Assignment on Counselling Skill

Running head: COUNSELLING SKILL
Counselling Skill
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1. Skirton, H. (2018). More than an information service: are counselling skills needed by
genetics professionals in the genomic era?. European Journal of Human Genetics, 26(9),
1239-1240.
According to this article, the genetic counsellors act as primary educator and
facilitators. In the context of genomic medicine, it is imperative to lay stress on complex
information and share them as per the requirement, which can help in improving the shared
decision making process. Thus, it is the prime responsibility of the genetics counsellors to put
stress on complex information, which can help them to strengthen the counselling aspect of
their role. In addition, it is the role of genetic counsellors to develop a trusting relationship
with the clients, which is the key of improving the satisfaction level among them (Skirton,
2018). This article is very important as it has helped in understanding the skills, required for
the genetic counsellors.
2. Andrews, P., & Harris, S. (2017). Using live supervision to teach counselling skills to
social work students. Social Work Education, 36(3), 299-311.
The aim of this paper is to explore the role of counselling skill in order to mitigate the
degree of anxiety. Both counselling session and live supervision are the greatest ways of
assessing the subjective experience and root cause of anxiety. This is the way, through which
the supervisor take effective action in order to improve the subjective experience and thereby
mitigate the degree of anxiety (Andrews & Harris, 2017). In addition, it is the role of
counsellor to maintain a positive relationship with the clients which can serve them with the
ability to understand the subjective experience among them.
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3. Possenti, V., Luzi, A. M., Colucci, A., & De Mei, B. (2019). Communication and basic
health counselling skills to tackle vaccine hesitancy. Annali dell'Istituto superiore di
sanita, 55(2), 195-199.
Both communication and basic counselling skills are needed to be improved by the
healthcare practitioners in order to deal with the critical cases of vaccination. In-depth
knowledge regarding the counselling scope is one of the major skills that needs to be
improved in order to deal with any kind of difficulties and take action accordingly in order to
manage worries among people in an informed manner (Possenti et al. 2019). In addition, the
ability to use relational skills such as empathy, self-awareness, active listening is to be
improved in order to develop and maintain effective relationship with the people and offer them
with appropriate vaccination.
4. Gupta, S., & Shaw, J. (2019). Development of medication-related counselling skills in
senior medical students: a checklist-based approach. BMC medical education, 19(1), 335.
Healthy communications between the patients and healthcare practitioner is one of the
major elements to ensure safety of patients and medical compliance. It is the prime
responsibility of healthcare practitioners to improve their counselling skill, which is the key
of promoting mental wellbeing of patients. However, Gupta & Shaw (2019) argued that lack
of proper infrastructure is making it difficult for the students to build their counselling skill.
The paper has helped in identifying the counselling skills that are needed to be improved by
the medical students in order to practice patient counselling as per prescribed medication.
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5. Rastegarpanah, M., Mafinejad, M. K., Moosavi, F., & Shirazi, M. (2019). Developing
and validating a tool to evaluate communication and patient counselling skills of
pharmacy students: A pilot study. Pharmacy Education, 19(1).
For the pharmacy students, building communication skill is the matter of utmost
importance as it helps them to practice as a pharmacist in future. In the same way,
counselling skill is very much required in order to administer the people properly. By
improving the counselling skill, the pharmacists can be able to maintain a trusting
relationship with the patients (Rastegarpanah et al. 2019). Still, lack of appropriate tool and
resources is creating difficulty for people to improve their consultation skill. This article has
helped in understanding the tools to build patient counselling skill for students.
6. Vallis, M., Lee-Baggley, D., Sampalli, T., Shepard, D., McIssaac, L., Ryer, A., ... &
Manley, S. (2019). Integrating behaviour change counselling into chronic disease
management: a square peg in a round hole? A system-level exploration in primary
health care. Public health, 175, 43-53.
The aim of this evaluate the role of counselling training based in competency-based
behaviour change in the context of primary healthcare setting. From the research, it had been
observed that change in behaviour play a major role in improving the health outcome. Still,
lack of training among the healthcare practitioners is a great obstruction towards behaviour
change counselling (Vallis et al. 2019). Thus, it is imperative for the healthcare practitioners
in order to improve behaviour among healthcare practitioners. Moreover, the healthcare staffs
must also build hanged-based relationship skills in order to address psychological issues
among patients.
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7. Sutton, J., & Stewart, W. (2017). Learning To Counsel: How to develop the skills,
insight and knowledge to counsel others. Robinson.
