Task1: Your Motivation

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Task2: Counseling Situations

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Task3: Three basic assumptions in the systemic perspective

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Task4: Three systemic assumptions for successful consultations

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About the workshop

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The workshop will present a systems theory approach to counselling in refugee health, providing a systematic approach and practical examples for the participants. Counselling is always a highly individual process. People who provide counselling as part of their professional role, such as therapists or social workers, encounter a variety of distinct situations with unique individuals for whom they must find goal-oriented solutions. The fact that there are different perspectives on counselling underscores this individuality. One such perspective is offered by systems theory, which, generally speaking, assumes that all parts of a system are in contact with each other and work towards a common goal. Systems theory aids in abstracting the specifics of a counselling situation while simultaneously allowing for flexible consideration of the characteristics of the client and the counsellor. Hence, systems theory provides an analytical framework for retrospectively analyzing counselling scenarios and prospectively preparing for future counselling sessions. The workshop aims to show how the systems theory approach provides a structured understanding of counselling situations involving people with refugee experience. First, the basic principles of counselling processes are presented: the structural coupling of the participants in the counselling process, viability, connectivity and the experience of difference regarding counselling content. Then, the concepts of perturbation tolerance and contingency are introduced as analytical tools to explore possible resistance and obstacles. A systemic perspective rarely produces entirely new or unknown insights. Rather, it helps to recognize known but possibly misunderstood mechanisms and patterns of action and communication. This is important because only patterns that are consciously perceived can be reflected upon. Reflection, in turn, forms the basis for learning. Ultimately, a systemic perspective offers professionals the opportunity to further develop their counselling skills.

Task5: Take away