COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION

 

Counselling Kinesiology 1 - “Resolving Emotional Stress”

 

Practical assessment: Weighting = 30% of total assessment

- assessed during the workshop (see details below).

 

Written Assessment: Weighting = 50% of total assessment

·        2 Case Studies (see Case Study Criteria below) 30%
- can be submitted at any time after the workshop

·        Written Exam on Theory 20%
- after receipt of the case studies, the theory assessment will be posted out on a mutually agreed date and you undertake to return it express post 24 hrs later (i.e. posted 24 hours after receiving it). It is open book consisting of approximately 25 questions which are primarily short answer with some multiple choice. The expected time for completion is less than 2 hours.

 

Oral Assessment: Weighting = 20% of total assessment

- will be arranged to be done by phone after submitting the Case Studies and completing the Written Assessment (see details below).

 

Competency is set at 70% and must be achieved in each of the practical, written and oral assessment areas.

 

Assessment fee (including postage, phone call, marking and Certificate of Competency) - $33.00 incl GST

(this will be invoiced after the Case Studies and Written Assessment have been submitted).

PRACTICAL ASSESSMENT (Assessed during workshop)

 

Demonstrate competency in performing the following exercises -

Stage 1 - Talk Therapy Phase

Taking a Case History

Problem/Goal/Solution/Action approach

Stage 2 - Emotional Stress Circuit

Indicator Muscle Testing (including correcting muscle imbalances)

Testing to see if Pretest Quick Fixes Worked

Setting Up Relevance Testing or Equivalent

Stacking Using Circuit Store (=Pause Lock)

Testing Off an Unlocked Indicator Muscle

Emotional Stress Circuit using 4 Step De-Stressing

Emotional Stress Circuit using the Inner Child Recovery (Lift) technique

Stage 3 - Creative Role Modelling

Applying creative Role Modelling to the outcome of Stage 1 or 2

 

 

WRITTEN ASSESSMENT

 

Case Study Assessment Criteria

Two complete case studies required. Competency is 70% (and case studies can be resubmitted where necessary). Make sure you address all items 1-7 and complete & return the Declaration / Release form.

 

1. History Taking (10 marks)

Initial Consultation Client Information Form

–        reason why came

–        Biopsychosocial Factors:

·        relevant lifestyle, health, mental/emotional & family history factors (parents, siblings, children),

·        medication (past and present - especially anti-psychotic, anti-depressive, and for physical problems as possible cause of mental/emotional side effects)

·        past/current treatments for this problem issue if appropriate (e.g. practitioner for liaising)

–        within the scope of CK and within your personal scope

 

2. Stage 1 - Problem/Goal/Solution/Action Approach – Counselling (10 marks)

(i)             History of the problem (how past problems relate to the presenting problem)

(ii)           The four “I statements”

(iii)          Notes of how these statements were arrived at.

 

3. Stage 2 - Emotional Stress Circuit (45 marks)

            Kinesiology Assessment (5 marks)

(i)            Detail the six pre-tests and corrections (if required).

Balanced Indicator Muscle (contraction & extension, right and left)
Switching, Central & Governing Meridians, Dehydration, Ionisation, Circuit Store

(ii)           Detail Willingness statements and de-stressing (if required).

(iii)         Identify priority issues (e.g. from testing Problem/Goal/Solution/Action above).

(iv)         Detail additional factors addressed/placed in circuit if appropriate (CL pain site, thinking of troubling relationship, food sensitivity on navel etc.).

(v)          Detail Reference age(s), GG, DD, Who/What, Flower Essences, Ego Defences, Reinforcement,
in present time and at the reference age (as per the Flow chart)

(vi)         Make appropriate observations and comments regarding difficulties arising from these steps

 

            Emotional De-Stressing (40 marks)

(i)            Detail techniques used for “Keying In” e.g. Lift relaxation process, Sensory Inputs

(ii)           Detail steps for “De-Stressing” (e.g. how the Healing the Inner Child methods were used)

(iii)         Detail the Limiting Emotional Pattern (relevance of Emotional Reference to presenting issue i.e. how the DD/GG, essences, ego defence behaviours, and story all relate to the presenting problem and its resolution)

 

4. Stage 3 - Reinforcement Exercises (10 marks)

(i)            Detail reinforcement exercises given to client e.g. what was covered in Creative Role Modelling. & how was it done

(ii)           Make appropriate observations and comments regarding this process.

