PYC3705 Transformative Counselling
Encounters Previous Exams Questions
and Answer
– Exam Preparations
,PYC3705 EXAM PREPARATION – Previous Exams
This document is an easy to read compilation of past UNISA Exam Questions and Answers
Answers are motivated by a combination of:
• Previous feedback to assignments
• Excerpts from the Study Guide
• Excerpts from the Study Notes
Exams covered are:
• 2018 May June – Exam Paper 2
• 2018 May June – Exam Paper 1
• 2017 Oct Nov
• 2017 May June
• 2016 Oct Nov
• 2016 May June
• 2015 Oct Nov
• 2015 May June
• 2014 Oct Nov
• 2014 May June
• 2013 Oct Nov
• 2013 May June
• 2012 Oct Nov
• 2012 May June
• 2011 Oct Nov
Note that these are arranged with the most recent first, as the format and lay-out of these have changed
over time (with the assumption of the most recent being the most relevant – without disregarding the
importance of the older papers).
Please note: This document is an additional tool for exam preparation. The Stuvia-user that compiled
and uploaded this document takes no responsibility for incorrect answers. Students must ensure
that they study the prescribed material and understand the content.
,2018 May / June Exam Paper 2
Question 1
The unique aspects of Transformatory Counselling highlighted in the Transformative Counselling
Encounters study guide are
a) Holistic understanding of oneself and setting long term goals.
b) Awareness of personal strengths and abilities
c) Unburdening oneself
d) Gaining a new perspective of the same situation
The correct answer is
1. (a) & (d)
2. (b) & (c)
3. (a), (b) & (c)
4. All of the above
Answer: The correct answer is 4
Refer: Tutorial Letter 202/2/2017
, Reasoning: The unique aspects of Transformatory Counselling highlighted in the Transformative
Counselling Encounters study guide are:
— An orientation towards understanding purposeful encounters between
people through meaningful engagement in a counselling framework;
— A sensitivity towards the ethos (characteristics, tone and flavour) of
contextappropriate counselling and understanding its potential to enhance
humaneness and well-being in society;
— An understanding of reflexivity (awareness, adaptation) as a tool that can
enhance purposeful and meaningful engagement and become a tool towards
self-and social transformation; an understanding of the world as a set of
related systems and recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist
in isolation, and;
— An understanding of the language of process and its potential to evoke a
deeper understanding of relational patterns and dynamics in counselling
processes.
It also creates an opportunity for the client to gain a deeper understanding of their
own potential to make a difference in their personal life.
Therefore, counselling involve a professional listening to the client and should
provide a safe, sympathetic, accepting environment in which a client can unburden
him/herself of problems and become better acquainted with their thoughts, feelings
and beliefs.
To come up with a new approach to an old problem, we often need to look at the
problem differently. Counsellors can assist a client to see his/her situation more
accurately (change perspective on the problem). It is through the use of these skill
that the counsellor and client form a partnership in finding solutions. It is
emphasised in Transformative counselling that the act of helping the client is to see
things more clearly, possibly from a different view-point and creates an opportunity
for the client to gain a deeper understanding of their own potential to make a
difference in their personal life. It therefore is not preferable to help the client only
Encounters Previous Exams Questions
and Answer
– Exam Preparations
,PYC3705 EXAM PREPARATION – Previous Exams
This document is an easy to read compilation of past UNISA Exam Questions and Answers
Answers are motivated by a combination of:
• Previous feedback to assignments
• Excerpts from the Study Guide
• Excerpts from the Study Notes
Exams covered are:
• 2018 May June – Exam Paper 2
• 2018 May June – Exam Paper 1
• 2017 Oct Nov
• 2017 May June
• 2016 Oct Nov
• 2016 May June
• 2015 Oct Nov
• 2015 May June
• 2014 Oct Nov
• 2014 May June
• 2013 Oct Nov
• 2013 May June
• 2012 Oct Nov
• 2012 May June
• 2011 Oct Nov
Note that these are arranged with the most recent first, as the format and lay-out of these have changed
over time (with the assumption of the most recent being the most relevant – without disregarding the
importance of the older papers).
Please note: This document is an additional tool for exam preparation. The Stuvia-user that compiled
and uploaded this document takes no responsibility for incorrect answers. Students must ensure
that they study the prescribed material and understand the content.
,2018 May / June Exam Paper 2
Question 1
The unique aspects of Transformatory Counselling highlighted in the Transformative Counselling
Encounters study guide are
a) Holistic understanding of oneself and setting long term goals.
b) Awareness of personal strengths and abilities
c) Unburdening oneself
d) Gaining a new perspective of the same situation
The correct answer is
1. (a) & (d)
2. (b) & (c)
3. (a), (b) & (c)
4. All of the above
Answer: The correct answer is 4
Refer: Tutorial Letter 202/2/2017
, Reasoning: The unique aspects of Transformatory Counselling highlighted in the Transformative
Counselling Encounters study guide are:
— An orientation towards understanding purposeful encounters between
people through meaningful engagement in a counselling framework;
— A sensitivity towards the ethos (characteristics, tone and flavour) of
contextappropriate counselling and understanding its potential to enhance
humaneness and well-being in society;
— An understanding of reflexivity (awareness, adaptation) as a tool that can
enhance purposeful and meaningful engagement and become a tool towards
self-and social transformation; an understanding of the world as a set of
related systems and recognising that problem-solving contexts do not exist
in isolation, and;
— An understanding of the language of process and its potential to evoke a
deeper understanding of relational patterns and dynamics in counselling
processes.
It also creates an opportunity for the client to gain a deeper understanding of their
own potential to make a difference in their personal life.
Therefore, counselling involve a professional listening to the client and should
provide a safe, sympathetic, accepting environment in which a client can unburden
him/herself of problems and become better acquainted with their thoughts, feelings
and beliefs.
To come up with a new approach to an old problem, we often need to look at the
problem differently. Counsellors can assist a client to see his/her situation more
accurately (change perspective on the problem). It is through the use of these skill
that the counsellor and client form a partnership in finding solutions. It is
emphasised in Transformative counselling that the act of helping the client is to see
things more clearly, possibly from a different view-point and creates an opportunity
for the client to gain a deeper understanding of their own potential to make a
difference in their personal life. It therefore is not preferable to help the client only
