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givenscollege.com 20 an effective psychotherapist or counsellor should... the
human
givens diploma (hg. dip) faqs what is a
human
givens therapist?
human
givens therapists work from the most up-to-date and effective, solution- focused understanding of how best to
help
distressed
people
. their underlying strategy is to identify which innate emotional needs are not being met well in a client?s life, and why ? because this is always the root cause of distress. they then
help
the client to remove the psychological or environmental obstacles that are preventing them from meeting their needs (trauma, conditioning, compulsions, addictions etc.) using interventions that have been proven effective time and again. the approach developed from a solid knowledge base of what is known about
human
behaviour, neurobiology and psychology ? the mind/ body link ? and feedback from outcome research. who is this course suitable for? the
human
givens diploma has run for fourteen years. it is primarily aimed at anyone already working in a therapeutic or educational capacity that wishes to improve their skill level, deepen their understanding of
human
behaviour and learn why
people
are so vulnerable to mental illness. however, many others wishing to draw on
human
givens, in business coaching, management or to make a career change, have completed the course. you should be a good ?
people
person?, have an advanced level of education and be prepared to engage fully in the teaching process. must i have personal counselling or psychotherapy myself to do this course? no. one of the many myths that grew up in the field is that practitioners need to undergo many hours of psychotherapy themselves. practitioners who have personal therapy as part of their training are not more effective than those who don?t, so this is not a requirement.
people
only need therapy when their lives aren?t working. just as we only need to take medicine when we are ill ? and then in the right quantity, and at the right time, from someone who really understands our condition. what you need to become a therapist is intelligence, aptitude, spare capacity and life experience. q: a: q: a: q: a: ? know how to build rapport quickly with distressed
people
. ? understand the cycle of depression and how to lift it. ?
help
immediately with anxiety problems, such as panic attacks, trauma (ptsd), phobias or other fear-related symptoms. ? be able to
help
with all kinds of addiction. ? be prepared and equipped to give advice if needed or asked for. ? know how to get relevant, good-quality information from their clients. ? not use jargon or ?psychobabble? or tell
people
that psychotherapy is likely to be ?painful?. ? be supportive when difficult feelings emerge, but not encourage
people
to get emotional beyond the normal need to ?let go? of any bottled-up feelings. ? not dwell unduly on the past ? assist clients to develop social skills so that their need for affection, friendship, pleasure, intimacy and connection to the wider community can be better fulfilled. ?
help
clients to draw on their own life resources (which are usually greater than they think). ? be consider ate of the effects of psychotherapy on the
people
close to their clients ? family, friends, colleagues etc. ? know how to
help
clients to unwind and relax deeply. ? know how to relieve physical pain symptoms. ?
help
clients think about their problems in new and more empowering ways. ? be prepared to set tasks between sessions when appropriate. ? take as few sessions as possible. ? increas e their clients? self-confidence and independence and make sure they feel better after every consultation. and problem-solving abilities. it is these innate needs and resources that together make up the
human
givens. to be effective as psychotherapists, clinicians or teachers we have to work in alignment with them, because it is the
human
givens that make us who we are. why is this qualification different? large numbers of counselling and psychotherapy training courses, even at degree level, fail to give
people
enough information and skills to be really effective. this lets down the increasing numbers seeking
help
for psychological distress, sometimes harms
people
(for example, some approaches unintentionally make depression worse) and waste time and money. this diploma course was created to provide that missing knowledge and teach the necessary skills so
people
can be genuinely more effective at
help
ing others. it is a scientifically sound, skills-based qualification. to
help
people
, what should i be able to do? you need to know how to quickly set about treating depression, anger and anxiety disorders, addiction, compulsive behaviours, trauma, sexual and relation-ship problems. the checklist alongside outlines what a member of the public seeking
help
should expect from any form of counselling or psychotherapeutic intervention. it can also
help
counsellors and other health professionals assess whether they need more training to deal with serious emotional distress (by simply asking themselves how confident they feel about doing everything on the list). what are the ?
human
givens?? the
human
givens are nature?s endowment to our species: the genetic knowledge that drives each of us to create a life that works well. the effect of this knowledge is that we continually experience needs: physical and emotional. our physical needs are obvious enough, food, water, air etc, but our innate emotional needs are equally important forms of nutrition because, when they are not met in balance, we become seriously distressed and even mentally ill. they include: the need for security, attention, autonomy and control, emotional connection to others (love, intimacy, friendship), status and connection to the wider community, to achieve competence and be stretched in such a way that our life is meaningful. nature also gives us the resources to
help
us meet these needs, for example, memory, imagi nation q: a: q: a: q: a: this much-praised course is designed for anyone in the counselling, psychotherapy, psychiatric and medical professions who wishes to be more effective. if you treat depression, anxiety disorders (including ptsd, ocd and phobias), anger, addictions, self-harming, eating disorders, psychosis, relationship problems or chronic pain, this course is for you. however, because it deals with fundamental issues that affect us all, those in many other professions ? such as social work, education, sports and management ? also find it hugely beneficial. students l earn powerful brief psychological interventions that are consistently effec - tive and based on a sound, scientific body of knowledge about psychology and mind/ body functioning. this knowledge, and the skills that go with it, are easily transferable to other fields (such as parenting, teaching, coaching and back-to-work programmes) and bring about considerable benefits.
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