TRAUMA-INFORMED COUNSELLING: SKILLS AND ETHICS REQUIRED BY COUNSELLOR TRAINEES

Abstract

Trauma history is significantly more common in clinical samples than in the general population. A person's psychological trauma is a reaction to a severely stressful incident. Trauma, on the other hand, is a normal reaction to a traumatic experience, and the consequences might be so severe that it interferes with an individual's capacity to function normally. As a result, emotional, physical, and psychological issues have arisen as a result of this development. Help may be required in this scenario to treat the stress and dysfunction brought on by the traumatic occurrence, as well as to return the person to a condition of emotional comfort. As a result, this paper examines the ideas of trauma, trauma counselling, counsellor skills essential in treating trauma, trauma symptoms,
impacts, and therapies. To obtain and analyse the required data, the researchers relied on context analysis and employed secondary data such as published and unpublished materials such as textbooks, journals, newspapers, and internet materials. Based on their findings, the researchers suggested that trauma-informed counsellors receive more training, education, supervision, and
consultation. To decrease the impact of trauma on victims, the trauma-informed counsellor must also be sensitive to gender, race, socio-economic, political, and cross-cultural issues.