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PYC3705/202/1/2016
Tutorial Letter 202/1/2016
Transformative Counselling Encounters
PYC3705
Semester 1
Department of Psychology
Feedback on Assignment 02 and
Examination Guidelines
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Dear Student
We are just a few weeks away from the examinations and you are probably waiting in anticipation for exam
guidelines. We continue to receive feedback that indicates to us that that students enjoying Transformative
Counselling Encounters module. We have also received comments from students that they are already
deriving benefit from interacting with the experiential activities and assignments in the module and are
looking forward to applying some of the newly acquired skills and principles in their everyday lives.
There are a few matters that this tutorial letter aims to cover, namely, to:
1. Provide feedback on the MCQ Assignment 02
2. Provide guidelines on the examination
Feedback: Assignment 02
Assignment 02 consisted of 20 Multiple Choice Questions.
The memorandum provides feedback on Assignment 02. Answers to the questions as well as discussions
of the questions are provided. The key to each question is indicated, that is, the option that provides the
correct answer. The reason why the indicated key is the most correct answer is explained. In some cases
the discussion also indicates why the other options are incorrect.
Assignment 02 covers the entire syllabus. Working through the discussions on these questions therefore
serves as revision of the work you have studied. Your incorrect answers give an idea of the sections that
you need to spend additional time on when preparing for the examination.
Memorandum Assignment 2:
QUESTION 1
The concept of reflexivity (Smith, 2006) as applied in counselling suggest - - - - -
(a) that an understanding of the counselling process and its facilitation is something that is accomplished
through internal dialogue.
(b) that counselling practices should reflect detachment of the counsellor’s self and make the process
more visible.
(c) that counsellors should engage in constant scrutiny of “what they know” and “how they know”
(d) that only the client’s frame of reference takes precedence in the counselling process.
(1) (b) & (d)
(2) (a), (b) & (c)
(3) (b), (c) & (d)
(4) (a) & (c)
The correct answer is 4
By reflecting feelings a professional counsellor can help the client become aware of the
emotions experienced in relation to the issue at hand.
Reflecting feelings can promote the development of accurate empathy and help to create a
safe environment for the client.
To reflect feelings one must be able to recognize and put words to those feeling states
observed in the client.
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To aid in identifying a client’s feelings:
Pay attention to the affective component of the client’s communication
Pay attention to the client’s behaviour (e.g., posture, tone of voice, facial expression)
Use a broad range of words to correctly identify the client’s emotions
Silently name the client’s feeling(s) to yourself
When reflecting feelings to your client:
Use an appropriate introductory phrase (e.g., sounds like...., you feel...., it seems .... etc)
Add a feeling word or emotional label to the stem
Add a context or brief paraphrase to anchor or broaden the reflection
Pay attention to the tense (present tense reflections can often be more powerful)
Do not repeat the client’s exact words
Reflect mixed emotions
Check out the accuracy of the reflection of feeling with the client
QUESTION 2
According to Stevens (1996, an article provided in the Reader), distinctive issues which arise from the
experience of being a self-aware and existing human individual refer to - - - - -
(1) humanistic concerns
(2) moral issues
(3) meaninglessness
(4) existential concerns
The correct answer is 4
Existential concerns operate on the belief that inner conflict within a person is due to that
individual's confrontation with the givens of existence. These givens are: the inevitability of death,
freedom its attendant responsibility, existential isolation, and finally meaninglessness. These four
givens, also referred to as ultimate concerns, form the body of existential psychotherapy and
compose the framework in which a therapist conceptualises a client's problem in order to develop a
method of treatment.
QUESTION 3
When people engage with and encounter others they bring parts of themselves into the context of relating
and create new realities and ways of being that are peculiar to that interactional space. The concept that
best describes this process is.
(1) complexity
(2) diversity
(3) co-generation of relationships
(4) traditions and habits
The correct answer is 3
A co-generation relationship means we sit and talk with each other, especially those with whom we
may think we have the greatest differences. However, talking together all too often means debating,
discussing with a view to convincing the other, arguing for our point of view, examining pro's and
con's. In a co-generation relationship the intention is not to advocate but to inquire; not to argue
but to explore; not to convince but to discover.
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