Self as a Teaching Tool: Exploring Power and Anti-oppressive Practice with Counselling/Psychotherapy Students

Blundell, P, Burke, B, Wilson, AM and Jones, B (2022) Self as a Teaching Tool: Exploring Power and Anti-oppressive Practice with Counselling/Psychotherapy Students. Psychotherapy and Politics International, 20 (3). ISSN 1556-9195

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Abstract

Counselling and psychotherapy training often incorporates experiential learning to help students understand and explore different aspects of self. Lecturers and tutors, facilitating such courses, can also share aspects of their lived experience, as a form of experiential learning. This paper describes a workshop on power and anti-oppressive practice that was delivered to counseling students on an MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice. Two lecturers (Beverley and Peter) used their lived experiences of racism and homophobia to stimulate student discussion and debate – effectively, they were using self as a teaching tool. This paper details their experiences and reflections whilst in discussion with two students (Ann-Marie and Ben), who attended the workshop.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1103 Clinical Sciences; 1606 Political Science
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Psychology (from Sep 2019)
Publisher:	The Black, African and Asian Therapy Network.
Date of acceptance:	22 July 2022
Date of first compliant Open Access:	26 July 2022
Date Deposited:	26 Jul 2022 11:02
Last Modified:	21 Mar 2023 15:15
DOI or ID number:	10.24135/ppi.v20i3.01
URI:	https://ljmu-9.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/17278

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