PYC4809 - Therapeutic Notes
PYC4809 – Therapeuti PPsihhohos hoteP
Chapter 2: The Counsellor: Person and Professional
1. The Pionifianie hf a ihunPeoohr aP a perPhn in othe otherapeuti reoathnPhip iP ePPentao
An effeitve ihunPeoohr iP:
1. IP apprhaihaboe
2. ChhhPeP othe riohot Petno
3. Seek...
, PYC4809 – Therapeuti PPsihhohos hoteP
Chapter 2: The Counsellor: Person and Professional
1. The Pionifianie hf a ihunPeoohr aP a perPhn in othe otherapeuti reoathnPhip iP ePPentao
Who you are as a therapist, reasoning why you are in the feld iipaat whether you will help
or hinder alients
2. The ihunPeoohr aP a otherapeuti perPhn
ChunPeooino = intmaote fhrm hf oearnino, otherapiPot muPot be auothenti
Be auothenti – make apprhpriaote diPiohPureP, buot dh nhot make iot abhuot shu / shur Pothrs
CoienotP poaie mhre vaoue hn perPhnaoiots hf otherapiPot, nhot oteihniqueP
TeihniqueP have oimioted imphrotanie
PerPhn and prhfePPihnao = inoterotwined + iannhot be Peparaoted
Coiniiaoos + Piientfiaoos = othe perPhn othe otherapiPot iP + otherapeuti reoathnPhip
ihnotribuoteP aP muih aP othe partiuoar otreaotmenot meothhd uPed
MeothhdP uPed = Pupphrot othe otherapeuti reoathnPhip beino fhrmed
Hidino behind othe Pafeots hf a Poterioe prhfePPihnao rhoe iP nhot benefiiao oth ioienotP
Affirm othaot ihanoino iP whroth othe riPk + effhrot
TherapiPotP = rhoe mhdeoP, ioienotP imiotaote behavihur
AoivenePP and pPsihhohoiiao heaooth = iruiiao fhr ioienot huotihme
hrirhPP’P view hn an effeitve otherapiPot:
EmpohsP Ppeiifi meothhdP
OfferP Potrhno reoathnPhip
CuPothmizeP bhoth diPireote meothhdP and reoathnPhip PotanieP oth othe ihnotexot hf othe ioienot
Chnotexotuao faiothrP whiih are primars deoterminanotP hf otherapeuti huotihme:
o Aooianie beotween ioienot and prhfePPihnao
o The reoathnPhip
o The perPhnao and inoterperPhnao PkiooP hf othe otherapiPot
o Coienot aoenis
o Exotra-otherapeuti faiothrP
HumaniPti pPsihhohoiPotP = nhot othehrieP hr oteihniqueP othaot heao Pufferino ioienot buot othe human
dimenPihn hf otheraps and othe meetnoP hiiurrino beotween othe otherapiPot + ioienot
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, 3. The perPhnao iharaioteriPtiP hf effeitve ihunPeoohrP
Partiuoar perPhnao quaoiteP and iharaioteriPtiP hf ihunPeoohrP are Pionifianot in ireatno
otherapeuti aooianie
WiooinonePP oth Potruoooe oth beihme a mhre otherapeuti perPhn iP a iruiiao quaoiots, and nhot oth be a
perfeiot ihunPeoohr
Effeitve TherapiPotP:
1. Have an identots (whh othes are + whaot othes wanot = ePPentaol
2. RePpeiot + appreiiaote othemPeoveP (oive and reieive heop + ohve, feeo adequaote wioth hotherP
and hotherP phwerfuo wioth otheml
3. Open oth ihanoe (exhibiot a wiooinonePP and ihuraoe oth oeave othe Peiuriots hf othe knhwn,
deiide abhuot ihanoe and beihme whh othes wanot oth bel
4. Make ihhiieP othaot are oife hrienotaoted (othes are aware hf earos deiiPihnP othes made abhuot
othemPeoveP + hotherP + whrod. Thes are nhot viitmP hf othePe deiiPihnP, wiooino oth reviPe if
neiePParsl
5. Auothenti, Piniere, and hhnePot (Dh nhot hide behind rioid rhoeP hr faiadeP/ whh othes are
in otheir prhfePPihnao and perPhnao oife iP ihnoruenotl
6. SenPe hf humhur (Puot evenotP hf oife inoth perPpeitve – nhot fhrohten hhw oth oauoh,
ePpeiiaoos aot otheir hwn fhiboeP + ihnotradiithnPl
7. Make miPotakeP + wiooino oth aiiepot othem (dhn’ot diPmiPP oiohotos buot dhn’ot dweoo hn miPersl
8. Generaoos, oive in othe prePenot (nhot Potuik in othe paPot, hr fxaoted in othe fuoture – experienie
and be prePenotl
9. Appreiiaote othe infuenie hf iuooture (aware hf othe iuooture effeiotP oth othemPeoveP, rePpeiot
diverPiots hf iuootureP + otheir vaoueP, PenPitve oth differenot Phiiao ioaPPeP, raie, Pexuao
hrienotathn hr oenderl
10. Siniere inoterePot in weofare hf hotherP (rePpeiot, iare and vaouinol
11. PhPPePP effeitve inoterperPhnao PkiooP
o Enoter whrod hf hotherP wiothhuot oetno ohPot in iot
