S W 332 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Countertransference, Compassion Fatigue, Collective Trauma
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Relational dynamics are conscious and unconscious dynamics between people. To maintain positive helping relationships, it is important that you are alert and manage relational dynamics so that they did not become threats. Helping relationships that are characterized by reciprocal positive feelings between social workers and clients are conducive to personal growth and successful problem solving. Facilitative conditions: warmth, acceptance, unconditional caring, empathy, genuineness, sensitivity to differences these promote the development of and sustain positive helping relationships. Cournoyer has identified preparatory self-reflection, centering and planning as active steps that you can take to reduce the risk of relational dynamics that can interfere with the helping process. Self-exploration and self-reflection are steps to help you to clarify and indeed understand your bias, beliefs, values, and stereotypes. Under- and over-involvement of social workers with clients: Under and over-involvement situations in which you may be inclined to emphasize one side of the sorry that is generally favorable or unfavorable to the client.
