Personal Conversations

Purpose and Structure; Who Can the Counsellor Help With this Approach. Part 1 Insights to Helping: The Helper's Philosophy - Typical Attitudes of Friends and Relatives, The Philosphy of the Helper, The Sophisticated Helper; The Client-Centred Approach - Roger's Theory, Roger's Method, A Critique of Roger's Theory, A Cognitive Theory of Experiencing; The Social Learning Approach - The Social Learning Perspective, How is Behaviour Learnt, How is Behaviour Regulated?, Self-Regulation; The Helper At Work - Clarity of Goals, The Roles of the Helper, A Helping Model, The Model in Practice, The Helper as a Person. Part 2 Skills and Strategies for Helping: Problem Clarification - Starting the Interview and Making an initial Contract, Non-selective Listening Skills, Attending Behaviour, selective Listening Skills, Regulating Skills; Gaining New Insights - Making Insightful Connections, Differentiating Skills; Strategies for Treatment - Treatment, Goal-directed Actions, Termination Literature.