1/10 Today for #TraineeTalk we are discussing ‘Integrative Counselling/Psychotherapy’.
A few starter questions are in this thread for students to think about and discuss, feel free to add your own too. @drpeterblundell is co-facilitator as usual #TherapistsConnect

2/10 What do we mean by an Integrative approach to Counselling/Psychotherapy? #traineetalk #TherapistsConnect @drpeterblundell @cazbinny

3/10 Does your course teach ‘integration’ of modalities? What are your thoughts on integrative approach, are you at all interested in it? #traineetalk #TherapistsConnect @drpeterblundell @cazbinny

4/10 If you don’t study Integrative therapy,do you ever hear about other modalities e.g from fellow trainees on placement,social media,through reading..how do you make sense of diff.theories to that which you practice/are studying? #traineetalk @drpeterblundell #TherapistsConnect

5/10 ‘The Humanistic Integrative Approach recognises that the quality of the therapeutic relationship,rather than any one particular theoretical orientation,is the most important aspect of successful therapeutic work’ -what are your thoughts on this? #traineetalk @drpeterblundell

6/10 Do you know what I mean when I say ‘eclectic counselling’? What might the differences be between eclectic and integrative counselling? #traineetalk #TherapistsConnect @drpeterblundell @cazbinny

7/10 What do you think may be the advantages of an integrative approach, and what could be the disadvantages? #traineetalk #TherapistsConnect @drpeterblundell @cazbinny

8/10 An integrative therapist may use Transference and Counter-Transference in their work. Can you explain in a basic way some understanding of this? Nb we’ll cover this more in-depth on a separate week #traineetalk #TherapistsConnect @drpeterblundell @cazbinny

9/10 I’m inviting you to name some modalities, and just play around with how to you, they could possibly work together in the therapy space.
How might this integration reflect how you make sense of therapy? #traineetalk #TherapistsConnect @drpeterblundell @cazbinny

10/10 So where does ‘Pluralism’ come into all this?! #traineetalk #TherapistsConnect @drpeterblundell @cazbinny