PSYC 4061 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Therapeutic Relationship, Professional Responsibility
1 Dec 2016
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Chapter 1: what is counseling and how it works. Why be a counselor points page 4. Bottom line for success in counseling program is what you can do and what you can deliver. Must address your own personal reactions to your work countertransference reactions. Phenomenon by sugmund freud clinician lose their objectivity and clairity because of own personal issues which interfere with their work. Remain reflective and self-critical in constructive ways. Counseling trains ppl to be more passionate consumers of life. Our profession allows us to productively face our own fears of death. Profession encourages its practitioners to upgrade their personal effectiveness. Informed consent an ethical concept that refers to disclosure of risks so that you can make knowledgeable decisions about your participation. Deciding to be a counsellor all relationships in life will change: you will develop new expectations and standards for intamicy, must open yourself up to intense self-scrutiny and personal growth.
