15 Questions
What is the primary goal of reflective techniques in counseling?
To communicate acceptance and encourage the client to express emotions
What is the purpose of minimal responses in active listening?
To let the client know the counselor is fully attentive
Which of the following is NOT a type of reflective technique?
Asking questions
What is the main focus of reflection of feeling in counseling?
The client's feelings and emotions
What is the primary purpose of counseling?
To reduce emotional pain and give hope
What is the purpose of posture in counseling?
To establish rapport with the client
What is summarizing in counseling?
Bringing together all the points discussed in a counseling session
What is the primary goal of probing in a counseling session?
To help the client to be specific and open up
What is the main purpose of interpretation in a counseling session?
To help the client realize there is more than one way to look at a situation
When is confrontation most appropriate in a counseling session?
When the client is excessively talking about the past and future
What is the outcome of using probing in a counseling session?
The client is encouraged to open up and disclose, and becomes more specific
What is the purpose of confrontation in a counseling session?
To increase the client's awareness by giving them information they are overlooking
What is a key outcome of using interpretation in a counseling session?
The client starts to explore new points of view and becomes more flexible
When should confrontation be used in a counseling session?
After the use of other skills have failed to sufficiently increase the client's awareness
What is a key benefit of using probing in a counseling session?
It helps the client to understand their problem more clearly
Study Notes
Counseling (Psychotherapy)
- Counseling is a professional helping relationship between the client and the counselor.
- Counseling helps a person:
- Reduce emotional pain
- Give hope
- Raise self-esteem
- Give new ideas and skills
Techniques in Counseling
- Two major techniques used in counseling:
- Reflective Techniques
- Directive Techniques
Reflective Techniques
- Active Listening:
- Attending or listening is the most fundamental and important skill in communication
- Listening involves both verbal and nonverbal techniques
- Use of minimal responses (e.g., "nodding", "yes", "ok", "right")
- Eye contact (establishing rapport, considering cultural norms)
- Posture (distance and angle between client and counselor)
- Reflection of Content or Paraphrasing:
- Reflecting back the essence of what the client said
- Communicating understanding and acceptance
- Reflection of Feeling:
- Focusing on emotions expressed in tone, rate, and volume of speech, posture, and other verbal and non-verbal behavior
- Communicating acceptance and encouraging the client to express emotions
- Summarizing:
- Bringing together all points discussed in a counseling session
- Includes verbal contents and feelings expressed by the client
Directive Techniques
- Asking Questions or Probing:
- Encouraging the client to open up and disclose
- Helping the client to be specific
- Helping the counselor reach a clearer understanding of the client's statement
- Interpretation:
- Exploring alternative ways of looking at a problematic situation
- Helping the client to become more flexible and explore new points of view
- Helping the client understand their problem more clearly and generate new solutions
- Confrontation:
- Increasing the client's awareness by pointing out discrepancies in their presentation
- Appropriate in situations where the client is overly focused on the past or future, or where their non-verbal behavior doesn't match their verbal behavior
- Should only be used after other skills have failed to increase the client's awareness
Explore the principles of psychotherapy and counseling, including the role of the counselor, benefits to the client, and communication techniques such as reflective and directive methods.
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