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180 – Teenage Brain Development<\/h1>\n\t

Idiosyncratic Empathy – Interview with ACTO Chair<\/h2>\n\t
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Episode 180 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast opens with Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly discussing the skill of idiosyncratic empathy. Then, in ‘Digital Counselling Revolution’, Rory interviews Adrian Rhodes, Chair of the Association for Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO). Finally, in ‘Practice Matters’, we have another guest – this time Kairen Griffiths, speaking about teenage brain development.<\/p>\n\t

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Idiosyncratic Empathy (starts at 1.30 mins)<\/h2>\n\t

In the Student Check-In, Ken and Rory explore idiosyncratic empathy, which is particularly relevant in both skills practice and written assignments.<\/p>\n

Areas of this topic covered in the discussion include what it is and what it is not, examples of interventions that would show strong idiosyncratic empathy, and examples of those that would not (for example, ‘rescuing’ responses).<\/p>\n

Understanding the term ‘idiosyncratic empathy’ can be made easier by breaking it down into the two words it comprises. The term was coined by person-centred therapist Jerold Bozarth, who asserted that empathy was dynamic, changing in line with the individual client and their specific situation.<\/p>\n

This takes empathy to a deeper level, beyond the mere reflection of words to a more personal and individualistic level that is different in each therapeutic relationship. In other words, empathy is as varied as the different clients we are likely to meet.<\/p>\n

You can download a free handout on idiosyncratic empathy here or through Counselling Study Resource<\/a> (CSR). And if you’re keen to learn more about this important skill, you might like to get hold of a copy of Ken’s book, Basic Counselling Skills: A Student Guide<\/em><\/a>, which includes a whole chapter on idiosyncratic empathy.<\/p>\n

In the CSR<\/a>, you can also hear explanations of the full range of counselling skills – with audio files illustrating them in simulated sessions.<\/p>\n\t

Interview with ACTO Chair (starts at 17.10 mins)<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\"Online\n\t\t\t
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In Rory’s interview with ACTO Chair Adrian Rhodes, you can hear about:<\/p>\n