psychology project - BY Jiya and Arushi
Course Title-Counselling psychology for lawyers.(PSYC150)
ENROLLMENT- A3211123130 AND A3211123128 (respectively )
➢ Counselling is an interpersonal process in which people with psychological
problems are provided with guidance and support. These problems may be
personal or interpersonal in nature.
➢ Counselling is the process through which the counsellor or therapist helps the
client understand the cause of problem and guides the person. It helps the client to
make better decisions and helps to improve personal skills, develop greater
confidence in the persons academic field as well.
➢ With the help of counselling client can improve their communication, establish
more meaningful relationships or cope more effectively with feeling of depression
anxiety.
Through themes, writers can communicate their thoughts about things they find
interesting or concerning about people, society or the world. Texts can have multiple
themes or ideas, some more dominant than others, so it's important to be able to
identify these as well as consider how they develop throughout the course of the text.
Let us now look at the processes in the counselling process
and these are-
Identifying the Prepare for the Conduct of the Follow up
need of counselling counselling
Counselling session
STAGE 1 STAGE
STAGE2
2 STAGE 3 STAGE 4
Determining whether counseling is necessary is a crucial first step. If
counseling is necessary for the concerned individual, what is the
purpose behind it?
Example- Adolescents who struggle with their self-worth or exhibit
aggressive behavior or intense rage over insignificant issues may
require therapy to overcome these emotions and rebuild their self-
esteem.
In an organization where the lack of positive interpersonal
relationships among different staff levels affects individuals' work
and performance, counseling for better interpersonal relationships is
significantly needed.
In order to get prepared for counseling, the following needs
must be completed:
• Choose a location that works.
• Establish the time.
• Give plenty of notice to the individual or client.
• Arrange data.
• Describe the elements of a counseling session.
• Create a plan for the counseling approach.
• Create the ideal environment.
• While conducting the counseling session, the counsellor needs
to be flexible. Often counseling for a specific incident occurs
spontaneously as counselor encounter their clients day to day
activities. Even when the counselor is not prepared for the
formal counselling session, he should address the four basic
components of a counselling session.
• The purpose of the counselor is to guide effective counseling
rather than a mandate series of rigid steps .
• Ideally counseling session results in a clients commitment to
plan a action. Assessment of the plan becomes the starting
point for follow ups counselling.
• There are four stages of conducting a counseling session.
1 2 3 4
Opening the session Discussing the issue Developing the plan Recording and
of action closing session
➢ Opening the session
• The counsellor should state the purpose of counselling session and establish a
client centered setting. The counsellor can also start by reviewing the status of
the previous action plan.
• Example: The purpose of this counselling is addressing your trauma issues
due to false acquisition in criminal case.
➢ Discuss the issue
• The counsellor and the client should attempt to develop a mutual
understanding of the issue The counsellor can develop this by letting the client
to speak more. He can use active listening, respond and question without
dominating the conversation.
• Both the client and the counsellor should cite the specific observation to reduce
the perceptions that is either unnecessarily biased or judgemental.
➢ Develop an action plan
• plan of action identifies a method for achieving a desired result. It specifies what the
subordinate must do to reach the goals set during the counseling session.
• The plan of action must be specific. It should show the client as to how to modify or
maintain his behavior. It should avoid vague intentions such as “Next month I want
you to improve your communication skills with your children.
• The plan must use concrete and direct terms.
• Record and close the session.
• Although requirements to record counseling sessions vary, a counsellor always
benefits by documenting the main points of a counseling session. Documentation
serves as a reference to the agreed upon plan of action and the client’s
accomplishments, improvements, personal preferences, or problems. A complete
record is made of counseling aids in making recommendations for professional
development, schools, promotions, and evaluation reports. To close the session, the
counsellor should summarize its key points and ask if the client understands the plan
of action. Invite the client to review the plan of action and what is expected of the
counsellor. With the client, the counsellor should establish follow up measures
necessary to support the successful implementation of the plan of action. These may
include providing the client with resources and time, periodically assessing the plan,
and following through on referrals. The counsellor must schedule any needed future
meetings, even if only tentatively, before terminating the counseling session.
• The The counseling process does not end with the counseling
session. It continues through implementation of the plan of
action and evaluation of results.
• After counseling, the counsellor must support the clients as they
implement their plans 47 Counselling Process: Counselling
Interview and Counselling Relationship of action. Support may
include teaching, coaching, or providing time and resources.
• The counsellor must observe and assess this process and possibly
modify the plan to meet its goals. Appropriate measures after
counseling include follow up counseling, making referrals, and
taking corrective measures
Course Title-Counselling psychology for lawyers.(PSYC150)
ENROLLMENT- A3211123130 AND A3211123128 (respectively )
