CTP 015 - Counselling young people - Scripts Injunctions and Drivers - Appropriate Referrals in Counselling and Progression

In this weeks episode of the Counselling Tutor Podcast Rory and ken cover the topic of counselling children and adolescents. Rory takes a look at the Transactional Analysis theory of Scripts, Drivers and Injunctions. Ken speaks about making appropriate referrals in counselling and we end with a debate on progression.   Counselling young people is a specialism that requires additional training post graduation. Rory and Ken explore some of the challenges of working with children and adolescents and they share some resources that will be useful if you would like to learn more about the subject.   Scripts, Drivers and Injunctions   In Theory with Rory, Rory explains the TA theory of  Scripts Injunctions and Drivers and how we can identify these presentations in our practice.   Appropriate referrals in counselling   As counsellor you will have occasion to refer clients to other services. Ken speaks about what makes a referral appropriate, what we should look out for and he speaks about respectful ways we can work with referrals.   Progression What happens when you graduate as a qualified counsellor? are there work opportunities out there? these are just two of the questions that Rory and Ken debate on this interesting topic of life after study.