{"id":34261,"date":"2019-03-30T11:30:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T11:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/counsellingtu.onpressidium.com\/?p=34261"},"modified":"2023-08-15T09:27:12","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T08:27:12","slug":"personal-development-as-a-counsellor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/personal-development-as-a-counsellor\/","title":{"rendered":"108 \u2013 Personal Development as a Counsellor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<a href=\"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/personal-development-as-a-counsellor\" target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/CT-Podcast-Ep108.jpg\" alt=\"Personal Development as a Counsellor - A double exposure image of a woman's profile and a painting of a tree\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"350\" width=\"730\" title=\"CT Podcast Ep108 - Personal Development as a Counsellor\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h1>108 &#8211; Linking Theory to Personal Development as a Counsellor<\/h1>\n\t<h2>Writing Letters to Other Professionals &#8211; Working with a Client&#8217;s Emotional Age<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"smart-track-player-container stp-color-006cb5-EEEEEE spp-stp-desktop\" data-uid=\"f27f4d61\"><\/div><div class=\"spp-shsp-form spp-shsp-form-f27f4d61\"><\/div>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/counselling-tutor\/id1080407675#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/subscribe_itunes-button-small.jpg\" alt=\"subscribe_itunes button small\" width=\"144\" height=\"49\"><\/a>\n\t<p>In episode 108 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, Ken Kelly and Rory Lees-Oakes describe why it is important to<strong> link theory to your personal development as a counsellor<\/strong>, and how you can do so. In &#8216;Practice Matters&#8217;, Rory explains <strong>how to write letters to other professionals<\/strong>. Finally, the presenters discuss the <strong>challenges of working with a client&#8217;s emotional &#8211; as opposed to chronological &#8211; age<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"cbox-vODZZySnaq10cn4g\"><\/div>\n\t<h2>Linking Theory to Personal Development as a Counsellor (starts at 1.44 mins)<\/h2>\n\t<p>Why might you wish to link theory to your own personal development as a counsellor? Ken and Rory suggest that there are <strong>four key reasons<\/strong> to do so:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>As a counsellor, you are going to be <strong>applying theory to your clients&#8217; development &#8211; so it makes sense and is consistent to apply it to your own too<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Linking theory to your own development gives you a <strong>better understanding of your own process<\/strong>, <strong>increasing your self-awareness<\/strong> and so <strong>making you a more effective and safer therapist<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Your ability to link theory to your personal development as a counsellor is often <strong>assessed through assignments<\/strong> on counselling training courses.<\/li>\n<li>Even after you qualify, continuing to apply theory to self (including any new theories learned through continuing professional development) is <strong>interesting and developmental<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a topic that crops up regularly in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/472203952972076\/?ref=bookmarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook group<\/a> (where you&#8217;ll find over 22,000 others involved in counselling and psychotherapy, including students, qualified counsellors, supervisors and tutors).<\/p>\n<h4>Ken and Rory offer several tips on how you can link theory to your own personal development:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Make a list of the key terms from the theory of your modality<\/strong>; keeping this in front of you, go through each term and reflect on how this might apply to you yourself.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Try using the Johari window<\/strong>, working with peers on your course to learn about parts of you that others might see but you can&#8217;t &#8211; so broadening your view of self.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Consider writing an unsent letter (a gestalt-therapy technique) about any &#8216;unfinished business&#8217;<\/strong> with key others in your life; this may be best done with support, as it can be a very emotive exercise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rory has recorded a full one-hour lecture on how learners can&nbsp;link theory to their personal development; this is available in the <a href=\"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/csr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counselling Study Resource<\/a> (CSR).<\/p>\n\t<h2>Writing Letters to Other Professionals (starts at 12.22 mins)<\/h2>\n\t<p>Rory looks at situations when you might need to write a letter to another professional &#8211; for example, <strong>when you need to refer a client<\/strong> (e.g. someone with a more complex psychiatric disorder or suicidal ideation) or <strong>when you are called on to evidence their attendance at therapy<\/strong> (e.g. to a court, solicitor or employee assistance programme).<\/p>\n<p>Rory explains <strong>how to balance confidentiality with the needs of the person requesting or receiving the information<\/strong>, applying the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/the-caldicott-principles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caldicott principles<\/a><\/strong> on information-sharing.<\/p>\n<p>Rory has written a handout on this topic, which you can download here &#8211; or through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/csr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSR<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<h2>Working with a Client&#8217;s Emotional Age (starts at 24.09 mins)<\/h2>\n\t<p>A client&#8217;s <strong>emotional age may not be the same as their chronological age<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This can hold especially true for <strong>adults who were abused or suffered significant emotional challenges<\/strong> (e.g. close bereavement) <strong>in younger years<\/strong>. Such experiences can lead them to <strong>regress to that past age<\/strong> when they are reflecting on what happened then.<\/p>\n<p>Ken describes how the <strong>misuse of substances<\/strong> <strong>(e.g. alcohol and drugs) stops people processing their emotions<\/strong>; thus, they too may revert emotionally to the point where they started using substances in this way.<\/p>\n<h4>Ken and Rory provide tips on how to work effectively and safely with such clients:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Try not to detach yourself from the physical appearance of the client (which tends to show their chronological age), trying instead to<strong> listen to their voice: how old do they sound?<\/strong> It can help to close your eyes to do this, if possible.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Body language<\/strong> can also be a good indicator of the emotional age of a client. For example, do they look small and vulnerable when talking about a particular experience?<\/li>\n<li>Always work in a way that <strong>fits the client&#8217;s emotional rather than chronological age<\/strong> at that time.<\/li>\n<li>Be aware that this age can change within and between sessions &#8211; so be alert to shifts, and ready to <strong>adapt to this changing emotional age<\/strong>. This is advanced-level counselling.<\/li>\n<li>Attend carefully to <strong>how you use language<\/strong>, ensuring that you <strong>tailor this to the emotional age of the client<\/strong> at any particular time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ensure that the client doesn&#8217;t leave the session at their regressed age<\/strong>; you may need to <strong>remind them of their chronological age<\/strong>, carefully and gently bringing them back into the here-and-now.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Always check with the client<\/strong> before they leave the building that <strong>they feel safe and strong enough<\/strong> to go back out into the outside world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rory has recently delivered a lecture in the <a href=\"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/csr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CSR<\/a> on preparing to work with young people; the learning in this can usefully be applied to older clients whose emotional age is more in line with that of a young person.<\/p>\n\t\t<h3>Free Handout Download<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Guidance on Writing Letters for Counsellors<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#cb37776501\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick Here to Download Free Handout\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h2>Links and Resources<\/h2>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/472203952972076\/?ref=bookmarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counselling Tutor Facebook group<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CounsellingStudyResource\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counselling Tutor Facebook page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counselling Tutor website<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/student.counsellingtutor.com\/login\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counselling Study Resource<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/counsellingtutor.com\/skillsbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Basic Counselling Skills: A Student Guide<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>108 &#8211; 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