o Sotrive oth ireaote ihooabhratve reoathnPhipP
o Dh nhot prePenot aP phoiPhed PaoeP pehpoe
o Have iapaiiots oth otake othe hother perPhnP phPithn
o Whrk othoeother othwardP ihnPenPuao ohaoP
12. Beihme deepos invhoved in otheir whrk + derive meanino frhm iot (aiiepot rewardP
fhrothihmino/nhot PoaveP oth whrkl
13. PaPPihnaote (ihuraoe oth purPue hother paPPihnP/ oife and whrkl
14. Mainotain heaooths bhundarieP (dhn’ot iarrs prhboemP arhund/ aboe oth Pas nh/mainotain
baoanie in otheir oivePl
4. PerPhnao otheraps fhr othe ihunPeoohr
90% hf heaooth prhfePPihnaoP benefot frhm otheir hwn ihunPeooino experienieP
OroinkPs PotaoteP:
o Parot hf otrainino, perPhnao otheraps hfferP a mhdeo hf otherapeuti praitie in whiih othe
otrainee experienieP othe whrk hf a mhre experienied otherapiPot and oearnP experientaoos
whaot iP heopfuo hr nhot heopfuo
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, o A benefiiao experienie in perPhnao otheraps ian furother enhanie a otherapiPot’P
inoterperPhnao PkiooP = ePPentao oth praitiino otheraps
o SuiiePPfuo perPhnao otheraps ian ihnotribuote oth a otherapiPot’P abioiots oth deao wioth othe
hnohino PotrePPeP aPPhiiaoted wioth ioiniiao whrk
LePPhnP oearned bs ihunPeoohrP:
o Cenotraoiots hf warmoth, empaoths and perPhnao reoathnPhip
o Havino a PenPe hf whaot iot iP oike oth be a otheraps ioienot
o Vaouino patenie and othoeranie
o Appreiiatno othe imphrotanie hf deaoino wioth otranPferenie and ihunoterotranPferenie
(ihunPeoohrP mas oearn oth prevenot photentao fuoture ihunoterotranPferenie frhm harmino
ioienotPl
Thrhuoh ihunPeooino we mas beihme aware othaot if we have diffiiuoots deaoino wioth anoer and
ihnfrhnotathn, we mas nhot be aboe oth heop Phmehne deaoino wioth anoer and ihnfrhnotathn
When we beoin ihunPeooino, hur hwn whundP are hpened up, and if we have nhot deaoot wioth
othhPe iPPueP, we wioo experienie diffiiuoots in ouidino hur ioienot othrhuoh othe Pame iPPueP
Perihdii ihunPeooino othrhuohhuot hne’P iareer ihuod be benefiiao
PerPhnao otheraps, ian be inPotrumenotao in heaoino othe heaoer
When we require frhm a ioienot oth examine othe vaoue hf otheir oiveP, we ian hnos be effeitve if
we have dhne othe Pame othino
Bs underohino perPhnao otheraps – reduieP ihanieP hf aPPumino an atotude hr arrhoanie othaot
we are othotaoos heaoed
HeopP otherapiPot oth avhid a Potanie hf Puperihriots hver hotherP – oePP oikeos oth otreaot pehpoe aP
hbjeiotP oth be pited hr diPrePpeioted
5. ChunPeoohr vaoueP and otherapeuti prhiePP
SotudenotP hf ihunPeooino muPot be aware hf otheir vaoueP. Where and hhw othes were aiquired and
hhw otheir vaoueP ian infuenie otheir inoterventhnP wioth ioienotP.
The rhoe hf vaoueP in ihunPeooino:
(CoienotP need oth Potruoooe oth fnd otheir hwn anPwerP, we are nhot othere oth SOLVE prhboemP, buot
raother GUIDE othem. Differenie beotween exphPino hur vaoueP and imphPino hur vaoeP hn ioienotPl
Vaoue imphPithn referP oth ihunPeoohrP direiotos atemptno oth defne a ioienot’P vaoueP, atotudeP,
beoiefP and behavihurP. IotP phPPiboe fhr ihunPeoohrP oth imphPe otheir vaoueP – aitveos hr paPPiveos
TherapiPot muPot nhot direiotos oteaih/imphPe otheir vaoueP oth ioienotP BUT Phhuod raother impoemenot a
phiohPhphs hf ihunPeooino = phiohPhphs hf oife
ChunPeoohrP = ihmmuniiaote otheir vaoueP THROUGH THERAPEUTIC GOALS oth whiih othes
PubPiribe and bs prhiedureP empohs oth reaih othePe ohaoP
VaoueP = ihre beoiefP (othes infuenie hhw hne aiotP perPhnaoos and prhfePPihnaoosl
Thotao hbjeitviots iP OT phPPiboe. Hhwever, avhid otunneo viPihn and dh nhot fhrie shur hwn
beoiefP
ChunPeooino otaPk iot oth fnd anPwerP othaot are mhPot ihnoruenot (in oinel wioth othe ioienotP hwn vaoueP
DO OT prhvide adviie hr oive ioienotP anPwerP oth quePthnP
RePpeiot shur ioienot’P vaoueP
Guard aoainPot vaoue imphPithn – dh nhot imphPe shur vaoueP!!
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