University:
York University
Course:
PPSYC 3140 | Psychological Health, Distress, & Impairment
Academic year:

2023
Views:

143

Pages:

2
Author:

Nick T.

Professional Helping Relationships Professional helping relationships are time-bound (limited). Professional helping relationships have a clear goal. Professional helping relationships require a "division of labor." Professional helping relationships are disciplined (guided by treatment plans, care standards, and ethical guidelines). Professional helping relationships are built on acceptance. Attitudes and Values Patience Empathy Self-awareness Other-awareness Calm under pressure Awareness of your limits Belief in change capacity Open-minded Recognize and reject stereotypes Humor/light touch Knowledge Base Human development Family and group dynamics Impact of culture/ethnicity/context Social and political issues Special populations that you serve and related sources Research and evaluation Skills • Clinical interviewing, identifying concerns leaving your "Stuff" at the door developing & implementing treatment plans evaluating process record keeping Seeking and Sharing information giving and receiving feedback progress reports/grant reports resource development/community action/advocacy. Administration tasks (budgeting, supervising others...) • Theoretical Frameworks • Systems theory/family Systems theory • Brofenbrenner's ecological systems theory Maslow's hierarchy of needs • Strengths-based approaches General Systems Theory (von Bertalanffy). • System: an entity made up of interrelated, interdependent parts. Physical Self, family, friend group, intimate relationship, School, Community, workplace.... Systems theory recognizes the multiple systems to which a person. belongs - Systems function based on a set of rules, rules generally help the System maintain homeostasis (balance/Status quo). homeostasis is not automatically the same as healthy - help us recognize context (intersectionality) - you can only understand a person and their concern by koking at the Systems they are engaged in and the relationship between those systems