positive regard for the client
5. The therapist experiences an empathetic understanding of the client’s internal frame of reference and tries to communicate this to the client
6. Both 4 and 5 are communicated and to a minimal degree achieved
Another role of the therapist is to remove conditions of worth that are set up in the mind of the client. According to Worall (2014), conditions of worth lead to a confusion between what the client wants or needs for themselves versus what they believe others need or expect from them. These conditions are those that link their worth to the views of others or to materialistic things. Some people live to please others or present themselves in some kind of way to gain favour with certain people. It may start from childhood (Sheila, 2008); where a parent may tell their child that they are clever, better than others due to their good grades. This can carry onto adulthood; failing is not an option because of that fear of inferiority. Therefore it is important to breakthrough those masks so that the process of change can take place or continue. PCT focuses on the conditions that enable the client to bring their organismic selves and self-concepts together and thus free them of the oppressive effects of conditions of worth (Proctor,