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Practical Manual for Psychological Counseling
Senior tutor Xu Jun's first online closing course
It is common across genres and covers short, medium, and long-term case closure practices
Focus on the key and difficult points, and solve all kinds of N kinds of case closure problems!
The original price is 1199 yuan, and the first special offer: 899 yuan
When people are facing a breakup or any other separation (such as the death of a loved one, leaving home, etc.), they usually have the following experience:
- Before separation, we are extremely anxious and afraid of its coming;
- After separation, we can't let go, and the scene of separation will recur in our minds over and over again.
The counseling relationship in psychological counseling is a very special intimate relationship in itself.
One of the peculiarities of psychotherapy is that it is structured around the ending.
From the outset, we knew that the time a client and therapist could spend together was limited, and that the success of the treatment was marked by the client's achievement of the desired goals and the end of the treatment.
- Lori Gottlieb, "Maybe You Should Have Someone to Talk To"
As the counseling process progresses, the emotional involvement will become deeper and deeper, and both the counselor and the client will bring their own personality and sincerity to each other, and sadness and reluctance will inevitably end such an important relationship.
If this process is handled properly, the counselor and the client wave goodbye to each other, wish each other thanksgiving, and move forward with firmness and warmth, and courage and strength in the reluctance.
If it is not handled well, it may have unpredictable effects on both parties, for example, the client may:
- Re-experiencing abandonment, grief, death anxiety, anger, etc., in the face of separation anxiety, resulting in increased trauma;
- The counseling relationship is greatly affected, and then there are reactions such as recurrence or shedding of symptoms, which affects the treatment effect;
- Clients leave with empathy and resentment, which is very dangerous, and extreme clients may self-injure/commit suicide......
At this stage, the pressure from the client is more acute and intense, and it is almost impossible for the counsellor to withdraw and be alone:
- You may have to endure the client's anger/empathy, and if you don't handle it well, you may be complained/exposed on the Internet, etc., which will seriously affect your reputation;
- The counselor witnesses his or her own failures in the client, and this frustration may trigger a fear of abandonment, causing a chain reaction such as self-blame (my own immaturity), rationalization (he is not suitable for me), defense (it doesn't matter), questioning (did I do it wrong......
- The counselor may empathize with the next client, such as appearing too hard or oversatisfying the next client, which can lead to counseling failure and client drop-off......
Therefore, case closure is an inescapable process in counseling, and every counselor should pay attention to and strengthen special training!
Different counselors may have different working styles, methods, and styles, as well as different types of counseling (individual counseling, couples counseling, family counseling), in terms of time and method of handling cases.
In order to allow more psychological counselors to systematically and proficiently master the knowledge of counseling case closure, Simple Psychology Uni and Mr. Xu Jun jointly developed the "Practical Operation Manual of Psychological Counseling Case Closure":
✅ This is Mr. Xu Jun's first online case closing course, which condenses his nearly 30 years of clinical experience in case closure, which is very authoritative and professional.
✅ This is a clear-structured, comprehensive, cross-genre general case closure practice manual, covering short/medium/long-term case closure knowledge, ✅ and this is a case closure training with the goal of helping consultants with the goal of clinical application, focusing on the explanation of important and difficult points, combined with a large number of case sharing, N kinds of case closure problems are covered in one go!
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01
What are the signs that the consultation is over?
Usually the first few sessions of the consultation are the initial interview stage, where the counselor and the client establish a counseling relationship, understand the basic information, and jointly set a feasible direction for the consultation.
According to the client's counseling goals, the counselor will discuss with the client that they will have different cycles of psychological counseling, such as short-term, medium-term or long-term, based on the complexity of the client's problem, attachment type, personality level, mentalization level, etc.
Short-term psychological counseling
In general, the client of short-term counseling has a clear topic and goal in one aspect, such as how to get out of the pain of falling out of a broken relationship, or what to do if I am anxious and nervous about facing an important exam/interview......
In the face of these circumstances, the consultation will focus on this topic.
The evaluation of counseling goals is an important indicator of whether short-term psychological counseling advances to the closing stage.
When the counselor observes or the client initiates that the distress triggered by the current stressful event has been relieved or subsided, and can return to the track and rhythm of daily life, the counselor can discuss with the client whether the goal has been achieved, and if the desired goal has been achieved, the end of the relationship.
However, what should we do if we need to change or add new topics to revisit?
