Topic Two - who are the most effective practitioners?
1. When you go to the Effective People page...
Watch the video of Carl Rogers, a founder of the humanistic approach to counselling; be sure you understand the meaning of empathy and its impact.
Watch the video of Professor Martha Sanchez-Craig; note what she says about effective counsellors, namely: that they are knowledgeable, flexible and skilful and that they offer immediate help. At the bottom of the webpage, go to Key Findings of the research and see the big differences in successful treatment which are accounted for by the practitioner’s style of working.
2. When you go to the Effective People Research page...
Be sure to take in the classic study by Chafetz et al. which shows the importance of practitioners who are motivated to help people with addiction problems.
Equally important is the Luborsky et al. study which shows how variable practitioners are in their effectiveness.
You might be especially interested in the Laugharne et al. study about what service users want from their practitioners.
3. Write down your thoughts…
What do you think are the ‘must have’ characteristics of an effective practitioner? Is there anything you want to change about your own practice?
