Essay on Counselling Skills

Session one was an introductory session. Janine King was my counselor and introduced her techniques and her journey of becoming a counselor. I shared my counseling journey, my academic goals, and the areas that I wanted to discuss. The session ended by mapping out a schedule of counseling sessions to fulfill academic requirements and prayer.

Really pay attention to what the client wants and get detailed information about the job. Use active listening strategies such as

One technique I have personally used is having the client draw their earlies memory. While the client is drawing I use some of the verbal cues to confirm what I am seeing while the drawing is taking place(tracking). Once the drawing is completed the client can either tell me the story or if the client is reluctant I try to decipher the story, allowing the client to correct me(checking in with the client). I also try to show the client things he might not have seen previously, bringing up faulty or unknown themes. This process allows for more conversation and a great starting point for clients.

It 's funny how things happen, because this topic was also covered at the end of the day in debrief, but the goal I set out for myself this morning was to get better at working on a task and continue working on it even when the client is talking. I often find myself pausing in the middle of care when the client starts speaking. This habit may arise out of respect and my not wanting the client to think I am disinterested in what they are trying to communicate to me. However, this can be a time consuming practice which is why I 'd like to shake this habit before I begin my own practice after graduation.

It is important for supervisors and managers to understand the uses and applications of counseling interviews because management needs to understand their employees needs inside and outside of work. Management needs to know when an employee needs counseling and how to be there for them in a professional manner. Management needs to understand the difference of when an employee needs counseling and when an employee just has an issue regarding work. By giving employees counseling interviews, management helps the employee and will increase productivity. Employees will be able to trust their managers more and respect them more knowing that they are there for the employee when in need or when they are going through a tough spot in life.

The counseling setting I chose provides outpatient therapeutic services to children and adolescents. The agencies focus is on the prevention of child abuse, preservation of the family, and the treatment of abused and neglected children. Licensed and licensed-eligible therapists provides confidential and professional counseling to individuals and their families and treat a wide range of childhood issues including traumatic experiences, positive parenting, grief/loss, divorce, anger issues, ADHD, anxiety and school adjustment issues, among others. This agency serves a unique and diverse blend of a family demographic

“Can we have Berry Fick to the counselor’s office please?” The entire class turns to look at me. I pick up my binder, shove it in my backpack, and leave the room. All of the students are in class, which makes the hallways completely silent aside from the sound of my two year old sneakers hitting the tile floors.

Help the client understand what he wants especially by reframing and articulating where the client seem to doubt or requests for further explanation.

The second step is actual listening. Trainers should listen to their clients carefully, paying attention to the words as well as the tone of the client’s voice. Evaluation of the idea of what is said and identification of the meaning of the words are the next step. Step four, which is acknowledgement and paraphrasing of the client’s words, is frequently left out unfortunately. Trainers should ask clients questions to make sure the right message is received. While listening to the client’s answers, the trainer should keep the nonverbal communication skills in mind and show the interest in the conversation by using such communication techniques as encouraging, paraphrasing, questioning, reflecting, and summarizing. In the last step, the trainer should ask the client to confirm the accuracy of the message. By doing it, a solid foundation is established in the trainer and client relationship, as the client reassures in being heard and starts to trust the trainer even more (Rega, 2010).

| Context:All communication takes place within context. It is recognized that there are four major factors influencing context. 1) Physical – where is the communication occurring ie. What location 2) Social-psychological – what rules are applicable to this encounter? Different rules exist for workplace, home, friends and/or acquaintances 3) Temporal – timing; is now the best time to raise or discuss an issue or concern? 4) Cultural; different cultures

I am writing about the different approaches used in counselling skills such as Humanistic Approach and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Approach. I will be discussing the key concepts in each approach and contrast both approaches.

Having the capability to correctly end a conversation can be just as important as beginning one. When done you should always summarize the call and what has been decided for instance say things like, “Let me go over what we decide to do” or “Let me summarize the process for you.” And always end the call positively by saying, “I’ve enjoyed talking with you, Mr. Smith” even if the matter wasn’t resolved it’s important that the conversation end with the client’s comfort and frustration being set and that he will have no cause to worry any more about the

We were getting back from our learning groups and I found our counselor Lauren and we had to gather all the rest of the girls in cabin 4 and our other counselor Skyler and walk up to the cabin. Why did Dr. Burnham want to talk to us? I started to wonder, was it because we weren’t in bed by 10:30 always? Was it because we forgot to do something? Or was it since we were not all done showering early enough? I looked up and then saw Dr. Burnham standing at the top of the hill waiting for us. I barely could breathe as my heart sank.

Especially, in counselling and psychotherapy, the relationship between client and counsellor is the most significant part of the therapeutic procedure. Many studies (Buborsky et al. 1983, O’ Maley et al. 1983, Hill 1989) illustrate that it is the therapeutic relationship more that any other factor, which determines the effectiveness of counselling therapy. Moreover, literature which reviews the way, in which clients experience the therapeutic process, indicates that the many of the client’s thoughts and feelings remain unspoken during the counselling sessions. (Dinnage, 1988, Mearns and Dryden,

The aim of this essay is to discuss some of the various counselling method the theory be behind them the strengths and weakness of each theory how they may prove beneficial to the counsellor and the client.