1. “Models of the vocational counsellor`s career perfromance ” Aneta Slowik Bozena Wojtasik Cross - Border Seminar, Bratislava, 15 -16 th April 2010 “Professional Care for Guidance Practitioners – Who Cares for Those Who Care”

2. Programme of our workshop Introduction of ourselves Mini – Lecture – 5 models of the vocational counsellor`s work performance based on research B. Wojtasik Play – roles: 2 of them Personal reflections on my work as a counsellor based on models

3. Mini - Lecture 5 models of the vocational counsellor`s work performance: EXPERTINFORMANTCONSULTANT RELIABLE GUARDIAN LAISSEZ- FAIREIST Behavioural concept of a human being – directive counselling Cognitive concept of a human being – dialogue counselling Psychodynamic and humanist concept of a human being – liberal counselling

4. Characteristics of 5 models` The expert and informant Laissez – faireist and reliable Laissez – faireist and reliable guardian guardian Consultant Consultant

5. The expert and informant Directive counselling Significant superiority of the counsellor over the counselee The counsellor ”knows what is good and desirable” for a client Counsellor provides a client with ready made – solutions Counsellor undertakes the following actions: positive reinforcements, persuading, convincing, evaluating, giving guidelines, lecturing and training

6. Laissez – faireist and reliable guardian Liberal counselling Counsellor leaves a counselee a significant amount of liberty He emphasises the strong points of a counselee and his/her enormous human potential Counsellor should be congruent, unconditionally respect the counselee and accept him/her as he or she is, empathise with the feelings of the counselee and not evaluate or criticise Counselee is self-reliant, defines his or her problems and helps him or herself

7. Mini - lecture 5 models of the vocational counsellor`s work performance - Psychological concepts of a human being: - behavioural (B.F. Skinner, J. Wolpe, A.Bandura), - cognitive (J. Bruner, U. Neisser, J. Kozielecki) - psychodynamic/humanist (E. Fromm, R. May, S. Freud,)/(C.R. Rogers, A.H Maslow) Types of counselling: directive, dialogue and liberal (A. Kargulowa)

8. Consultant Dialogue counselling Counsellor will be the partner of the counselee Counsellor`s actions includes new aspects of activities and inspiration to set new goals Counselee analyses a problem, gains new information, experiments with new ideas, discusses her/his choices Counsellor and counselee share the responsibility for a vocational choice decision Problems are solved together

9. Play - roles -Directive counselling – the expert and informant (one person takes a role of counselor another counselee in this counselling situation) - Liberal counselling - laissez – faireist and reliable guardian (one person takes a role of counselor another counselee in this counselling situation)

10. You as a counsellor – personal reflection ???? ? EXPERTINFORMANTCONSULTANTRELIABLE GUARDIAN LAISSEZ- FAIREIST 1. Which model are you working on in your workplacement? 2.Which model do you prefer as a counsellor? 3.Which model do you have to use as a counsellor? And why? Please, discuss in your group

11. You as a counsellor – personal reflection Please, draw your lifespine as a counsellor ? ? ? ? ?

12. CONCLUSION Feedback about workshop

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