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Counselling Skills
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Today’s Content
c
ounselling v emotional support
some
core micro-skills of counsellingskills practice and role-playemotional first aid for anxiety, depression and traumabuilding a safe, supportive allianceSelf-carefurther resources
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ounselling skills
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What is counselling?
A
collaborative inquiry, in which a therapist supports, and at times challenges, a
client to reach deeper understandings, to help move them towards positive change and personal fulfilment. …professional activities that utilise an interpersonal relationship to enable people to develop self understanding and to make changes in their lives…A clearly contracted, principled relationship that enables individuals to obtain assistance in exploring and resolving issues…
- PACFA
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ounselling skills
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Informal emotional support
E
mpathy
and affirmation to
temporarily ease symptoms of distressComes from a social not professional relationship (each having their own rules and conventions)Doesn’t generally include challenge Less structured, with no clear contract, goals or treatment planDoes not involve conscious use of interventions
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ounselling skills
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Assumptions of the Solution-Focused approach
‘Collaborative’, ‘strengths-based’ & ‘constructivist’
The
client is the expert in their own life
The client already possesses the raw materials for their own personal growth and developmentFocus in on present and future possibilities and strengthsCounselling skillsfor peer supporters & mentorsSlide6
5 Solution-Focused micro-skills
Restating & Paraphrasing
Acknowledging &
Normalising
Skills, Possibilities and exceptions (mining for inner resources)ScalingOpen Questions (Broadening, not narrowing the conversation)
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Activity 1: restating & paraphrasing
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ounselling skills
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Find a partnerChoose a speaker and a listener
Take 5 minutes for the speaker to talk about significant events or experiences of the day or week
Listener restates and paraphrases, where appropriate, to support the expansion of the story
Swap roles and repeatSlide8
Phrases for acknowledging and normalising
I can hear how hard this is for you right now
With what you’ve been through, I’d be surprised if you weren’t feeling this way right now
I know you’re really suffering and you’re right, it’s just not fair
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Scaling questions
On a scale of ‘1’ to ‘10’, with ‘10 representing the happiest you’ve ever felt and 1 representing the most unhappy you’ve ever felt, where would you be today?
What has stopped you slipping below ‘2’?
What’s one thing you think you could do today to take that up to a ‘4’?
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Questions for uncovering hidden skills, possibilities & exceptions
So, even though you felt like (shutting yourself away), you still managed to (venture out and seek support). How did you manage that?
Can you tell me about times when you don’t feel (depressed)? What are you doing differently then?
You seem to have the ability to cope with a lot of obstacles and not let them defeat you. Have you always had that strength? Where did that come from?
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Activity 2: micro-skills practice
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ounselling skills
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Facilitator role-plays a peerTwo volunteers become peer supporters, drawing on the micro-skills to engage the peer in a supporting conversation
Reflect on the role-playSlide12
Emotional first
aid for depression & anxiety
Healthy eating (supports the body to support us)
Satisfying
sleep (restores body and mind) Regular physical exercise (releases endorphins) Social connectedness (we are not an island) Meaning (a purpose helps us get out of bed)Counselling skillsfor peer supporters & mentorsSlide13
Emotional first
aid for post-trauma and panic attacks
What’s my name?
What day is it today?
Look around the room and name three things that include the colour greenFeel your feet pressing into the floor, place your hands on your thighs and describe the texture to me Feel how your breaths are becoming slower and deeperYou are here with me and you are safe
What’s my name?
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ounselling skills
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Building a safe, supportive alliance
The right place
Confidentiality
Contract / agreement
Admit to mistakes and limitationsBe congruent, be youCounselling skillsfor peer supporters & mentorsSlide15
The Rainbow Service
Feel free to contact Chris Pye at the Rainbow Service from Relationships Australia, to discuss any of this presentation or to explore further support for a peer
Ph
: 1300364277