9:30am KAREN GANDY
9:33am = 03:00
Karen greeting, saying there was a lot of discussion about what this course can be used for.
8:50 question about where to go from this course... Karen showing a powerpoint.
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Challenging legal and ethical questions
Contracting, working for yourself or as a private counsellor or practitioner.
Do I need to have qualifications to work in these contexts in NSW?
The answer is legally no you do not.
It is recommended but not essential. 11% of DSW who are independent have education less than year 10.
Challenging legal and ethical questions
Contracting, working for yourself or as a private counsellor or practitioner.
Do I need to have qualifications to work in these contexts in NSW?
Psychotherapist and Counsellor are not legally regulated titles in Australia.
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatm
ents/counsellors#professional-qualifications-of-a-counsellor
K: Counselling not regulated by APRAH, psychotherapists and counsellors are not.
Challenging legal and ethical questions
Contracting, working for yourself or as a private counsellor or practitioner.
As an independent Counsellor you may join an association. This is not a regulatory authority and may require education in the field from Diploma level.
An association may offer cheaper or group insurance for your chosen field.
The association may suggest guidelines for ethical conduct or a code of conduct. It is not legally binding.
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Challenging legal and ethical questions
Contracting, working for yourself or as a private counsellor or practitioner or independent DSW.
Despite not formally requiring qualifications.
You are still obligated to comply with all legislation re
Mandatory reporting, Duty of Care, WHS, Anti-Discrimination, Record Management and handling etc.
You are expected to comply with all regulations despite not requiring qualifications.
Challenging legal and ethical questions
Regulatory Authorities AHPRA
Psychologists, Social Workers, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists may be registered with AHPRA.
These are often termed Allied Health Professionals.
These allied Health professions, can be regulated by AHPRA.
Counsellors, independent support workers are not regulated by AHPRA and are therefore not eligible to obtain a medicare rebate but in some cases may be given access to funds through a private health provider.
AHPRA set standards for the conduct of providers who are registered with them. Each of these allied health professions will also have an association.
Challenging legal and ethical questions
How do people in the community know that a Counsellor or Independent practitioner or DSW has no qualifications.
• They can ask to check qualifications.
• It can be obvious in some cases that the person does not get much business.
• There can be tell tale signs of a less than professional approach.
Challenging legal and ethical questions
Some groups or individual support organisations sit outside this framework.
For example consider AA or NA
They are an unregulated association, but does have many years of practice wisdom and have a lot of very defined roles and internal procedures.
15:30
K: She will put this powerpoint up
This course is for a year off. To help to get to another course.
K: Charles Sturt University - Psychology -
17:20
If you are part of AHPRA, you have to keep up with currency. Every year you need to collect CPD points to remain current. They are online and free.
18:36
K: YOu can start doing these CPD activities now. They have formal learning outcomes.
SOURCE: www.MHPN.org.au has networks nationally in the mental health sector.
Webinars for free
Different type of panels.
Often have case studies.
Webinar library
23:26
24:44
You can claim certificate after reviewing the material.
www.insight.qld.edu.au/training/ elearning and webinars
You can get certificates for webinars but not for ones you were not part of.
K: Have covered a lot of the legal stuff.
28:20
You don't have to have qualifications. BUt its helpful.
29:20
Back in the day you had to travel to conferences, but now you can go online.
Everyone in MH do the wednesday webinars... very useful.
31:00
It's important to know how much you need to do.
K: Last week we did motivation micro counselling ethical and legal video....
First question in assessment is in legal and ethics
Last week in Micro counselling we learned "Counselling micro-skills - ACTIVITY" Powerpoint
Often you get shutdown statements like, "We've tried this before..."
You could say, "How can we do this differently", "Which bits do work?", "What can we learn from your experience?" – Things when people are blocking. When give xlose off comments, try to open things up.
35:15
Reframing skills...
Cognitive Behavioral Techniques when trying to help people who are blocking.
Counselling micro-skills – active listening.
37:51
41:16
Active listening how to be a great listener – youtube
44:06
Sound problems will share here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_-rNd7h6z8
Skill: Paraphrasing
Not simply repeating but catching the essense of what the client is saying. People centred counselling (a type of counselling) - involves uncodinitiona positive regard for the client, a lot of of paraphrasing and interviewing.
Summary and paraphrase
46:40
Another type of counselling
Role play: Person Centred Therapy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wTVbzvBH0k
"Not take problem to strangers"
Unconditional Positive Regard
"To help me understand your situation, how about you describe what's going on"
"In terms to help me understand what's going on betweem you and your wife, could you give me an example of sopmething that has happened that will help me see..."
"If I could summarise what I've heard so far... would that cover it for you?"
"This may be a good time to draw things together and finish..."
1:01:58
K: What do people think?
People centred approach.
Last week - Motivational approach
She started with open ended questions. Better than yes or no answewrs
Use of silence.
Nic: How would you do it differently
Karen: I would question more. How far does that go? Are the children frightened?
Ashley M: How often do you get clients that dont want to be there?
Kare: Never.
Even people who have been referred by the court, they have chosen counselling option.
JAG: My children are reluctant
K: Break time to 10:55am
1:09:0023 == 10:39am