“Formal Assessment Two Part 1: In 1,000 words (plus or minus 10%) describe generic counselling skills, core competencies and values, and how these are applied in practice. (Word count 937) Part 2: In 200 words (plus or minus 10%) discuss the importance of theory in counselling practice. (Word count 183)”

Part 1: The aims and objectives of counselling are to counsel the client to give them autonomy and independence, develop their own coping strategies, and to find solutions themselves and to feel capable to making their own future decisions without the overwhelming emotion, lack of self-confidence, confusion or stress creating a mental block/barrier for them.

It is good practice to maintain confidentiality with clients whilst counselling whilst observing a formal ethical framework to maintain professionalism and a quality of services to clients. Most counsellors are a part of a professional governing body such as BACP which contains Ethical Principles of Counselling and Psychotherapies.  However whilst maintaining the important aspect of ethics such as confidentiality, sometimes this has to be breached as a part of safeguarding. These are for certain reasons such as the client be…(short extract)