Questions

Provide answers to all of the questions below:

QUESTION 1
Complete the table by describing legal and ethical considerations for the initial stages of counselling in australia, and how these apply to counselling practice.
Term	Description of legal/ethical consideration (include relevant legislation if applicable)	How does this apply to practice
Codes of conduct/practice
Duty of care
Discrimination
Human rights
Mandatory reporting
Practitioner/client boundaries
Work health and safety
Privacy, confidentiality and disclosure
Records management
Rights and responsibilities of workers, employers and clients

QUESTION 2
Complete the following table regarding counselling contracts/plans. in context to australian counselling system.
Explain why a contract is required in counselling.
List two key formats for counselling contracts.
List the key information must be included in a counselling contract.

QUESTION 3

Explain the purpose of counselling and the place of counselling within the helping services.

QUESTION 4

Briefly describe how counselling has evolved as a helping relationship.

QUESTION 5

Give two examples of what a client has a right to expect from the counselling relationship.

QUESTION 6

Give two examples of professional limitations for a counsellor.

QUESTION 7

Describe the principles of person-centred practice.

QUESTION 8

Identify a value you have and explain how this can positively or negatively impact your relationship with a client in counselling.

QUESTION 9
Define each of the communication techniques below and give one example that supports best practice in communicating with counselling clients.
Principle	Definition	Example
Effective use of body language
Active listening
Paraphrasing
Reflecting feelings
Open and closed questions and probing
Summarising
Reframing

QUESTION 10
Complete the following table.
Presenting issue	Is this issue within a scope of a counsellor's role to treat? Explain why or why not.	What other type of services could be suitable for
Alcohol and other drugs
Domestic and family violence
Financial difficulty
Homelessness
Mental illness
Problem gambling