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Counselling Skills
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STOP AND THINK!
Remembering and recalling key learning
During a counselling session, Andy made some remarks that
were extremely homophobic. Ray, the counsellor, felt angry and
said that he found the remarks unpleasant and discriminatory.
Was Ray being genuine/congruent or not?
Application
Think about how you would react if you were in a similar situation,
would this be the right way?
Developing depth
If you were Ray, would you lean towards using a person-centred
or psychodynamic approach to address Andy’s homophobic
feelings? If you think neither would be suitable, look into other
approaches that you think could work.
Check your answer at the end of this workbook.
Admitting that you don’t understand something the person has said or that you
don’t agree with them is being genuine. Genuineness encourages the client to
express themselves in self-disclosure.
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