What type of questions should be used when interacting with a client?
Rhetoric questions
Open questions
Leading questions
Loaded questions
Closed questions
What are the aims of the counselling process?
goal setting
giving unsolicited advice
rapport building
assessment and problem definition
likening issues to own personal experience
initiating interventions
encouraging blame of others
Interventions which may be used during a counselling session include relaxation, meditation, mindfulness CBT, pharmocotherapy, ECT DBT, hypnosis, meditation( relaxation, meditation, mindfulness, CBT, pharmocotherapy, ECT, DBT, hypnosis, meditation )
A counselor needs to exhibit...
positive regard
bias
sympathy
a non-judgmental outlook
self-awareness
disinterest
confidential
Barriers to effective counselling include:
low cost
linguistic
good previous experience
unrealistic expectations
personal bias
labelling & judging
Counselling can be defined as being a process which occurs when a client and a counselor have established rapport and set aside a time to explore presenting difficulties, while enabling the client to focus on feelings and facilitating positive change.
What is psychoeducation?
Explaining emotional discharge
Basing treatment off what is best for everyone, not the client
Sharing information and facilitating information transfer
Providing assistance for self-help
What makes a client less likely to adhere to a medication regime?
Acceptance of an illness
Positive therapeutic alliance
Impaired judgement
Involuntary Treatment Order
What does SOLER stand for?
S: ❌ O: ❌ L: ❌ E: ❌ R: ❌
Paraphrasing shows to the client that the health care professional is actively listening and confirms what has been said
Summarising does not allow the condensing of two or more paraphrases
What is "recovery" in regards to mental health?
Returning to a normal state of health
Managing the mental health issue with minimal effects
Process of change through which an individual achieves abstinence
A nominated person is not able to make decisions in the best interest of the compulsory client
The nominated person....
manages the client's financial assets during the length of the admission
receives information regarding the client
cannot be consulted about treatment options
makes informed decisions regarding the client's care
Consumers of the counselling service ❌
Carers in the counselling service ❌
Service providers are ❌
