Swinburne University of Science and Technology Unit Name: Theories and Practices of Counselling and Psychotherapy Unit Code: PSY 20001 Assessment Task: Assessment 1: Reflective Journal Tutor: Toby Mizzi Student Name: Hellen Munetsi Declaration I hold a copy of this journal that can be produced if the original copy is lost or damaged. Knowledge, no part of the journal has been copied from any other student's work except Where due acknowledgement is made in the text. No part has been written for me by any Other person. Signed by: Hellen Munetsi
Reflective Journal Theories of Counselling Submitted as Assignment 1. PSY20001 Theories of Counselling Due Date: 7 July 2019 Tutor: Toby Mizzi Student Number: 977473 Word Count: 1500
1 This reflective Journal covers six weeks of material relating to the study of Theories And Practices of Counselling and Psychotherapy. The Journal from the perspective of Theories and Practices of Counselling and Psychotherapy is made up of various theories that are useful in counselling. It starts with a discussion on the introduction to the case of Stan, we learnt a great deal of theories and techniques and how they can be applied to the same person. The Journal next explores the counsellor as a person and as professional, whereby a professional counsellor has to synthesize and be familiar with various approaches, and know when to apply them. In this journal I have presented a brief overview of the first six models of counselling. But firstly we will look at me as a counsellor. Psychoanalysis Therapy The Journal first looked at the Psychoanalysis approach which was propounded by Sigmund Freud. His idea was that all problems emanates from childhood. According to Freud , the first six years of development in a child marks a foundation of personality development. Freud came up with three stages of development , whereby in each stage, if the child's needs are not met adequately, the child may become fixated at that stage later in life, if these stages are not properly resolved they bring people to counselling later in life. Freud's model of human mind divided the mind into three layers the conscious, the preconscious and the unconscious. The conscious is where our current thoughts, feelings, and focus live, the preconscious is where everything we can recall is stored, and can be retrieved from our memory. Unconscious is the deepest level of our minds, it is where processes of our primitive instinctual desires resides, and these drive results in our behaviours. There are three metaphorical parts of the mind according to Freud, the Id, the ego, and the supper ego. The Id focuses on instinctual drives and desires and operates at an unconscious level. The ego checks on the Id working to meet its needs in a social way it begins to develop in fancy and the ego is tied to reality. The supper ego is the portion of the mind where our higher morality principles resides it encourages us to act socially, in morally acceptable ways. Freud