In the "Practical Manual of Psychological Counseling Case Closure" designed by Mr. Xu Jun, the following five themes are in-depth for short-term counseling and case closure, leading counselors to master the practice of short-term counseling and case closure:
- How to Evaluate Short-Range Case Closure: Goal Orientation
- A study of the development line of the short-range case process
- Short-range case-closing immunization techniques
- Diversity in short-range case closure settings
- Short-range case closure is a medium- and long-term transformation
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Medium/long-term psychological counseling
Generally speaking, the ideal medium- and long-term counseling will have some common counseling goals and growth directions, and if the client has any of the following behaviors, it means that the counseling process is effective in a certain sense, and can be considered to enter the closing stage.
1. Corrective emotional experience
During the counseling journey, the client and the counsellor are fully engaged and create a corrective emotional experience that allows the client to feel treated differently, to see a more complete self, and to develop the ability to embrace and accept vulnerability.
They become safer, more consistent, more resilient with a sense of self, and have a stable emotional connection.
2、重建自我内在运作模式（Internal Working Model）
The inner mode of operation is the way we see ourselves, others and the world.
Changing from a negative, negative, and insecure inner mode of operation in the past to a more positive and safe model is the goal of psychological counseling and the task of counselors.
When clients have more stable emotional responses, more resilient behavior patterns, and more stable self-perception and self-evaluation, they can see themselves as valuable, meaningful, and worthy of love.
At the same time, the client develops the ability to establish, maintain, and repair intimate relationships, sees others as safe attachments to rely on, is willing to take risks into relationships, and is constantly learning and growing.
In short, the client develops a psychological model of a more secure integration of the self and the outside world, so that he or she can effectively face the challenges and trials of life and make major decisions with more confidence.
3. Multi-faceted personal function and self-strength
- Greater self-awareness
- Clearer self-expression
- More stable self-control
- More positive self-care
- More effective psychological resilience
4. Multi-angle social function and relational power
- Ability to build, maintain and repair relationships
- Ability to express needs and respond to the needs of others
- Social adaptation and development
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However, in the medium and long term, the situation is usually more complicated because both parties are more emotionally involved, and even if the counselor does not make mistakes in the process, it may not go as smoothly, such as the following case:
Case
Counselor A and Client T have maintained a stable relationship for more than a year, and the main topic of counseling is T's fawning in interpersonal relationships.
As the goal of the counseling was gradually achieved, A and T have recently discussed the end of the consultation together 4 times, especially because T has a strong sense of anxiety about the separation, and the counselor also paid special attention to discussing this part with T, and T also said that he also felt that it could be ended. So Counselor A assesses that T is ready for the upcoming end of the consultation.
The last consultation agreed between Counselor A and Client T arrived. A originally planned to conduct a general review and summary of T's consultation at this stage, and send blessings to him.
Unexpectedly, the counselor just said, "That's our last time." T suddenly burst into strong emotions, accusing the counselor of leaving him behind, and said that he found that there were still many problems to be solved this week, and the counselor did not ask the counselor how the week was, and it was about to end.
In the face of a client's sudden emotional breakdown, how should the counselor understand and respond?
In this course, Mr. Xu Jun explained and analyzed the case from four perspectives: case closing timing, process setting, common phenomena, and case closure trauma, and shared a large number of cases to help counselors prepare for a rainy day and deal with various complex scenarios that may arise calmly and effectively!
1. Timing of case closure
- Objective assessment
- Empathy assessment
- Evaluation of traditional long-term therapies
Second, the process settings
- Initiating the method of closing the case
- Measures to prevent shedding and injury
- Recurring case closure settings
- Echelon closure setting
3. Understanding and responding to common cases closures
- Prototyping process
- Separation/death anxiety
- Recurrence of symptoms
- Lateness/absence
- Denial of treatment
- Breakout setup
Fourth, the wounds of the closed case and its repair
- Understand the condolences of the closing of the case
- Repair process and operation method
- The importance of reanalysis
- Risk of retraumatization
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02
Closing the case crisis is both a challenge and an opportunity!
What should I do when the consultation has not yet reached the closing stage, but there are signs of imminent end, such as suspension/drop-off/referral, which disrupts the pre-consultation setup and consultation process?
In fact, there are many unexpected situations that can arise during the consultation process, including:
- The visitor suddenly falls off without telling the end
- The client feels that the goal has been achieved and wants to end the consultation (in cases that do not match the counselor's assessment)
- The client's counseling topics and goals at this stage do not match the counselor's area of expertise
- The end of the counselor's inability to continue to provide services due to ethical issues
- The two parties moved out of their original cities and countries due to job transfers, and they were unable to coordinate other consultation methods, so they had to choose to close
- The termination is due to various reasons such as physical reasons, changes in personal life, counseling fees, etc
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For those who have to be terminated because of ethics, competence, and objective conditions that prevent them from continuing to work, it is also worth a formal and ceremonial separation.
