FRHD 3400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Neuroplasticity, Attachment Theory, John Bowlby
2 May 2018
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The Helping Relationship Or Working Alliance
Core of helping professions
The Soul of Change and successful outcomes
Three Key components:
1. Client-centered relationship – the therapeutic or working alliance is an emotional bond
or connection
2. The professional brings personal and professional attributes to the relationship
3. Intentional, purposeful behaviour on the part of the professional (maintaining the
liets est iterests reates a suessful helpig relatioship, ehaig the proess
of meaningful and lasting change (thoughts, feelings, and actions/behaviour)
▪ Developing a new perspective – e as of eig
Helpig relatioships dot just happe; the deelop oer tie ad a eperiee ruptures
and repairs (Bogo, 2006).
Neuroscience, the Brain and Counselling
• The conversation in counseling and psychotherapy changes the brain
• Development of new neural networks is an example of brain plasticity.
• Neuroplastiit a result i the holesale reodelig of eural etorks … a rai a
rewire itself.
Neuroscience and the Working Alliance
• Relational unconscious
o The unconscious right brain of professional connects with the unconscious right
brain of client/individual
o Feelig felt - facilitates the emotional aspects of the helping relationship
• Coherent narrative
o The conscious left brain of professional connects with the conscious left brain of the
client/individual
o Failitates the talkig aspets of the helpig relatioship
Soethig to Woder About …
• Reflecting on your future work with individuals:
o What characteristics of people might make it more difficult for you to form
relationships with clients with similar characteristics?
Attachment Theory and the Working Alliance
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Document Summary
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