WHEN DESIGNING AN INTERIOR SPACE, THE DESIGN ASPECTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED IN OUR COUNTRY.

CONTENT

AIM OF THE PROJECT PLACE DESCRIPTION THE ROOM ARRANGEMENT CLIENT’S EMOTIONS COLOR LIGHTING THE SEATING ARRANGEMENT FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT

AIM OF THE PROJECT

A psychologist office is a good example for interaction between environment and human. Because the design of the space should always consider the clients psychology and designing according to the aspects. A carefully considered physical setting can begin the process of establishing a helping environment. In our country, to that topic it isn’t giving importance enough. Designing according to the these aspects the problems can be solved easily. And we found a bad example which does not fit to this issues. And we showed the wrong designed office to ,compare with the right one.

The first thing client notes are a variety of physical aspects about the space in which helping takes place. Because if the client look at space and distracts, professional helpers should review the physical arrangements of the room or space in which interviews, counseling, or therapy takes place.

A carefully considered physical setting can begin the process of establishing a helping environment. The clients should feel themselves confident, relax and comfortable by the atmosphere of the room. At this comfort can be made by some issues for example lighting, furniture arrangement, color and placement of the windows. These issues are forming our content.

PLACE: IZMIR ALSANCAK STATE HOSPITAL PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT

At İzmir Alsancak State Hospital, there are two psychologist office and two testing rooms.

THE ROOM ARRANGEMENT

The important consideration is to match the setting to the tasks the client intends to accomplish his/her problems.

For example, the setting for an interview with a list of prescribed questions and a tight time limit will look different from a setting planned for possible conversations of intimate and threatening content.

• A setting that involves low arousal and pleasure results in client comfort and relaxation; however , upping the arousal to a moderate level may be necessary to encourage more activity.

THE ROOM ARRANGEMENT

•Clients need to feel comfortable enough to self –disclose and share their concerns, but perceive enough energy to feel invited to explore their problems or themselves. (Mehrabian,1976)

CLIENT’S EMOTIONS

Color

A setting conductive to the first situation may include a table and staight-backed chairs, with few accessories ( pictures,pottery) so as to lower distractions and maintain focus on the task at hand. Cool colors and limited palette would support this goal.

A conversational grouping of comfortable furniture should be in warm colors, earth tones,and more expansive palette.

Lighting

Overhead lighting can cast harsh shadows and may cause clients to feel like they are being questionized.

Flourescent lighting is a cooler shade and may indicate a cooler more distant connection.

Lighting

Lighting sets the stage for interaction that will take a place. Natural light or soft incandescent lamps cast a warmer light and according to that a warmer interaction will take a place.

Lighting

THE SEATING ARRANGEMENT

“ Close and intimate connections are often made in counseling or theraphy, but they cannot be rushed by closing

the physical distance gap too quickly. “

Furniture Arrangement

Furniture should be comfortable enough to allow a relaxed posture but not so comfortable as to encourage lounging. Furnishings chosen and arranged in this way signal intimate conservational and the setting conveys safety and comfort to the client preparing to take on the hard tasks often involved in helping.

Furniture Arrangement

Equally important to the physical arrangement of the space in which the helping will occur is the position of the psychologist and client. Sitting face to face makes it easy to observe a client’s facial expressions and is common in some cultures.

Add a desk between the psychologist and the client may suggest distance or authority and may project a hierarchical situation.

Also a desk between them will hide the client’s behaviors that the psychologist can analyze.

Furniture Arrangement

Furniture Arrangement

Pictures and other decorations should be carefully chosen to reflect the psychologist’s philosophy of helping or, if the psychologist prefers clients to concentrate on the conversation to be unprovocative so as not to claim a client’s attention.

There should not be a lot of thing on the desk and at the room as sink or mirror.

References

Paula B. Poorman, Microskills and Theoretical Foundations for Professional Helpers

Neil R. Carlson, C.Donald Heth, Harold Miller, William Buskist, Psychology The Science of Behavior