For those cases that have not yet reached the closing stage after the consultant's assessment, the client's early proposal for closure is worthy of further discussion.
An experienced counsellor trained in case closure can turn a crisis or challenge into an opportunity, and the counsellor may explore areas including, but not limited to:
- What makes a visitor want to end?
- Why did you choose to end at this point in time?
- Is it to end up expressing disappointment or dissatisfaction with the counselor or the counseling process?
- Is it because you don't want to rely too much on the counselor and avoid the closeness you already feel?
- What kind of mood or unmet need is behind ending this decision?
Perhaps, after the discussion, both parties will see that some details that have not been discovered will continue to work, and the relationship will go through a "storm" to become more trusting and closer, and obtain the key to a new door to growth.
Or maybe after the discussion, it is found that there is indeed a gap in the current match between the two parties, or the client's current problems have been able to solve and face by themselves, and through full discussion and spreading, such a decision will become clearer and more rational.
The separation brought about by this decision may become a valuable experience in the client's life, that is, the client realizes that the counselor may not be able to continue to assist him at this stage, he acknowledges and accepts the counselor's limitations, but still maintains mutual trust and exits the other person's life with blessings and gratitude.
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In the past training process, case closure was only a part of the training, and few courses systematically and meticulously described this part, and the "Practical Guide to Psychological Counseling Case Closure" is a special training specifically for case closure!
Highlight 1: Faculty authority
First of all, it is important to have an experienced and professional instructor to lead the training!
Mr. Xu Jun is one such teacher, he has been consulting since 1997, has been engaged in clinical consultation and supervision for a long time, and is well aware of the importance of case closure and the ethical risks brought about by untrained case closure, this course is the integration and condensation of his nearly 30 years of clinical experience;
He hopes that more psychological counselors will be familiar with the knowledge of case closure and use professional training to avoid unnecessary harm to clients and counselors themselves.
Highlight 2: The content is comprehensive and practical
Secondly, psychological counseling is an application-oriented course, and it is not enough to master knowledge, and in the face of unknown clinical scenarios, practical guidance is urgently needed!
In addition to the short, medium and long-term case closure practices already introduced above, the course also lists in detail a variety of unexpected situations that may be encountered in the process of case closure, and helps consultants accumulate indirect clinical experience by sharing a large number of successful and failed cases, so as to achieve early detection and early treatment!
- Referral – early referral/referral with insufficient competency, management of referral trauma, responsibility for referral and effective management, etc.;
- Shedding and crisis intervention - shedding analysis, response to interruption of pregnancy and childbirth, crisis intervention for other unexpected problems, etc.;
- Ethical issues – how to raise the price, meet after the case is closed, effective work to close the case, supervision of the case closure, etc.
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Highlight 3: Six major service support
Finally, a good learning atmosphere and support system are also indispensable and equally important!
As a professional platform for lifelong growth education for psychological counselors, Simple Psychology Uni always puts students first!
In this course, there are six major services, so that students can buy with peace of mind and learn with confidence:
✅ The instructor will answer questions live in person, and the students will have the opportunity to meet the tutor face-to-face; ✅ weekly teaching assistant homework review + evaluation to help you truly master the core knowledge; ✅ community learning, but also share and communicate with psychology colleagues; ✅ exclusive class teacher service support, course feedback will be followed up immediately; ✅ high-definition video subtitle course + key summary + text script assisted learning; after learning, ✅ simple psychology & Xu Jun's autograph will be issued for class hour certification.
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Some love is to get together and stay together, and some love is to meet and leave!
The love in the counseling relationship is the latter, seeing each other and drifting apart, even if they never see each other again, with deep blessings for each other, they walk alone on the road ahead of themselves.
Whether you're an intern/novice/mature counselor, psychosocial health worker, school counselor, healthcare worker, etc., as long as you want to:
✔️ Take precautions, systematically learn the knowledge of case closure, and try your best to avoid unnecessary injuries; ✔️ Adhere to professionalism, whether short-term or medium-long term, and treat each case with caution; ✔️ Responsible for the client, the consultation is from the beginning to the end of the goal.
This course is definitely the best choice for you~
Practical manual for closing psychological counseling cases
Online debut: Mr. Xu Jun exclusively imparted valuable experience in closing cases
Comprehensive content: universal across genres, covering short/medium/long-term case closure practice and practical implementation: focusing on the explanation of important and difficult points, and overcoming N kinds of case closure problems