This book is all about the way of learning counselling skill. Both skill in practice and
practical exercise play a major role to strengthen the counselling skill of the counsellors.
There are numerous counselling approaches, which are to be followed by the aspiring
counsellors for the sake of amplifying the skills related to counselling. Additionally, the skills
such as active listening, genuineness, unconditional positive regard, and empathy, goal-
setting are to be improved in terms of practicing counselling properly (Sutton & Stewart,
2017). This books has helped in understanding the mode of adhering ethics and practice
counselling by improving necessary skills.
8. Nelson-Jones, R. (2015). Basic counselling skills: A helper's manual. Sage.
This book has helped in understanding the skills that are needed to be improved by
the counsellors in order to practice counselling with utmost efficiency. Active listening is one
of the major counselling skills, which is needed to be improved by the patients for the sake of
understanding and addressing the mental health issues of patients. At the same time,
communication is another vital skill, which is the key of building a trusting relationship with
the patient and thereby improve confidence level among them. Effective counselling skill
comprises of mental processing, which improves external communication and behaviour of
the counsellors (Nelson-Jones, 2015).
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9. Alis, N., Jaafar, W. M. W., & Ayub, A. F. M. (2018). Promoting Counseling
Competence using Silf-Reflection. In MATEC Web of Conferences (Vol. 150, p. 05072).
EDP Sciences.
Self-Reflection is one of the major ways of amplifying counselling competence
among the people. Thus, it is important for the people to improve both strategic management
and the skill of managing strategy, which can help them to manage the entire process of
counselling and deal with any kind of challenges in the counselling situation. Self-awareness
is one of the essential elements of counsellor development. This is a unique process, in which
the counsellors can present their intrapersonal, interpersonal and clinical issues, which can
have a firm impact on their activities (Alis, Jaafar & Ayub, 2018). This article has showed
how personal attitude, values and feeling shape the counselling process of the people.
10. Skocic Mihic, S., Blanusa Troselj, D., & Katic, V. (2019). Influence of in-service
preschool teachers’ education on their perceived competences for counselling parents.
CEPS Journal, 9(1), 27-43.
In the context of early and pre-school education setting, it is the prime responsibility
of teachers to practice counselling on patients. In addition, the teachers should also
participate in the in service training, which is the key of carrying out their self-assessment at
the time of counselling parents (Skocic Mihic, Blanusa Troselj & Katic, 2019). These are the
ways, through which highly organised system within the school can be developed, which is
the key of meeting high professional standard.
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References:
Alis, N., Jaafar, W. M. W., & Ayub, A. F. M. (2018). Promoting Counseling Competence
using Silf-Reflection. In MATEC Web of Conferences (Vol. 150, p. 05072). EDP
Sciences.
Andrews, P., & Harris, S. (2017). Using live supervision to teach counselling skills to social
work students. Social Work Education, 36(3), 299-311.
Gupta, S., & Shaw, J. (2019). Development of medication-related counselling skills in senior
medical students: a checklist-based approach. BMC medical education, 19(1), 335.
Nelson-Jones, R. (2015). Basic counselling skills: A helper's manual. Sage.
Possenti, V., Luzi, A. M., Colucci, A., & De Mei, B. (2019). Communication and basic health
counselling skills to tackle vaccine hesitancy. Annali dell'Istituto superiore di sanita,
55(2), 195-199.
Rastegarpanah, M., Mafinejad, M. K., Moosavi, F., & Shirazi, M. (2019). Developing and
validating a tool to evaluate communication and patient counselling skills of
pharmacy students: A pilot study. Pharmacy Education, 19(1).
Skirton, H. (2018). More than an information service: are counselling skills needed by
genetics professionals in the genomic era?. European Journal of Human Genetics,
26(9), 1239-1240.
Skocic Mihic, S., Blanusa Troselj, D., & Katic, V. (2019). Influence of in-service preschool
teachers’ education on their perceived competences for counselling parents. CEPS
Journal, 9(1), 27-43.
Sutton, J., & Stewart, W. (2017). Learning To Counsel: How to develop the skills, insight
and knowledge to counsel others. Robinson.
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Vallis, M., Lee-Baggley, D., Sampalli, T., Shepard, D., McIssaac, L., Ryer, A., ... & Manley,
S. (2019). Integrating behaviour change counselling into chronic disease
management: a square peg in a round hole? A system-level exploration in primary
health care. Public health, 175, 43-53.
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