You are a counsellor at a university
counselling centre. A student who failed the examinations despite studying hard
presents for counselling in distress. The student expresses the view that her
failure is a result of witchcraft. Based on your understanding of the “Surveying
contexts of counselling” study unit, the best approach for you as a counsellor
would be to…………….

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Listen to the student and identify her faulty beliefs so that you could start a cognitive restructuring process.

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Listen to the student and try to understand her point of view so that you can both explore how she got to espouse her current point of view.

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Listen to the student with the understanding that in a diverse society, people are going to hold varying views that would not make sense to everybody in that society. Lived experiences are varied and complex and it is useful to help clients explore alternative ways of experiencing and interpreting reality.

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Listen to the student with the intention to learn about her culture so that you could think of ways to help her correct her faulty thinking.

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