CTP 012 - Self actualisation - Ethical Problem Solving - Seven Stages Of Process Part 2 and the difference between Counselling and Psychotherapy
Counselling Tutor podcast
Kenneth Kelly
4.8 • 657 Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2016
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
In the 1960's Abraham Maslow developed a theory called 'Self Actualisation. This was linked to his later theory we know as Maslow's Triangle or Maslow hierarchy of needs.
Carl Rogers was influenced by Maslow's' theory and adopted self actualisation as a core principle in his Person Centered Approach to counselling. Ken and Rory debate the concept of self actualisation and they examine the different stages of Maslow's higher achy of needs.
Professor Tim Bond is the major author of the new BACP Ethical Framework that will come into effect in the UK on the 1st July 2016.
Under the heading Ethics, part 7 reads "A decision or course of action does not necessarily become unethical merely because it is controversial or because other practitioners would have reached different conclusions in similar circumstances. A practitioner's obligation is to consider all the relevant circumstances with as much care as possible and to be appropriately accountable for decisions made." BACP Ethical Framework of Good Practice June 2015
The importance of defensible decision making is paramount for any practitioner and being able to appropriately account for our decisions means having a formal process to follow.
Professor Tim Bond developed the Ethical Problem Solving Matrix which is a document that walks the therapist through a series of questions. The questions are carefully worded to get the counsellor to consider and respond to various aspects of the ethical dilemma. In completing the questions, the counsellor is appropriately accounting for the decision. This matrix is helpful to use before a decision is made and can in some instances highlight issues that may well lead the counsellor to a different decision to the one original thought.
Seven Stages of Process Part 2
Ken delves deeper into Carl Rogers 7 stages of process focusing on stages 4 to 7. In last weeks episode Ken looked at the first 3 of the 7 Stages of Process, this weeks episode builds on this by linking Rogers' theory to what we may se in practice.
What s the difference between counselling and psychotherapy?
The debate as to who can call themselves a counsellor and who can claim the title psychotherapist has been around for some time.
In this weeks Ask Rory and Ken, Ken and Rory explore what the terms mean to them and how the BACP view this.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Counseling Tutor Podcast. |
| 0:04.4 | The must listen to podcast for students of counselling and psychotherapy. |
| 0:10.6 | Here are your hosts, Rory Lee's Oaks and Ken Kelly. |
| 0:15.9 | Hello and welcome to the counselor-tutor podcast with me, Rory Lee's Oaks. |
| 0:20.1 | And with me is my fellow traveller in the existential realm, realm, Mr Ken Kelly. How's your existential self, Ken? Oh, the existential realm is particularly nice at the moment. We make this from the United Kingdom and we've got some sun. Yes. Yeah, we can see the sun. It's come out. It's great. There's people in the street literally pointing with their children at it going, what's that, mummy? It's the sun. Taking pictures of the mythical yellow ball in the sky. Yeah, I remember if you see the sun, don't look at it. It's not really good for your eyes. The Counseling Tutor podcast is good for your studies, and we've got an absolutely action-packed episode for you today. |
| 0:58.3 | I think you're going to like this. We're going to be kicking off with a little bit of a debate about what self-actualization is. This comes from our Facebook group. So we're going to be looking at that. |
| 1:07.4 | Going into theory with Rory and this is a treat for you. This is when I was one of Rory's students, this was one of my favorite lessons. It's all around ethical problem solving, and there's a not-to-be-missed giveaway with this one as well that you will use, no matter what level you're at. If you're a learner, you'll use it, and when you're in practice and You've been in practice for 10 years, you'll still be using it. So that's still to come. See what I'm doing. I'm putting a hook out there and getting everybody excited. You're being a fisherman, Ken, aren't you? You're doing your fishing, aren't you? We're going into part two of the seven stages of process. If you miss part one, it's in last week's episode, |
| 1:44.5 | go and pick up on that one. |
| 1:45.7 | And then we're going to go into Ask Ken and Rory, |
| 1:48.6 | where we're going to be looking at what the difference is |
| 1:51.2 | between counselling and psychotherapy. |
| 1:54.8 | Ooh. |
| 1:57.4 | But we're going to kick off as we generally do with... |
| 2:00.9 | This is... |
| 2:01.5 | I guess today, it's an integrative question. |
| 2:05.9 | Because we've taken a little bit from different posts within our Facebook group. |
| 2:09.9 | If you're not part of our Facebook group, come and join us. |
| 2:12.9 | How do you find us? |
| 2:13.8 | Go on Facebook and put in the words, Counseling Tut tutor, and you're going to find us. It's the |
| 2:18.5 | counselling tutor Facebook group, and we'll let you in, and you can come and join over 1,500 other |
| 2:24.0 | learners, tutors and practicing therapists from around the world and come and join in the debate. But |
| 2:29.8 | the question is around self-actualization of what that is and kind of how it works and how you would, |
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