BPS109 Counseling and Psychology: Skills Assignment Analysis

This assignment solution addresses the core concepts of counseling skills, focusing on the application of various techniques and theories. The student's work explores the role of trainee counselors, emphasizing the importance of a unified, client-centered approach. It covers essential micro skills, detailing the challenges faced by trainees and providing strategies for effective learning. The assignment delves into key aspects such as listening, reflection, questioning, interview techniques, changing beliefs, finding solutions, and ending the counseling process. The solution references relevant literature and highlights practical applications, offering a comprehensive overview of the subject matter. This assignment serves as a valuable resource for students seeking to understand and apply counseling skills effectively.

Running head: COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGY
COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGY
Name of Student
Name of University
Author’s Note

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Question 1
There are more than 450 theories related to psychology and the trainee counselors use
counseling and the ones, which have received effective feedbacks in terms of both validity and
reliability. In order to bring the efficient outcomes, a unified approach is conducted which is both
customer centered and consumer driven. It requires patience and endurance to apply the efficient
communication skills along with the counseling theories. The significant learning methods that
are available to trainee counselors are reading books, experience, and discussion with the
counselors, practical counseling courses and counseling supervision (Lam, Tracz and Lucey,
2013). In order to consistently enhance and boost their skills, the counselors experience
continuing supervision to learn about the new theories and techniques of learning, while joining
a successful organization (Cowie and Pecherek, 2017). Thus, the trainee counselors are
supervised to pursue their learning and to up skill. Being client centered is important for
becoming an effective counselor.
Question 2
In order to enhance the efficiency of counseling procedure, the trainee counselors applies
a technique, known as micro skills. An eminent way of learning the modified techniques of
learning is Triads. However, while practicing first learning and applying micro skills, the trainee
counselor faces some difficulties (Clarke and Braun, 2013) such as,
 The feeling of becoming distressed
 The fear of not being accepted
 The feeling of not being supported by the students

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 Trust issues
 Stimulating the solutions and problems of student
 Role-play to help students efficiently
 Communicating problems and solutions clearly
 Making judgments and interpretations
 Monitoring consumer results
The trainee counselor must clear knowledge about what the client is willing to describe
and discuss. They need to set the limits on the amount of personal details, which will be
revealed. The trainee counselor should focus on the consumer’s flexibility and openness, because
that will help the trainee counselor to know about their strengths and weaknesses.

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References
Clarke, V. and Braun, V., 2013. Teaching thematic analysis: Overcoming challenges and
developing strategies for effective learning. The psychologist, 26(2), pp.120-123.
Cowie, H. and Pecherek, A., 2017. Counselling: approaches and issues in education. Routledge.
Lam, S., Tracz, S. and Lucey, C., 2013. Age, gender, and ethnicity of counsellor trainees and
corresponding counselling self-efficacy: Research findings and implications for counsellor
educators. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 35(3), pp.172-187.