 

5. Description of consultations (5 marks)

(i)            Stages and phases covered in each consultation

(ii)           Time taken

(iii)         Summary of case

(iv)         Signed Declaration / Release Form  (see below).

 

6. Follow up (5 marks)

(i)            Feedback after each consultation (at conclusion of session and beginning of subsequent session)

(ii)           Future treatment plan.(for next session)

 

7. Self Evaluation (5 marks)

Regarding difficulty of case, time taken, following the procedure, working with the person, results (how did you feel about changes in the problem after consultation(s)).

 

8. Presentation (5 marks)

 

9. Overall Impression of Grasp of Material as Judged by Assessor (5 marks)

 

Total = 100 marks

 

DECLARATION / RELEASE FORM

 

            I........................................., declare that the following consultations listed below took place between the clients identified by initials only, and myself on the dates listed.

 

I agree that the case notes may be used for supervision purposes and understand that my privacy and confidentiality, and the privacy of my client(s) will be maintained as fully as possible.

 

If I deem it necessary, I undertake to obtain informed consent from the clients indicated, that the case notes may be used for supervision purposes. Whether informed consent is obtained or not, I bear full responsibility for the use of these case notes in this manner.

 

I also declare that these case studies are entirely my own work and are an accurate and complete record of what took place in the consultations listed.

 

Case Study 1

Client Initials (print):

Consultation Date(s):

 

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Case Study 2

Client Initials (print):

Consultation Date(s):

 

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Signed .........................                                    Date: ..........................

Written Exam on Theory

 

After receipt of the case studies, the theory assessment will be posted out on a mutually agreed date and you undertake to return it express post 24 hrs later (i.e. posted 24 hours after receiving it). It is open book consisting of approximately 25 questions which are primarily short answer with some multiple choice. The expected time for completion is less than 2 hours.

 

 

ORAL ASSESSMENT.

 

·        Describe -

The 3 Stage Counselling Kinesiology Approach.

The Developmental Stages (see The Developmental Directory)

The Grief Phases (see The Grief Gauge)

The General Emotional Adaption Syndrome

·        Predicting an Emotional Stress Scenario and the Resulting Limiting Negative Emotional Pattern Generated

·        Describe how you would deal with -

Confronting issues , Confronting Behaviour, Counter transference, Winding up a session (examples given)

·        Describe the steps in an Emotional Stress Circuit outlining the differences between the -

            Inner Child Recovery - Lift Technique

Interactive RES Techniques

Non-Interactive Techniques

·        Outline the follow-up reinforcement exercises -

            Three Part “I Message”

            Creative Role Modelling 3 Prong Technique

·        Describe -

            Needs Trading

            Intentional Mirroring

·        Discuss -

            2 Case Studies (see Written Assessment)

            Written Theory Exam (see Written Assessment)

 

The aim of the competency criteria for the Case studies was designed to make it simple. Basically all you need to do is write the headings and fill in something for each one following each stage of the flow charts provided. For example,

 

1. The Biopsychological factors are on the first page of the Client Information sheet

 Within personal scope? All I need is "yes" or "no".

2. (i) History of the problem is the answers to the questions -

    "History of the problem with this person"  and "Past Causes (same trigger)" and "Past Causes (same emotion" boxes in the P/G/S/A flowchart.

(ii) The Four Statements is the point of the Stage 1 process.

(iii) How they were arrived at is based on their original problem, the history and finding the 4 statements - I only need a validating sentence here to show that.

 

3. Kinesiology Assessment

(i)-(iii) & (v) are simply kinesiology and are filled in on the checkboxes on the Client Info Sheet

(iv) An answer can be "no additional factors"  or "Also stacked focusing on the confusing feeling"

(vi) Were there any difficulties? e.g. "No" or "Yes - had to balance for stress around permission to Time track to reference age with ESR".

 

3. Emotional De-Stressing

(i) Was it Lift relaxation process, Sensory Inputs or something else?

(ii)  Detail steps for “De-Stressing” (e.g. how the Healing the Inner Child methods were used) - this is really asking you what you used to heal the inner child. Was it Method 1, 2, 3 &/or 4  in the boxes in the Lift Technique Flow chart?

