1. Can you tell us about your journey in counselling and how it led you to specialise in working with patients experiencing ME/CFS? Can you tell us about your journey in counselling and how it led you to specialise in working with patients experiencing ME/CFS?
2. How does your Level 4 Diploma in Counselling and any additional training or qualifications support your counselling practice? How does your Level 4 Diploma in Counselling and any additional training or qualifications support your counselling practice?
3. What experience do you have with the BACP accreditation process, and how do you believe it enhances your effectiveness as a counsellor? What experience do you have with the BACP accreditation process, and how do you believe it enhances your effectiveness as a counsellor?
4. What is your understanding of ME/CFS, and how do you think it impacts patients’ overall mental and emotional wellbeing? What is your understanding of ME/CFS, and how do you think it impacts patients’ overall mental and emotional wellbeing?
5. Can you discuss any specific therapeutic approaches you believe are particularly effective for patients dealing with chronic fatigue or post-viral syndromes? Can you discuss any specific therapeutic approaches you believe are particularly effective for patients dealing with chronic fatigue or post-viral syndromes?
6. How do you stay informed about the latest research and NICE Guidance regarding ME/CFS? Can you give an example of how this knowledge could benefit your practice? How do you stay informed about the latest research and NICE Guidance regarding ME/CFS? Can you give an example of how this knowledge could benefit your practice?
7. Describe your experience working in a multi-disciplinary team. How do you collaborate with other healthcare professionals to support patient outcomes? Describe your experience working in a multi-disciplinary team. How do you collaborate with other healthcare professionals to support patient outcomes?
8. Can you provide an example of a challenging team dynamic you’ve encountered and how you resolved it? Can you provide an example of a challenging team dynamic you’ve encountered and how you resolved it?
9. How do you approach developing personalised treatment plans for clients with persistent fatigue? How do you approach developing personalised treatment plans for clients with persistent fatigue?
10. Can you explain your methods for helping patients adjust to living with ME/CFS and promoting their recovery? Can you explain your methods for helping patients adjust to living with ME/CFS and promoting their recovery?
11. What strategies do you employ to ensure that your counselling sessions are holistic and integrative in nature? What strategies do you employ to ensure that your counselling sessions are holistic and integrative in nature?
12. How do you envision your role in training and supervising counsellors in training? What do you believe is essential for their development? How do you envision your role in training and supervising counsellors in training? What do you believe is essential for their development?
13. What are your own professional development goals, and how would this role contribute to them? What are your own professional development goals, and how would this role contribute to them?
14. How do you ensure that you operate within professional guidelines while also providing a personalised therapeutic approach? How do you ensure that you operate within professional guidelines while also providing a personalised therapeutic approach?
15. Can you discuss a time you made an ethically challenging decision in your counselling practice? What was the outcome? Can you discuss a time you made an ethically challenging decision in your counselling practice? What was the outcome?
16. The role mentions flexibility in working hours. How do you adapt your practice to cater to patients' varying needs while maintaining your own work-life balance? The role mentions flexibility in working hours. How do you adapt your practice to cater to patients' varying needs while maintaining your own work-life balance?
17. Can you share an experience where you had to adjust your counselling approach on the spot during a session? What was the reason and outcome? Can you share an experience where you had to adjust your counselling approach on the spot during a session? What was the reason and outcome?
18. What motivates you to work with the ME/CFS service specifically within the NHS? What motivates you to work with the ME/CFS service specifically within the NHS?
19. Do you have any questions for us about the team's culture or future projects within the Adult ME/CFS Service? Do you have any questions for us about the team's culture or future projects within the Adult ME/CFS Service?
You can answer as many of these questions as you want.
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