to love the unloveable...
HEE.
i guess this is the kind of satisfaction i've been searching for all along! :D and i really really wanna record this down in case a few years down the road i get jaded from the work and then i can come here and look back and get reminded of why i started to go this path .. and hopefully renew the same passion when i first started out in this line.. :) heh..
i really really find meaning in what i'm doing currently and i really cannot wait to get started on real counselling.. and i forsee that this would really be a meaningful job.. and it would really give me the satisfaction beyond what a $50 pay increase would have provided.. and at this point in time i would say that the pay cut was worth it. cos what i'm getting now is waaaay better!
it's been a enriching experience so far.. it's been quite some pushing of boundaries .. pushing of my own boundaries.. and i've been thinking so much recently it was kinda scary at first.. cos suddenly i'm thinking alot.. reflecting a lot. .and ya it was kinda overwhelming at first to have so much thoughts.. to be so consciously thinking.. hhaa.. cos previously i think it was like not so much thinking.. like ok lo. . but now i really actively think ALOT and i will have to actively think a lot in future as well.. and that really excites me..
there's a lot of multi-tasking in counselling. you have to attend to the client.. have to listen to what they say.. have to formulate questions to go deeper into what they say.. have to think of ways to help clients explore their options. .and have to incorporate our theories as well.. as compared to my pretty cushy job previously.. there's a lot more to do at the same time now.. and im sooo excited!
i think the most fantastic thing about counselling is that it's a very robust thing.. every client you see is different.. you have to apply different skillsets with different people.. different approaches with different people.. and especially when i will be dealing with children next time.. you can use a lot of creative methods.. :)
we had an assessment last week.. and the trainer gave feedback.. i had some areas to improve upon.. haha.. which was normal cos i was sooo nervous last week! hahaa.. but the trainer gave me this feedback which made me feel very encouraged..
"you have what it takes to be an effective helper"
then i felt super heartened! Cos it's like i have been hearing from my friends that i'm super suitable for this line and everything. .but to hear it from a professional it's like yayyy! and he also mentioned that i have good rapport building skills that i put people at ease. .so thats something he wants me to remember.. heh..
and today we had role play.. so i volunteered to be in teh counsellor role (hah i love to volunteer for such things cos it's a really good learning experience).. and i had positive feedback as well! :) the trainer said taht i had fantastic intervention and i asked questions at this point in time which was the turning point of the counselling session! hehehehe.. then i wah super happy to hear that!
this kinda positive affirmation on your skillset is really cool to hear.. :)
and i think what one of my classmate said was very interesting..that our job was very important cos it's about "loving the unloveable"cos our clients may come to us in a "unloveable" state.. it may be hard to love them cos they may present problems. .and they may have certain behaviours which may just be an overt behaviour .. a manifestation of teh struggles they feel inside.. and it is our job to love them.. and to understand and emphathise with them and make them feel heard.. and i think it is very very meaningful..
to love the unloveable.. :)
if i ever do get jaded in the future.. i really hope this blog entry will serve as a very good reminder! :)
i guess this is the kind of satisfaction i've been searching for all along! :D and i really really wanna record this down in case a few years down the road i get jaded from the work and then i can come here and look back and get reminded of why i started to go this path .. and hopefully renew the same passion when i first started out in this line.. :) heh..
i really really find meaning in what i'm doing currently and i really cannot wait to get started on real counselling.. and i forsee that this would really be a meaningful job.. and it would really give me the satisfaction beyond what a $50 pay increase would have provided.. and at this point in time i would say that the pay cut was worth it. cos what i'm getting now is waaaay better!
it's been a enriching experience so far.. it's been quite some pushing of boundaries .. pushing of my own boundaries.. and i've been thinking so much recently it was kinda scary at first.. cos suddenly i'm thinking alot.. reflecting a lot. .and ya it was kinda overwhelming at first to have so much thoughts.. to be so consciously thinking.. hhaa.. cos previously i think it was like not so much thinking.. like ok lo. . but now i really actively think ALOT and i will have to actively think a lot in future as well.. and that really excites me..
there's a lot of multi-tasking in counselling. you have to attend to the client.. have to listen to what they say.. have to formulate questions to go deeper into what they say.. have to think of ways to help clients explore their options. .and have to incorporate our theories as well.. as compared to my pretty cushy job previously.. there's a lot more to do at the same time now.. and im sooo excited!
i think the most fantastic thing about counselling is that it's a very robust thing.. every client you see is different.. you have to apply different skillsets with different people.. different approaches with different people.. and especially when i will be dealing with children next time.. you can use a lot of creative methods.. :)
we had an assessment last week.. and the trainer gave feedback.. i had some areas to improve upon.. haha.. which was normal cos i was sooo nervous last week! hahaa.. but the trainer gave me this feedback which made me feel very encouraged..
"you have what it takes to be an effective helper"
then i felt super heartened! Cos it's like i have been hearing from my friends that i'm super suitable for this line and everything. .but to hear it from a professional it's like yayyy! and he also mentioned that i have good rapport building skills that i put people at ease. .so thats something he wants me to remember.. heh..
and today we had role play.. so i volunteered to be in teh counsellor role (hah i love to volunteer for such things cos it's a really good learning experience).. and i had positive feedback as well! :) the trainer said taht i had fantastic intervention and i asked questions at this point in time which was the turning point of the counselling session! hehehehe.. then i wah super happy to hear that!
this kinda positive affirmation on your skillset is really cool to hear.. :)
and i think what one of my classmate said was very interesting..that our job was very important cos it's about "loving the unloveable"cos our clients may come to us in a "unloveable" state.. it may be hard to love them cos they may present problems. .and they may have certain behaviours which may just be an overt behaviour .. a manifestation of teh struggles they feel inside.. and it is our job to love them.. and to understand and emphathise with them and make them feel heard.. and i think it is very very meaningful..
to love the unloveable.. :)
if i ever do get jaded in the future.. i really hope this blog entry will serve as a very good reminder! :)