Initial Consultation

Overview

The Initial Consultation training offers the opportunity for centres to deliver an improved intake meeting that is valuable from practitioner, service user and Relate centre perspectives. This training is appropriate for experienced practitioners who have completed either ‘Consultation with a counsellor’ or the updated version of that training, now delivered as ‘Client Intake Meeting.’

AIMS:-

· To present the Initial Consultation Model and rationale for the Pilot.

· To consider the principles, structure and process of the Initial Consultation.

· To explain the research and evaluation components of the Initial Consultation Pilot.

OBJECTIVES:-

· To clarify the purpose of the Initial Consultation Model and Pilot.

· To consider the structure of the Model and the ways in which this could operate in Centres.

· To understand how the structure facilitates the assessment process for clients and the Centre.

· To consider how the structure operates where there are complexities in Case Management.

· To have an opportunity to reflect on the process and practice developing the questioning.

· To have an understanding of the research and evaluation processes surrounding the Initial Consultation Pilot.