THERAPEUTIC
PSYCHOLOGY
PYC4809
TEXTBOOK SUMMARY
Perfectionist Notes
PRIVATE TUTOR FOR HONOURS IN PSYCHOLOGY - UNISA
helping you achieve your best results
, Property of Perfectionist Notes
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Chapter 2 – The counsellor: Person and Professional
Personal Characteristics of Effective Counsellors
1. They have an identity
2. They respect and appreciate themselves
3. They are able to recognize and accept their own power
4. They are open to change
5. They are expanding their awareness of self and others
6. They are willing and able to tolerate ambiguity
7. They are developing their own counselling style
8. They can experience and know the world of the client
9. They feel alive and their choices are life oriented
10. They are authentic, sincere, and honest
11. They have a sense of humour
12. They make mistakes and are willing to admit them
13. They generally live in the present
14. They appreciate the influence of culture
15. They are able to reinvent themselves
16. They are making choices that shape their lives
17. They have a sincere interest in the welfare of others
18. They become deeply involved in their work and derive meaning from it
19. They maintain healthy boundaries
The Counsellor’s Values
Be aware of how your values influence your interventions
Recognize that you are not value-neutral
Your job is to assist clients in finding answers that are most congruent with their
own values
Find ways to manage value conflicts between you and your clients
Begin therapy by exploring the client’s goals
1
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The Counsellor’s Values and the Therapeutic Process
The role of values in counselling
1. Assist individuals in finding answers that are most congruent with their own values
2. Competent perception and expression of feelings
3. A sense of being a free and responsible agent
4. Developing strategies for managing stress
5. Self-awareness and growth
6. Being committed in marriage, family, and other relationships
7. Self-maintenance and physical fitness
8. Having orienting goals and a meaningful purpose
9. Forgiveness
10. Regulated sexual fulfilment
11. Spirituality/ religiosity
Dealing with value conflicts
The therapist needs to be aware of their own experiences and systems of values and how
they can influence in a therapeutic relationship
Value imposition - Defining a client’s value imposing your own values actively or
indirectly.
The role of values in developing therapeutic goals
It is critical that the general goals of the therapist be congruent with the personal
goals of the client
The counsellors need to be able to understand, respect, and work within the
framework of the client's world
2
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Becoming an Effective Multicultural Counsellor
Acquiring competencies in multicultural counselling
Beliefs and attitudes of culturally skilled counsellor
From culturally unaware to ensuring their personal biases, values, or problems
w/n interfere with ability to work w/culturally different clients
Cultural self-awareness & sensitivity to own cultural heritage essential
Aware of own positive & negative emotional reactions toward other racial/ethnic groups
so as not to impede developmental of collaborative relationship w/client
Seek to examine & understand client’s worldview
Respect clients’ religious & spiritual beliefs & values
Own cultural heritage not superior but able to accept & value cultural diversity
Realize traditional theories & techniques may not be appropriate for all clients or for all
problems
Culturally skilled counsellors monitor their functioning through:
Consultation; Supervision; Further training or education
Knowledge of culturally
skilled counsellors
Specifically about own racial & cultural heritage & how it affects them personally &
professionally
Dynamics of oppression, racism, discrimination, & stereotyping
Client’s cultural backgrounds
Does not impose own values & expectations on client’s from differing cultural
backgrounds
Avoids stereotyping clients
External socio-political forces influence all groups & how these forces operate with
respect to treatment of minorities
Aware of institutional barriers that prevent minorities from utilizing mental health
services in their communities
Historical background, traditions, & values of the client populations with whom they
work
Minority family structures, hierarchies, values, & beliefs
3
PSYCHOLOGY
PYC4809
TEXTBOOK SUMMARY
Perfectionist Notes
PRIVATE TUTOR FOR HONOURS IN PSYCHOLOGY - UNISA
helping you achieve your best results
, Property of Perfectionist Notes
Plagiarism/distribution/selling/illegal use of this document will be prosecuted
Chapter 2 – The counsellor: Person and Professional
Personal Characteristics of Effective Counsellors
1. They have an identity
2. They respect and appreciate themselves
3. They are able to recognize and accept their own power
4. They are open to change
5. They are expanding their awareness of self and others
6. They are willing and able to tolerate ambiguity
7. They are developing their own counselling style
8. They can experience and know the world of the client
9. They feel alive and their choices are life oriented
10. They are authentic, sincere, and honest
11. They have a sense of humour
12. They make mistakes and are willing to admit them
13. They generally live in the present
14. They appreciate the influence of culture
15. They are able to reinvent themselves
16. They are making choices that shape their lives
17. They have a sincere interest in the welfare of others
18. They become deeply involved in their work and derive meaning from it
19. They maintain healthy boundaries
The Counsellor’s Values
Be aware of how your values influence your interventions
Recognize that you are not value-neutral
Your job is to assist clients in finding answers that are most congruent with their
own values
Find ways to manage value conflicts between you and your clients
Begin therapy by exploring the client’s goals
1
, Property of Perfectionist Notes
Plagiarism/distribution/selling/illegal use of this document will be prosecuted
The Counsellor’s Values and the Therapeutic Process
The role of values in counselling
1. Assist individuals in finding answers that are most congruent with their own values
2. Competent perception and expression of feelings
3. A sense of being a free and responsible agent
4. Developing strategies for managing stress
5. Self-awareness and growth
6. Being committed in marriage, family, and other relationships
7. Self-maintenance and physical fitness
8. Having orienting goals and a meaningful purpose
9. Forgiveness
10. Regulated sexual fulfilment
11. Spirituality/ religiosity
Dealing with value conflicts
The therapist needs to be aware of their own experiences and systems of values and how
they can influence in a therapeutic relationship
Value imposition - Defining a client’s value imposing your own values actively or
indirectly.
The role of values in developing therapeutic goals
It is critical that the general goals of the therapist be congruent with the personal
goals of the client
The counsellors need to be able to understand, respect, and work within the
framework of the client's world
2
, Property of Perfectionist Notes
Plagiarism/distribution/selling/illegal use of this document will be prosecuted
Becoming an Effective Multicultural Counsellor
Acquiring competencies in multicultural counselling
Beliefs and attitudes of culturally skilled counsellor
From culturally unaware to ensuring their personal biases, values, or problems
w/n interfere with ability to work w/culturally different clients
Cultural self-awareness & sensitivity to own cultural heritage essential
Aware of own positive & negative emotional reactions toward other racial/ethnic groups
so as not to impede developmental of collaborative relationship w/client
Seek to examine & understand client’s worldview
Respect clients’ religious & spiritual beliefs & values
Own cultural heritage not superior but able to accept & value cultural diversity
Realize traditional theories & techniques may not be appropriate for all clients or for all
problems
Culturally skilled counsellors monitor their functioning through:
Consultation; Supervision; Further training or education
Knowledge of culturally
skilled counsellors
Specifically about own racial & cultural heritage & how it affects them personally &
professionally
Dynamics of oppression, racism, discrimination, & stereotyping
Client’s cultural backgrounds
Does not impose own values & expectations on client’s from differing cultural
backgrounds
Avoids stereotyping clients
External socio-political forces influence all groups & how these forces operate with
respect to treatment of minorities
Aware of institutional barriers that prevent minorities from utilizing mental health
services in their communities
Historical background, traditions, & values of the client populations with whom they
work
Minority family structures, hierarchies, values, & beliefs
3
