Ирина Архипова – English for Psychotherapy and Counselling: Handbook for Practitioners. Английский для психотерапии и консультирования: практическое руководство (страница 6)

Highlighting Your Goals

• My goal is to help clients…

• I aim to support people in…

• I focus on helping patients…

• I work towards…

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Practice Exercises

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Exercise 1: Complete Your Introduction

Fill in the blanks with information about yourself to create your own professional introduction.

Hello, my name is __________, and I’m a __________. I work with __________ who are experiencing __________. My approach focuses on __________. I specialize in __________. I’ve been practising/studying for __________, and I currently work/study at __________. I believe in __________.

Exercise 2: Match and Complete

Match the sentence starters with appropriate endings, then write three sentences about yourself.

Sentence starters:

• My main focus is…

• I’ve been practising for…

• My therapeutic approach is based on…

• I work with clients who…

• My goal is to help…

Possible endings:

• …are struggling with anxiety and stress

• …cognitive-behavioural principles

• …supporting people through difficult transitions

• …five years in various clinical settings

• …working with children and adolescents

Exercise 3: Build Your Introduction (Step-by-Step)

Write one sentence for each category to build your complete introduction:

1. Name and title: _________________________________

2. Who you work with: _________________________________

3. Your specialization: _________________________________

4. Your approach/methods: _________________________________

5. Your experience/education: _________________________________

6. Your workplace: _________________________________

7. Your professional philosophy: ______________________________

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Exercise 4: Listening and Note-Taking

Listen to your partner’s introduction and complete the information:

• Name and title: _________________________________

• Specialization: _________________________________

• Type of clients: _________________________________

• Approach/methods: _________________________________

• Experience: _________________________________

• Current workplace: _________________________________

Vocabulary and collocations for Unit 1

psychology – психология

counselling – консультирование

psychotherapy – психотерапия

psychiatry – психиатрия

mental health – психическое здоровье

clinical psychology – клиническая психология

clinical psychologist – клинический психолог

psychiatrist – психиатр

counselling psychologist – психолог-консультант

psychotherapist – психотерапевт

emotional difficulties – эмоциональные трудности

mental health problems – проблемы психического здоровья

mental health professionals – специалисты по психическому здоровью

evidence-based methods – методы, основанные на научных данных

prescribe medication – назначать лекарства

psychological interventions – психологические вмешательства/интервенции

mental health disorders – расстройства психического здоровья

psychological distress – психологический дистресс

adjustment problems – проблемы адаптации

severe mental disorders – тяжелые психические расстройства

psychological assessment – психологическая оценка