PRO TIP: IGNORE

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Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is basically person centred counselling. It's affirmative, validating, minimises challenge to a person's view and encourages them to find solutions to their own issues .

Ya, the “no judgement” part has definitely been hard over the years considering some of the stuff I heard. But I always tell myself it’s not the place for a counselor to judge, leave that to the priests or their family or the law or whatever

But we did have a client try to fight a (terrible, long since fired) co-worker when he repeated back the client’s reported charge of “child abuse” with a very judgmental tone. Not a good idea to do to someone who had been in prison longer than out of it

Also if a counselor proposes solutions then it’s just the counselor solving problems and it’s disempowering. Also reinforces the person to just ask counselors for a solution for every problem they encounter, a bad idea