Non-directive interview is an interview between the counselor and client in which there are no prearranged questions, the client can talk openly about what is going on in his or her life (Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2017). The benefits of non-directive interview is that it encourages the client to have open communication, along with developing a personal responsibility and it can also help the client mature. The approach to non-directive interview is for the counselor to get to know the client better and let the client feel like he or she is in control of the counseling session as well as if the counselor or client have any misunderstanding (Sommers-Flanagan & Sommers-Flanagan, 2017). There are a few limitations of non-directive interview such as there would be the possibility of the client going off the subject and sharing irrelevant information, the client may not include important information that the counselor wants and needs to know, the session will take long than if it was a directive interview or every client is not the same so they may need a little guidance.
Looking at both the non-directive interview and person center approach, the counselor's approach to show congruence, unconditional positive regard and empathy. In the video of Dr. Neukrug and Jose, the counselor showed empathy towards Jose by understanding what the client is feeling by being concerned about Jose's mother and brother. According to Irving and Dickerson
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Carl Rogers (1902-87) was the founder of the client-centred or person-centred approach to counselling and therapy. (McLeod 2001)
Rogers worked with many others in developing the idea that clients could heal themselves, if only the therapist provided ‘facilitative’ or core conditions of, ‘empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard.’
Patient-centered interviewing is a form of interview that prioritizes the concerns and interests of the patient by providing a solid platform for the patients to communicate their needs, which are then integrated into the overall care plan (Hardy, 2016). There is a growing evidence that suggests that physicians who focus on the patient as well as the disease are able to obtain historical data that is more accurate, increase patient satisfaction and adherence, and enhance the relationship between the patient and the physician (Medical Writings, 2001).
In my opinion the beginning of the counselling session is one of the most important stage of the process, the client will be very nervous and will not fully trust the process they are about to embark on, their unknown journey they will be nervous. The Client may hold back what they are feeling until they have gained the trust of the counsellor, and know they are safe and in a confidential environment.
In this reflective essay I will provide an analysis of the counselling session I conducted and recorded. This will include a summary of the session. I will also describe the micro and advanced counselling skills utalised, as well as a critical evaluation of their effectiveness. A discussion of my application of these skills, as well as areas of possible improvement will supported by reference to relevant literature.
The ability to conduct an efficient and effective clinical and diagnostic interview is arguably one of the most valued therapeutic skills. It is during the interview that the therapist learns about the difficulties and challenges experienced by the couple and begins to form the foundations for a healing professional relationship. There are three basic assessment elements that should guide every interviewing session.
A counselling relationship is likened to being on a journey - a beginning, middle and end (Smallwood, 2013). During the beginning phase the client develops sufficient trust in the counsellor and the relationship ‘to explore the previously feared edges of his awareness’ (Mearns and Thorne, 1988, p.126).
Psychotherapy and counselling are inseparable. The effectiveness of a counselling program is not just based on the connectedness and interaction between a therapist and a client, but also the framework of the counselling approach in helping the client improving his mental health or overcoming personal problems. There are an extensive number of psychotherapies developed by past researchers, with each therapeutic concept offering unique contributions in understanding human behaviour and useful implications for counselling practice (Bedi et al., 2011).
Using three different appropriate interview techniques identify each technique as you work towards appropriate interventions with the client. To do this you will need to develop a brief dialogue. Remember to consider any ethical and cultural issues.
What goes wrong, thus bringing a client into therapy? Rogers considers the problem to be lack of
All clinical interviewing is embedded in a system of values and beliefs that shape the clinical work we do (Dillion, 2003).When adapting to the world we all become familiar with what we believe in and value as a person. These keynotes, determine who we are as an individual. When considering
Questioning is the act of forming an inquiry and interpersonal communication to gain information which assist in making decisions. There are two common types of questions that are mostly used in an interviewing scenario, that is; closed and open questions. Closed questions are restrictive and require short answers .For instance, “Yes/ No “answers. The amount of information gained is limited while, open questions begin with “What, Why/ who?”They allow patients the freedom to talk about what they wish and invite an argument, long answers are required for these types of questions. (Stein-Parbury, 2009).
Understanding the counseling session from the client’s perspective is a very important aspect in the development of a therapeutic relationship. A clinician must be an excellent listener, while being to pay attention to the client’s body language, affect and tone. The dynamics in the counseling session that is beneficial to the client include the recognition of the pain that the client is feeling. The detrimental part of this includes a misunderstanding of the real issues, a lack of consideration of the cultural aspects of the client, and a lack of clinical experience or listening skills. In this presentation, we will discuss the positive and negative aspects of the counseling session from the client’s perspective which
Counseling skills has provided me with a valuable insight into the helping relationship and how it is both created and maintained in order to encourage growth and development in the client. The factors involved within the helping relationship include considering Roger’s core conditions, congruence, unconditional positive regard and empathy as the three main characteristics necessary in a helping relationship. In order to fully incorporate all three of Roger’s core conditions, I as the counselor must be self-aware, as a lack of self-awareness may inhibit truly listening and understanding the client; self-awareness can be enhanced through exercises such as Johari’s window. Counseling skills such as body language and active listening also
Sullivan (1954) supported that clinical interviews are generally the first interaction between the patient and clinician anda re use to find out who the patient is, why they are here and what they come through to be in their present or existing situation. The basic advantage of the clinical interview is that interviewer can transcribe the questions as needful, illuminate doubt and supply that the answers are appropriately understood, by repeating and rephrasing the questions. The interviewer can also collect non-verbal cues from the client or respondent. Any disturbance, stress, worry and troubles that the client experiences can be defined through, frowns (not the tolerant), body language and nervous taping, unawares displayed by any person. This would be unlikely to specify in a telephone meeting or interview. So face to face aids the interviewee to get the wanted outcomes and aid them the phrase of the person to whom they are interviewing. By understanding the facial expression of the client the interviewer can certainly and easily grasp what the client wish to say them about any thing. The basic disadvantage of the clinical interview is that face to face communication between clinician and client is the geographically limitations they may lay on the surveys and the numerous resources necessary if such surveys required to be made internationally and nationally. The expense of training interviews to minituarize