19 September 1999
Mairian, thankyou you've done it again,
In response to Mairian's question of
whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take arms against a sea of troubles AND IN OPPOSING END THEM......
Please bear with me for a moment and read the following extract from a professional body who have set out the rules for guidance associated with a professional qualification in counselling psychology....
1.2 What is Counselling Psychology?
Counselling Psychology is a branch of applied psychology concerned with the interplay between psychological principles and the counselling process which is developed by substantial reflections on practice and research. Its understanding derives both from
formal psychological enquiry and from the interpersonal relationships between practitioner and the client.
Counselling Psychology is further concerned with :
* The ethically competent and imaginative practice of psychological counselling.
* Understanding and knowledge of what contributes to effective psychological counselling.
* Continuing personal exploration of the issues involved.
* A philosophy of enquiry which recognises the distinctive features of the relationship between client and counselling psychologist.
* Methods which contribute qualitatively and quantitatively to the psychological sense we make of human experience and conduct.
* The use of psychological knowledge gained from other areas of psychological enquiry.
All this is undertaken in a spirit of service, seeking to reduce unnecessary suffering and contribute to human well - being.
Sounds like a wonderful way to self grow and develop as a professional, doesn't it?
Now please add to the above, my question of the staff running a course which is supposed to be governed by the aforementioned rules....
..."could you please help me to understand how to integrate my visual impairment in a constructive and positive way into the training methods and in conjunction with existing theory and practice?".....
So far, no one has come up with a response.....
Am I to be expected to pretend that I am not blind? Am I to pretend that disability is not discussed on this course because it is not important? Am I to accept that I am just a bloody nuisance for asking questions that they don't have answers to and fina
lly am I to accept that their complacency and indifference is an acceptable standard of moral and ethical practice that I whould follow in blind faith?
Answers on a postcard please,
Joseph.
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