Carl Rogers, a humanistic psychologist, offered a unique perspective on becoming a person in his influential book “On Becoming a Person.” Here are some of his key ideas:
Breath A hand book for health care provider
Effective coping strategies
Appropriate coping strategies are essential for effective coping. Here is the nine gems for adaptive coping.
Exploring Coping Options
Develop adaptive response to reduce this pandemic related stress. I have divided individuals coping into three stages, before encounter the threat, during actual threat and after effect of the stressful event. If we have more option it may be helpful to cope better.
Cope with COVID -19
Increase your psychological resilience.
Cope with anxiety and stress related to covid – 19
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Practice Compassionate Communication
Enhance relationships with Compassionate Communication or Nonviolent Communication (NVC). supports change on three interconnected levels; within self, between others, and within groups and social systems. NVC greatest impact has been in personal development, relationships, and social change. Read more
Components of Communication
NVC delineates four components of communication:
- Observations free of evaluations
- Feelings straight from the heart
- Needs, values and longings and
- Requests expressed clearly in positive action language.
More resource
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_Communication
Key Assumptions and Intentions of NVC
http://capitalnvc.net/main/nvcmodel
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Counseling outcome – Understand the complex process
Counseling outcome depends on many factors. it can be grouped into four
- Event or situation- Why client seeking for help (different needs)
- Clients variable (different background)
- Therapist variable (different approaches)
- Counseling outcome variable (different goals)
Understand how complex process it is…
Solution focused brief therapy in a nutshell
Causes of problems may be extremely complex, their solutions do not necessarily need to be”.
–Steve de Shazer
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Develop effective study habits
Knowing how to study is essential for acquiring knowledge which is useful throughout our life. These steps may helps you to study, retain and recall when its needed. Identify your gaps and try to enhance your learning experience. Be a life long learner.
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Care giving – The inevitable part of life
Providing care for someone with physical, mental illness or with special needs is inevitable part for anyone at least some point of our lifetime. Learn and enhance skills and competence to performing the care giving role to avoid burden or burnout.
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