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ADVANCED COUNSELING SKILLS-1 33 OBJECTIVES INTRODUCTION Student will be able to demonstrate the Skills of an In this unit we are going to learn about various effective counselor topics of Counseling Skills which enables you to improve your behavior as professional. Student will be able to understand the Self exploration qualities Under this you will learn be able to acquire the personal qualities of counselor. Student will be able to elaborate personal qualities and professional training All the professional qualities of an effective counselor. Student will be able to know that how to become an effective counselor IANlSl TrITigUhTtEaOreF rDeIsSeTArvNeCdEwAiNthDCOUN-ILDINOELLEARNING www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAPP-660055))

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5 SELF EXPLORATION The profession of psychotherapy goes beyond https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=zqkuXrWbGeGF4- conventional academic learning. A counsellor is ever- EPsIm4gAE&q=self+exploration+images&oq=self+exploration&gs_l=im evolving and consistently aware of the changing times. g.1.3.0i67j0l9.0.0 They are equipped with the required academic qualification as well as the skill set that empowers them to be objective yet empathise with the client. APA’s Presidential Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice(2006), there 4 are 14 qualities and behaviours expressed by an effective counsellor. 1. Interpersonal Skills: An effective counsellor is verbally articulate, able to express empathy, convey warmth and acceptance and has congruent affect. www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

6 2. Builds Trust and Acceptance : In the initial https://careersinpsychology.org/should-major- stages of therapy, the client may be characteristically psychology-or-counseling/ hesitant and even reluctant to share. The effective counsellor assuages these concerns by making the client feel understood and showing unconditional acceptance. 3. Form a collaborative therapeutic relationship: The therapist sets goals along with the client, based on the mutual trust formed in the earlier stages of therapy. 4. Provide an expert and acceptable explanation of client’s distress: A client often presents with inadequate insight as to their distress. At this point, the therapist needs to provide the client with a psychological explanation of their problems. www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

5. Formulates a Psychologically healthy 7 treatment plan: The therapeutic plan is consistent with the explanation provided for client’s distress. This improves therapy compliance. 6. Being persuasive and convincing: The therapist conveys the explanation in a language that the client comprehends, and clarifies all doubts and questions sufficiently. 7. Monitoring Clients’s progress effectively: The therapist uses assessment tools and reflections with the client to assess their statuus . they are attuned to the clients’s progress , decline and inertia. https://careersinpsychology.org/what-is-counseling-psychology/ www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

8 8. Practices Flexibility: The therapist is open to changing the therapy plan. They acknowledge and accept when something is not working and actively work to change it. 9. Uses resistance and difficult topics therapeutically: The effective therapist realises the therapeutic significance of working with and on resistance displayed by the client. They empathetically approach difficult topics and address the core problems leading to the resistance and difficult topics. 10. Reflects Optimism: When clients make progress, show progress or relapse , an effective therapist helps the client acknowledge their own strengths which can help them get healthier. They acknowledge the clients’s struggles yet communicate the client’s strengths to them. www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

9 11. Aware of their own background as well as clients’s context: An effective therapist understands that counselling doesn’t work in a vaccum. They understand the client’s background and the context they function in socio economic background, cultural mileu,different support systems, and occupational background. 12. Acknowledge Counter- transferences: the effective is attuned to their own psychological processes that may influence therapy. They are able to separate their own self from the client. 13. Knows best practises: The therapist is a aware of the most effective therapies for their client’s problems. They have a holistic understanding of the genesis of the client’s disorder or concerns, and can use this understanding to help the client. 14. Pursuit of Progress of Self: They seek feedback on the progress of the client with the context of the therapeutic model or approach that they are using. Analysis of this helps them identify what is working and tio make changes to what is not working. www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

Personal Qualities of a 10 Counsellor Professional coiunselors are authorized mental health therapists who offer assessment, diagnosis and guidance\\ counselling to individuals facing a range of life stresses and psychological issues. To be effective in their roles, counsellors should enjoy helpinh others and possess specific attributes and skills. 1.Communication Skills: Effective counselors should have google.com/search?q=counseling+psychology&tbm=isch&ved excellent communication skills. Although some of these skills =2ahUKEwjMnrS8vbznAhVSFCsKHWCXAhwQ2- can be hones during graduate school and are developed and cCegQIABAA&oq=counseling+&gs_l=img.1.0.35i39l2j0l8.9522 refines over the course of your career, one should posses 66.960936..963126...7.0..1.36 certain communication skills before embarking on a counselling career. 2. Acceptance: Being nonjudgemental and accepting are important attributes in any of the helping professions. www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

11 3.Empathy: Counselors help people through some of the most difficult and stressful times of their lives. They must be able to display empathy-the ability to feel what another person is feeling. 4.Problem-Solving Skills: It’s not up to a solve client’s problems, no matter how much he\\ she might want to help. But counsellor must have excellent problem- solving skills to be able to help their clients identify and make changes to negative thought patterns and other harmful behaviours that might be contributing to their issues. 5. Rapport Building Skills: Counselors must possess a strong set of interpersonal skills to help establish rapport quickly with clients and develop strong relationships. 6.Flexibility: Flexibility in counselling is defined as the ability to adapt and change the way you respond to meet your client’s needs. This abilitry prevents your issues from affecting or conflicting with those of your clients. www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

12 Professional Qualification of Counsellor To become a counsellor in India you will require the following qualification: •Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology •Master’s Degree in Psychology •Certification courses related to Counselling •Practical Experience in the Counselling Industry One can choose different areas of work based on their interests such as: •Mental Health Counsellors •School Counsellors •Rehabilitation Counsellor www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

13 MCQ’s Q.1. An effective ………………is verbally articulate, able to express empathy, convey warmth and acceptance and has congruent affect. a.) Counsellor b.)Psychatrist c.)Physicians d.) Doctor Ans.:a. www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

14 Q.2) Trust building is topmost necessary thing in ……….. a.) Guidance b.) Counselling c.) Psychology d.) None of these Ans: b. www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

15 Q.3. Flexibility in counselling is defined as the ability to……. and change the way you respond to meet your client’s needs. a.) Adopt b) Effect c) Adapt c) Aquire Ans.: a. www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

16 Q.4: Essential Qualification of a Counsellor is: a.)Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology b.)Master’s Degree in Psychology c.) Practical Experience in the Counselling Industry d.) All of these. Ans.: d. www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

17 References: Self Learning Material, Advanced Counseling Psychology, Chandigarh University(2020) Web Sources: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312036597_Counsellors'_Personal_Quality_in_Public_ Senior_High_School www.cuidol.in Unit-2(MAP-605) All right are reserved with CU-IDOL

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