Question

What are your thoughts and feelings about working with mandated group participants? Describe fully. How would you approach counseling differently with them than with voluntary participants?

Answer 1

Let me first discuss who are mandated group participants. A mandated group participant are the people who are asked to attend counseling,but they themselves have no interest in doing so, and because they are asked to attend counseling they think they don't need, they become reluctant and resistant.

To be honest, Not just me but nobody wants to work with such people. Think from your perspective that if you will be asked to work with such a person who is resistant to everything you say, would you be able to bear him. The answer is No, But after all they are human beings who need love and care and a different approach to look at their problem.

Steps :

1. Sit with them, and don't use the term counsel. Because the problem with this term is that when used for someone it shows that something is wrong with the person.

2. Try to attend the counseling with them so that they feel that you are equally wanting some changes in you.

3. Have one to one conversation, that;s the best approach.