Art of Counselling gynaecology is example

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Art of Counselling gynaecology is example

• Salah Baloul MRCOG
• Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist
• King Abed Aziz Specialist Hospital

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introduction

• Definition Counselling is a way of working
  with people in which you understand how they feel
  and help them to decide what to do.
• In medical field
• At this Era
• What is the condition( disease or situation)
• Available of Options, but partially when
  decision is straight
• Who else can benefit (clients, family ,friends)

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COUNSELLING SKILLS

• Non verbal communications
• Listening and learning skills
• Building confidence and given support

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Non verbal communications

• Showing your attitude through your posture, your
  expression, every thing except speaking
• Keep your head level
• Pay attention
• Remove barrier
• Take time
• Touch appropriately and professionally

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Listening and learning skills

• Ask open questions (how, what, when.not are you,
  did you ,has he. sometimes to make sure of a
  fact)
• Use responses and gesture which show interest. To
  encourage talking (smiling, response like Mmm
  ,Aha)

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Cont.

• Reflect back what he or she says.. means to
  repeat differently what is said, to show you have
  heard. This will encourage more talking.
• Empathize show that you understand how he or she
  feels
• Avoid judging words like right, wrong ,bad ,
  good though this may be used sometime.

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Building confidence giving support

• Accept what the person thinks or feels.
• wrong idea disagree or criticize
• reduces confidence
• Agree difficult to suggest something
  different
• accept neutral how ? By reflecting back,
  response and gesture, empathizing.

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Building confidence Cont(1)

• Recognize praise what the person doing right. (
  different between health worker and counsellor).
  Also may feel something serious dont worry may
  reduces the confidence
• Give practical help hungry or thirsty.
  Already had a lot of advice, has a clear problem.
  And you want to show support and acceptance.

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Building confidence Cont(2)

• Give a little simple information Wait till
  building confidence Things can be done
  today Only one or two pieces of
  information Be positive not sound critical.
• Simple language
• Make one or two suggestions NOT commands

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Thank you
counselling
has two faces