Week 3 - Intro to Counselling (Building & Maintaining Alliance)
Stage 3 - Action Programmes
A plan of action will be developed based on:
The best evidence available
Clinical expertise
Client preferences
The goals at this stage are:
Helping the client create and commit to their action plan
Encouraging the client to commit to taking specific steps
Exploring potential obstacles, and ways to overcome
Creating accountability and tracking progress
This stage is all about bridging the gap between stage, one and stage two
Useful Questions:
Tools for success
Reinforce the persons self efficacy
Identify and mobilise resources
Establish a way of monitoring progress
Adjust the action plan along the way if required
AT NO STAGE, ARE WE DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AND PRESCRIBING TREATMENT
Outcome of Stage 3
The person should:
Understand the problem more fully
Reflect further on their feelings
Consider previously hidden feelings, emotions and attitudes and behaviours
Assess options for addressing the problem
Take action
What has worked in the past?
What small change my new start with?
How could you break this down?
What reward will you give yourself?
What will you do if things don't go to plan?
How can you keep yourself accountable to your commitments?