(iii)Detail the Limiting Emotional Pattern. This is explaining the emotional pattern in terms of the DD, GG etc. that you tested up, and relating it to the presenting problem and the inner child de-stressing method

The following sheets may have been added after you did the course -

Use the information "HOW TO PREDICT A SCENARIO FROM THE DD & GG EMOTIONS" (attached below). This explains the way the DD/GG occur. Work it through with the emotions you have. Typically you would have used these emotions to lead the client if the story is not clear, rather than just diving into the story they come up with, because they came up with it. It needs to relate to the Developmental urge (the DD phase) and to the current issue they came to have dealt with.

 

Also look at the example in 2.3 "Determining the Limiting Emotional Pattern  - from the DD, GG, Essences and Ego Defence Behaviours" which was in the Supplementary Notes - CK1 - 3 Stages (also attached below). This is the "guts" of CK and is where most of the effort should go.

 

4. Stage 3 - Reinforcement Exercises

(i)This is usually giving them an explanation about the use of the symbol and how to nurture the inner child and the essences. I have included a handout I now give to clients "How to Utilize your inner child in day to day life - to help you to make changes". But it could also be "Just observe your reactions to these triggers over the next two weeks".

(ii) Make appropriate observations and comments regarding this process - The comments may be "no time to go over Creative Role Modelling thoroughly" or "client keyed into the nurturing the inner child concept easily"

 

5. Description of consultations

(i)Stages and phases covered in each consultation

(ii)Time taken

(iii)Summary of case

(iv)Signed Declaration / Release Form  (see below).

I only need a sentence or comment for each of these. The summary perhaps two in broad terms. The release form I need for my legal protection.

 

7. Self Evaluation

Regarding difficulty of case, time taken, following the procedure, working with the person, results (how did you feel about changes in the problem after consultation(s)).

I am really asking "How did you feel you went?" Two to three statements e.g. "Found it difficult to find the pattern, took more time than I expected but very please with the outcome." If you made  a bit of a mess of the case it may have been because you were struggling with a resistant client. If I know that, I can make allowance (hence the question).

 

 

HOW TO PREDICT A SCENARIO FROM THE DD & GG EMOTIONS

 

What actually happens -

 

 

1.      The client had initiated, or responded to, a behaviour expecting (or hoping for) a positive response. This behaviour will relate to the developmental urge which is the major headings at the top and bottom of the DD box you have tested up e.g. DIFFERENTIATION   - Storming / Exploring -. For example, trying out something new, like talking about a new idea (exploring) or disagreeing with what someone else was saying (storming).

 

DIFFERENTIATION

(Separation) Toddler 9 mths-3 yrs

Developmental Task - Autonomy/Independence

Ego Strength - Willpower, Self-control

Relationship Focus- Parents

Active

Exploratory

Eager•Excited

Curious•Inquisitive

Fascinated

Interested

Motivated

Independent

Self-controlled

Self-confident

Certain

Assertive

Creative

Forthright

Bold•Daring

Risk-taking

Possessive

Can say “no”

Wilful

 

Passive

Satisfied

(inquisitiveness)

Considered

Accepted

Forgiven

Encouraged

Supported

Protected

Sensory

 

- Storming / Exploring -

 

 

2.      The client wanted (expected or hoped for) a desirable response. This desired response is different for each developmental phase -

 

 

 

DESIRED RESPONSES -

 

Attachment – Forming

Wanting unconditional love and acceptance, not for what is done or achieved, but for self.

 

Differentiation – Storming / Exploring

Wanting acceptance when disagreeing or pushing boundaries.

Wanting to be supported even when the other person does not agree with what you are doing.

Wanting to feel protected when disagreeing or pushing boundaries.

Wanting to be forgiven if things go wrong.

Wanting to find your own boundaries.

 

 

 

 

Individuation – Norming / Roles

Wanting to be accepted in the role(s) you are choosing to take on and for whom you are as an individual.

 

Competence – Performing

Wanting to be accepted, recognised and rewarded for your achievements and the efforts you have put in.

 

Concern – Transforming

Wanting acceptance and a sense of belonging through your care and concern for others and the ways that you show it.

 

Identity – Recycling

Wanting to feel accepted as a significant member within a group or body you respect.

 

Intimacy – Recycling

Wanting to feel acceptance in a love based or caring relationship with an equal.

 

3.      If an emotion on the DD passive side tests up

PASSIVE = emotional need. If this emotion side tests up as stressful for DD#2, it is an unmet emotional need. The behaviour will not have been responded to as wanted. It will usually have been responded to insufficiently (restricted) in relation to the person tested up. Sometimes it may have been responded to excessively (forced). For example, in DIFFERENTIATION the person could have stopped you talking about something new (restricted), or pushed you to confront something that you do not feel comfortable with (forced). The net result is that you are aware of not feeling the DD passive emotion.

