FRHD 3400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Genogram, The Counselor, Afrocentrism
8 Dec 2015
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Use selective attention to focus the counselling session on the client, theme/concern/issue, significant others (partner/spouse, family, friends), a mutual. We focus, the counselor, or the cultural/environmental context. You may also focus on what is going on in the here and now of the session. Clients tend to focus their conversation or story on the areas that the counselor responds to. As the counselor brings in new focuses, the story is elaborated from multiple perspectives. If you selectively attend only to the individual, the broader dimensions of the social context are likely to be missed. Counselling is, first and foremost, for the individual. Attending to the theme, or central topic(s), of the session. Drawing out strengths from the client"s memory through listening to and focusing on the theme, story, or concern. The idea of person-in-community was developed from an afrocentric frame by ogbonnaya (1994), who pointed out that our family and community history and experiences live within each of us.
