Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 said: >>If you wait till you work through all of this you'll never work as >>counselor. I second that motion. Here we talk about being on a journey together. Some of us are further along on the road than others, but it's all the same road. There's also an idea in mythology called the " wounded healer. " The wounded healer is a better doctor because he/she understands pain and has the capacity for compassion. Take care, Rosemary > " I also feel like I need to be able to work through this before I start > practicing as a counselor. I don't want any of my own subconscious > baggage to interfere with someone else's process. " > > If you wait till you work through all of this you'll never work as > counselor. There's always another layer uncovered. It's good to keep > that in mind, and it's good to be working on it. You want to be one > level higher than the clients, (at least) but don't expect to be baggage > free. > > I find that even now I learn from my clients and they learn from me. If > an issue comes up, and it does very rarely, probably less than 5 times > in 18 years, I just ask the client be transfered or... I try to figure > out why that client was but into my life at that time and what is it > that I need to be working on. Then eventually both the client and I > grow. Not because I shared anything that would ruin the client/counselor > relationship, but because I go home and journal and ask why this client > stirred up feelings. > > ** , Stinky's caretaker** > Froehliche Weihnachten, > Merry Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Share Posted December 18, 2001 said: >>If you wait till you work through all of this you'll never work as >>counselor. I second that motion. Here we talk about being on a journey together. Some of us are further along on the road than others, but it's all the same road. There's also an idea in mythology called the " wounded healer. " The wounded healer is a better doctor because he/she understands pain and has the capacity for compassion. Take care, Rosemary > " I also feel like I need to be able to work through this before I start > practicing as a counselor. I don't want any of my own subconscious > baggage to interfere with someone else's process. " > > If you wait till you work through all of this you'll never work as > counselor. There's always another layer uncovered. It's good to keep > that in mind, and it's good to be working on it. You want to be one > level higher than the clients, (at least) but don't expect to be baggage > free. > > I find that even now I learn from my clients and they learn from me. If > an issue comes up, and it does very rarely, probably less than 5 times > in 18 years, I just ask the client be transfered or... I try to figure > out why that client was but into my life at that time and what is it > that I need to be working on. Then eventually both the client and I > grow. Not because I shared anything that would ruin the client/counselor > relationship, but because I go home and journal and ask why this client > stirred up feelings. > > ** , Stinky's caretaker** > Froehliche Weihnachten, > Merry Christmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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