Week 3 - Intro to Counselling (Building & Maintaining Alliance)
This skilled helper model set out a framework for the phases of counselling.
It is deliberately vague to apply to different modalities.
It encourages a goal oriented approach
It is most important for the counsellor to be capable of an unbiased exploration of the problem
Essential elements are:
A quiet and confidential environment
Nonjudgemental communication
3 Stages of the Skilled Helper Model
The problem as it is (the current picture)
The preferred scenario (the desired picture)
Action programs (how to get from stage one to stage two)
