The Awareness-Growth Cycle

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The Awareness – Growth Cycle
THE AWARENESS-
GROWTH CYCLE
How to give insight that leads to change

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TheAwareness -
Growth Cycle
There are two cycles that are open to people who find themselves with problems
at work or at home. The first cycle is to ignore the problems through Ignorance,
Blockage and Inaction. The second cycle is to do something about the problem
through the cycle of Awareness, Acceptance, and Change. In the first cycle, people
remain in ignorance of the issues that are causing them (or others) problems. In
the second, people come seek solutions that deal with the problem and open up
new possibilities.

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Counselling involves opening up people’s awareness
1. AWARENESS
OR
IGNORANCE?
The route to Awareness always involves
discussion of the issues that are causing a
problem. If you manage people, this will involve a
meeting. Arrange to sit down with the employee
with the problem and talk through what the
problem is. Don't just restrict yourself to the
facts. Discuss people's feelings as well, as these
are key to whether people are motivated to
change.

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2. THE JOHARI
WINDOW
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Our open window is what we and others know about us
One model that can help people's awareness is a
model created by Jo Luft and Harry Ingham that
describes four personal windows. They are: a. the
open window: things that we and others know
about us; b. the mask: things that we know but
keep hidden; c. the blind spot: things that others
know about us but we cannot see; d. the unaware
window: things that neither we nor others know.
The process of the counselling approach is to
often open up a person's blocked areas to their
awareness and so help them change.

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We all have blind spots
3. REFUSING
TO BUDGE
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People who refuse to accept that they have a
problem often use what are called "interruptions"
to persuade themselves that there is no problem.
For example, someone may avoid a training
course by saying, "it's a waste of time"; or "the
trainer's no good"; or "I'm too busy". All of these
are excuses. They are our own justifications for
inaction and often have no basis in fact or reason.

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4. GIVING
PEOPLE
FEEDBACK
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A good adviser shows us things we find hard to see
If you have people who are stuck and unaware,
one solution is to give them feedback to show
them how their behaviour affects others. For the
young employee who comes to work late on
Friday, this may mean showing them how others
have to cover for them, how work is delayed, and
how others feel about taking on his work as well
as their own. By opening their eyes and showing
how others see them, you are aiming to move the
issue fully into the employee's Johari Window
open window.

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Acceptance is an agreement to do certain things
5.
ACCEPTANCE
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Once people are aware that there is a problem
that needs addressing, they can move rapidly into
the stage of Acceptance. Acceptance implies not
just acceptance of the problem and the affect it
has on others. It also means accepting
responsibility to do something about it. In the
workplace situation, this means exploring
solutions with someone who can steer you back
to fulfilling your role in the organisation.

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6. JEWELS IN
THEIR CROWN
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Find the unique gifts in others whatever they do
Acceptance of others means discovering what is
worthy in them. It means discovering the jewels
in their crown. It is a warm regard for people as
persons of unconditional self-worth; valuing
people no matter what their condition,
behaviour, thoughts or feelings; respect and liking
for people as separate, unique persons; and an
attitude of non-judgment towards others.

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Accept yourself fully and see your good points
7. JEWELS IN
OUR CROWN
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One of the ways in which the counsellor
encourages their clients to accept themselves,
warts and all, is to model that they, as counsellor,
accept themselves, warts and all. In acceptance,
the counsellor leads by example; he or she can
see the jewels in their own crown. As Ray Woolfe
says, "we need to see the jewels in ourselves
before we can see it in other people."

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AFinal
Word
The Awareness, Acceptance, Change cycle underlies any counselling intervention you make. It is
the process of a successful counselling interview or a series of chats with people about their
problems. It is the route to helping people take responsibility for their own decisions to change.

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