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Episode 249 - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ Stages of Grief – Interpreters in Therapy – Waking Dreams

Starting off 2023 with Episode 249 of the Counselling Tutor Podcast, your hosts Rory Lees-Oakes and Ken Kelly return with two familiar topics – and a new addition, ‘Practice Today’, where we look at contemporary developments and challenges you may face in the therapy room. In today’s podcast: • Returning with ‘Theory in Practice’, today we look at Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ stages of grief. • Then in our new section ‘Practice Today’ we look at working with interpreters in therapy. • And finally, returning once again is ‘Practice Matters’ where today Rory speaks with Allan Frater about waking dreams. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ Stages of Grief [02:54] You’ve probably heard the 5 stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance – and in this section Rory and Ken will explore these stages in more depth and how they may present in the therapy room: • The 5 stages are often presented in a linear format – however, this isn’t always the case. The stages can present in any order, and for some people, not all stages will be experienced. • A client may experience retrospective bargaining – thinking things like ‘if I had done this…’, ‘if only I had thought to…’. • The theory of the stages was put together from observing people who were dying – this means it may not always translate to those who have lost someone. • The theory has been adapted and modified since its initial release. • Using the stages as an example, we can normalise a clients feelings of anger – removing some of the guilt/shame they may experience from feeling this way. • Any of the stages can persist long after the initial loss – they can especially be triggered by things such as birthdays or anniversaries. • All of the stages can be reverted into – acceptance isn’t a finality. Working with Interpreters in Therapy [19:51] In the therapy room, you may be in a situation where your client is unable to communicate with you using spoken English. If you have a client that speaks a language you don’t, or communicates using sign language – you will need to find a way to understand and respond to them. The key points of this section on working with interpreters in therapy include: • If you choose to look for an in-person interpreter or translator for counselling – you shouldn’t use a family member/friend of the client. There may be things the client doesn’t feel comfortable sharing with them in the room, or the translation you receive may be filtered. • When you are given a translation from a third party, the client’s words are now coming from the translator’s frame of reference. This is something important to be aware of when working with interpreters in therapy. • Keep a close eye on the clients’ body language - look out for the emotions they are conveying through this. • If you decide to look into using translating software (such as Google Translate), there are some things you need to consider: o There is an assumption of literacy, your client may not be able to read and/or write. o There is a chance of the translation being inaccurate. o If a client is typing their material into this translation software, do you know if this data is protected? Or if it is stored by the application? • Be wary of these things if that is the path you decide to take. Waking Dreams [35:39] In this week’s ‘Practice Matters’, Rory speaks with Allan Frater about waking dreams. The main points of this discussion include: • Waking dreams are a mixture of waking and dreaming – the overlap of an imagined reality and the normal, physical world. • Thinking about memories as images. • Considering worrying about next week as an imagined reality that overlaps with physical reality. • In therapy you might explore waking dreams with their eyes open – this allows the client to remain grounded in the room with you, working with images in a safe way. • You can look into stand out images in these waking dreams and what they might mean.