勉強用　- Using counselling skills ethically and safely

Ethically and Safely both for the helper and the helpee. 

- who do you feel safe with?; someone I know and trust, someone nice and kind. 

- What skills and qualities does the person have that help you feel safe?; hopefully the person has skills of counselling based on studying as well as some experiences.

- Where do you feel safe?; somewhere quiet and comfortable. Prefer there are only the person and myself. 

- Make a list of what you would need in order to create a ‘safe space’ to talk to someone about something personal.; a room without any other people in comfortable temperatures and lights, maybe a nice cup of tea to be relax, nice pictures on the wall, flowers or plants, own room without any other families for both of the helpee and the helper if it’s online

ethics is; Moral principles that govern a person’s behaviour or the conducting of an activity. 

People seeking for help are often in a vulnerable state so needs to work safely and ethically to protect the public. 

Think about the right thing to do,,

- being trustworthy : also called fidelity 

- Autonomy : respecting a person’s right to make their own choices 

- Beneficence : acting in the best interests of the person 

- Non-maleficence 

- Justice 

- Self-respect

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Counsellor: fully trained to work therapeutically with clients within a coherent framework of underpinning knowledge, theory and skills. Takes at least 4 years to be trained. 

(Eg: a counsellor in GP, a relate counsellor, a school counsellor, a counsellor in private practice)

Also enters into a contract for counselling with the clients 

A person using counselling skills: not fully trained but has learnt skills (listening and supporting) to enhance/complement another role like; nurses, teachers, parents, teaching assistants, pastoral assistants, line managers, dieticians, healthy workers, support workers. So-called a helper 

Recognising the limits of your ability and not mislead others about your level of training. 

“Helping sessions” : might be a one-off short meeting of about 10-15 mins 

“Counselling sessions” : part of a prearranged series of meetings of about 50-60mins