 

4.      If an emotion on the DD active side tests up

ACTIVE = emotional strength, that is developed if the emotional need is met appropriately. If this emotion tests up as stressful, it means that the emotional strength has not been developed or has been lost. The client would like to be able to feel this emotion as a consequence of the emotional need being met. Since the emotional need has not been met (the want), this DD active emotion cannot be felt either - and the client would be only to aware of this desired emotion being lacking.

 

5.      Only now that you have the context, can you meaningfully look at the actual DD#2 emotion.

The GG emotion indicates what the client feels when the desirable response in No. 2,  is not forthcoming after the behaviour in No. 1.

Passive side GG is an emotion feeling that you feel is imposed on you by what has happened and active side GG is typically an emotion you feel towards others (with Guilt passive is about yourself and active is towards yourself).

BLAME

(anger directed outward)

 

Active

Critical

Skeptical•Cynical

Sarcastic

Disrespectful

Revengeful

Suspicious

Distrustful

Envious•Jealous

Rebellious

Contemptuous

Smug•Scornful

Guarded

Defensive

Bitter

Unaccepting

Withholding

 

Passive

Shamed•Humiliated•Demeaned

Abandoned•Rejected•Alienated

Manipulated•Bullied•Punished

Violated•Abused

Attacked•Persecuted•Picked on

Put down•Condemned

Injured•Hurt•Wounded

Ignored•Overlooked•Dismissed

Misunderstood•Unacknowledged

Uncared for•Deprived

Betrayed•Deceived

Cheated•Robbed

Used•Exploited

Discouraged

Disappointed

 

 

6.      Follow up

Feedback after each consultation (at conclusion of session and beginning of subsequent session) e.g.If feedback is available detail this year, otherwise, how did client feel at end of the session?

Future treatment plan.(for next session) e.g. If the client came back I would …………

 

7.      The Flower Essence indicates more of the emotional context in which all this happened. The positive side of the flower essence is where the person is needing to go (the lesson of this apparently negative experience).

8.      The Ego defence behaviour is the behaviour you “do” when feeling GG. It is an attempt to cope with this feeling, hide it or act on it so you feel better. It will be a behaviour that typically needs to be stopped in present time. 

 

9.      DD#1 & GG#1 in present time will typically be a re-enactment of the DD#2 & GG#2 issue with the (vain) hope that it will be different this time. And it isn’t!

 

10.  In the example 2.3 below, it is a desire for unconditional love from Mum no matter what he does (Attachment). He wants to feel that whatever he is doing she will respond to this need (Passive) with giving him the lovable feeling (DD#2). He did not get this with his cheerful smiles (Flower Essence Agrimony) & so felt unacceptable (GG#2). Being unacceptable must be the reason (Adaptation phases in the GG) why mum is not giving to him unconditionally. He denies that it is happening (Ego Defence Behaviour) hoping it will change if he keeps that happy face on. He takes on the blame for Mum not loving him unconditionally (GG passive) by feeling unacceptable (GG#2).

 

In fact his mum was probably busy with the new baby. The de-stressing visualisation would be helping him to -

v      meet his own DD#2 needs (connection with the inner child)

v      tell his mum know how he felt (confronting the parent and having the unmet need met)

v      let his unacceptable GG#2 feelings go so that he does not carry his unmet DD#2 need into every subsequent relationship and ruin it (identifying the emotional pattern)

v      learn new behaviours (Stage 3 Creative Role modelling) so he will not recreate the old patterns and old Ego Defence Behaviour

 

 

2.3 Determining the Limiting Emotional Pattern

       - from the DD, GG, Essences And Ego Defence Behaviours

 

The following information was obtained from muscle testing the mother in Stage 1 -

 

       Present time ( = #1)

       Emotions: DD#1: Attachment - Welcomed       GG#1: Blame - Picked on

       Related to who/what: Mother

       Essence description: Centaury

Pattern – overanxious to please others, docile "yes" types. Victim.

Lesson – to learn personal strength and quiet determination.

Ego defence Behaviour: Compliance - “If I agree with that person, or do what they say, then they will like me or at least not hurt me. Then I will feel okay about myself”.

