Reference no: EM133384517
Sara has presented to counselling because she is experiencing some feelings of loneliness, anxiety and concerns about her life, work and family
Sara has presented to counselling because she is experiencing some feelings of loneliness, anxiety and concerns about her life, work and family.
Over the past ten (10) years Sara has developed herself professionally and has worked hard towards a career she feels proud of. Lately Sara feels the challenges are ongoing facing sometimes issues related to mining as a male dominated industry. Recently other people at work have mentioned to Sara she has changed and appears to be distant and not as approachable to talk through work issues. Regardless Sara believes she has made many sacrifices, and the hard work and long hours are worth it especially being able to make her own choices and live independently.
On the other hand, Sara sometimes feels her perfectionism at work and home has impacted her relationships. Only having a small group of women friends who are all married with children. Sara feels pangs of jealousy when seeing how happy her few friends are when invited to an occasion such as a birthday. Also, Sara feels frustrated and angry with family members who have commented that Sara has lately become obsessed with cleanliness, working long hours, and no longer having dinner on a regular basis with family.
Sara has approached her GP and expressed how she feels a deep sadness and a sense of emptiness for more than a month now. As well as these feelings, Sara has felt highly anxious, particularly towards night-time as she constantly thinks about being on her own, the loneliness she feels and fearful thoughts about being alone in the future. Sara's GP has written a referral and located a Professional Registered Counsellor who will provide 5 subsidised sessions on a mental health plan, review and if required to return for another 5 sessions. In addition, Sara's GP has also prescribed medication Escitalopram 20MG per day for both depression and anxiety.
Sara has been referred to you as her Counsellor.
List the communication techniques that you used during the session to both gather information from the client, as well as work with the client generally. Discuss why you selected these techniques and how effective they were.
Make sure you use all of the communication techniques that you learnt from your training at least once across the sessions with the three clients.
Describe the additional information that you gained from the client during this session.
Describe the structured approach that you took during this session to ensure you met the client's needs and expectations.
Describe the information that you provided to your client to help them understand the scope and nature of the counselling service you offer. This must also include what your client has right to expect from the counselling process, as well as your professional limitations in relation to being a counsellor.
Describe how you clarified, confirmed or modify your client expectations of the counselling service you offer.
Describe any client anxieties about the counselling process. How did you explore this with your client? If the client did not raise any anxieties, give an example of a possible anxiety and how you would address this.
Describe how you acknowledged and showed for your client's immediate concerns
Describe how you clarified expectations and commitment to the counselling relationship and confirmed this with clients
Were there any indicators for this client that you believe are outside the scope of your role. If this issue did not occur, write down an example of an issue that you consider would be beyond your role and to whom you would refer the client?
Describe the options and approaches for the relationship that you explore with your client as relevant to their needs.
Describe the priorities that you agreed on with your client.