1. The Elderly Counseling
Sec. 2
Jeong Soobin

2. Overview - What is Elderly Counseling? - Counseling Areas
- Counseling Process
- Counseling Forms
- Counseling Techniques
- Review
- Quiz
- References

3. 1. What is Elderly Counseling?
Definition
Elderly Counseling is every process obtaining the desired results about the eldery’s psychological, physical, mental, social and economic difficulties.
The Elderly go through emotional, content interaction with counselor using various methods.

4. Characteristic 1. Client’s age > Counselor’s age
2. Strong resistance of the client
3. Wide experience of the client
4. Weakness of client's desire to change and
commitment to new life
5. Inclination to relate with death
6. Weak support of families and guardians
Client’s age are generally higher than the age of counselors.
4. Client's desire to change and a commitment to a new life are weak relatively.

5. 2. Counseling Areas Emotional Area Economic Area Physical Area
Social & Legal
Area

6. 3. Counseling Process Counseling Process Determining Counseling Goals
Rapport Forming
- Active Listening
- Respect
- Summary
- Interpathy
Determining
Counseling Goals
Understanding
Supporting
Decision
Finding
Alternatives
Clarifying
the Problem

7. Attitude of Counselor
- Consider individual, situational characteristics.
- Have free about late dynamic.
- Do not feel daunted at age & experience differences.
- Be careful when you form rapport.
- Look carefully Transference & Counter-transference.
- Help to cope with anxiety about death.

8. 4. Counseling Forms Interview Group Counseling Internet
Phone Call Counseling
Internet
Counseling

9. Communication Training
5. Counseling Techniques
Reminiscencing
Technique
Sculpting
Technique
Complete
a Sentence
Technique
Psychodrama
Technique
Role Playing
Active Listening
Confrontation
Recapitulating
via Summary
Communication Training
Video-Taping

10. Review What is Elderly Counseling? Counseling Areas Counseling Process
→ Definition / Characteristic
Counseling Areas
→ Emotional / Economic / Physical / Social & Legal
Counseling Process
→ Counseling Process / Attitude of Counselor
Counseling Forms
→ Interview / Group / Phone Call / Internet
Counseling Techniques
→ Reminiscencing / Sculpting / Complete a Sentence / Drama

11. Quiz : This picture related with….
Reminiscencing Technique
Sculpting Technique
Complete a Sentence Technique
Psychodrama Technique

12. Reference
Hosun Lee, The counseling For the Elders, 2005.

13. Thank you!