 

      

Reference Age ( = #2,   2 years 7 months – when younger sister was born)

       Emotion: DD#2: Attachment - Lovable      Grief Gauge#2: Guilt - Unacceptable

       Related to who / what: Mum

       Essence description: Agrimony

Pattern – cheerful outside, sad and crying inside, hidden problems, restless and troubled mind.

Lesson – calmness and clarity. Inner peace

Ego defence Behaviour: Denial - “This isn’t really happening, so if I deny it, it will just go away”.

 

 

• How could the unmet emotional need or undeveloped ego strength (=DD#2) lead to the stuck emotional state (=GG#2)?
  
  
• How does the Essence #2 indicate the context in which this happened?
  
  
• How could not having the DD#2, and feeling the GG#2, still cause issues in the present time (=emotional pattern).
  
  
• How could the past unmet emotional need or undeveloped ego strength (=DD#2) be reflected or retriggered as an unmet emotional need, or trying to call on ego strength you don’t have, in present time (=DD#1). What are the similarities between DD#2 & DD#1?
  
  
• How similar are the reactions GG#2 to GG#1?
  
  
• What is the new context for the present time issue (=Essence #1)?

 

• For each emotion check the phase of the DD with the actual  emotion (e.g. how is Lovable related to the Attachment phase?  Similarly for the Grief gauge emotions (e.g. how is Unacceptable related to the Guilt Phase and in what way is this an Adaptation stage?

 

 

Stage 3 - Reinforcement

3.2 How to utilize your “inner child” in day-to-day life

            - to help support you to make changes

 

 

The Inner Child in the Kinesiology Session

Connecting at an emotional level with your inner child, during the kinesiology balance, was aimed at really connecting with what the inner child was feeling at this reference age (the time we went back to). It may not be exactly what was going on at this time, but it will be very closely related to these feelings.  It is an “emotional reference”, determining how you react right throughout life. The inner child process lets you feel where your current day feelings come from - not just intellectualising about them.

 

The Resolution at the Reference Age

How you imagined your inner child getting his or her needs met at this reference age, in the visualisation, (and it is just an imaginary fantasy), is a model for how you can change in present day life. Your real child self at this time did not have the power to make these changes, but your real adult self in present time does.

 

The Symbol

The symbol, that you imagined your child inner child giving to your adult self at the reference age, will be used as an anchor to connect you back to the powerful feelings you experienced during the balance.

Place a copy of the symbol around your house &/or office to remind you to go back to these positive feelings, when you would otherwise be triggered into unproductive reactions. For example, in the kitchen if that is where unproductive arguments occur. 

How you draw the symbol is up to you. You can draw the symbol as beautifully as you can, get a card or photo, or draw with your non-dominant hand so that it looks like the type of drawing your inner child would have done. I like the last approach best but it is up to you what feels best. No-body else need know what the symbol is there for; it is something just for you.

 

How to Change Your Reactions Using the Inner Child

Regularly look at the symbol to bring back positive feelings (especially when you would otherwise go into reaction). Imagine that the inner child is in the room with you. How would you change what you would do if it was directly affecting this child? This is the changes you now need to make for yourself.

·         If you would nurture the child, you would then nurture yourself in a similar manner.

·         If you would protect the child by standing up to the person who is verbally attacking you, you start standing up for yourself saying similar things to this person or making boundaries (e.g. refusing to just take it and walk away).

·         If your self talk is really negative, imagine if you would say these things to your inner child. If not, change your self talk to positive self talk to your self.

·         If your negative self talk sounds like your parent’s voice from the past, say “thank you, but I don’t need your help now” and change your self talk to a positive encouraging statement.

·         If you learned things under negative circumstances as a child, honour your abilities. For example, the child of an alcoholic becomes very sensitive to his moods to avoid becoming a victim to verbal or physical abuse. Imagine the inner child encouraging you to develop these abilities further.

 

Allowing the Inner Child to Help You

Most importantly, learn to have the fun and high energy like your inner child. Have you ever observed a child laughing at play? How can you allow your inner child out & have fun with it? Imagine your inner child encouraging you break free? It has taken you a lot of energy to suppress the feelings of the inner child. When you stop suppressing these feelings and let them out, you have enormous energy available for change. Children learn in amazing ways - so can you.

 

 

 

 

COMPETENCE ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION

 

Counselling Kinesiology 2 - “Empowering Relationships”

 

Practical assessment: Weighting = 30% of total assessment

- assessed during the workshop (see details below).

 

Written Assessment: Weighting = 50% of total assessment