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097 – Personal Therapy for Counsellors<\/h1>\n\t

Managing Anxiety in Skills Assessments – Cultural Divisions<\/h2>\n\t
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In episode 97 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Ken Kelly and Rory Lees-Oakes talk about the natural anxiety that students often experience when having their counselling skills observed and\/or assessed<\/strong>. In ‘Practice Matters’, Rory explores the thinking behind the requirement of many counselling courses for personal therapy for counsellors<\/strong>. Finally, the presenters explore culture, and how cultural differences can affect the therapeutic relationship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t

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Managing Anxiety in Skills Assessments (starts at 3.14 mins)<\/h2>\n\t

Skills observation and assessment<\/strong> are a standard part of many counselling courses<\/strong>, with different requirements at different levels.<\/p>\n

For example, at level 2, students are beginning to develop basic skills of listening and attending; at level 3, they may have to produce a recording of a short session; and at level 4 (practitioner-level training), they will be assessed for advanced counselling skills, in order to see when they are ‘fit to practise’.<\/p>\n

It is natural to feel anxious<\/strong> when being observed: it can feel invasive to have a third person (whether an actual one or a recording device) in the room, and can raise questions within our own heads of whether we are good enough.<\/p>\n

Ken and Rory offer various tips on how to assuage anxiety in skills observations:<\/h4>\n