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Reflection of Feeling: 525: Basic Counseling Techniques
Reflection of Feeling: 525: Basic Counseling Techniques
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reflection of feeling
BCT: allows therapist to demonstrate to the client that he is
aware of the emotions the client is feeling and expresses
empathy. RF emphasizes a clients emotion words and
demeanor and may reflect them back to the client using
similar phrasing. RF is a crucial skill bc it shows empathy,
conveys the therapists understanding and makes the client
aware of his own emotions, show that you understand what
they are feeling
Ex: 18 yr old girl reveals that she is having trouble fitting in
and often sits alone in her room, the therapist responds by
saying, "it sounds like you are feeling lonely and isolated
from others"
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open ended ?'s BCT: important foundation skill to promote greater client
disclosure. unlike closed ?'s, use how and what, avoid why,
OEQ's can not be answered in one word, used to progress the
client from generalizations to specifics, obtain more info, and
for clarification. OEQ are esp useful in the beginning of
therapy bc it allows the client to tell their story in their own
way and to focus on what is important to them
Ex: instead of how many people are in your family, "tell me
about your family"
summarization tool that brings together the major points of a convo that either
brings about correction or confirmation of the info said. can be
used to close the dialogue of a certain topic, encourage the
client to probe further, or it can be used to bring together a
clients circular points, an imp skill bc it ensures that the
therapist has heard all the correct content and sorts out the main
points w/o disregarding the clients affect. a versatile tool in that
it can be used in the beginning to segue from last session to the
current one , midway to tie together what has been discuess
thus far, or at the end to bring session to a close
working alliance BCT: coalition between therapist and client, getting together:
psychoanalytic/client centered. a therapeutic relationship btwn
therapist and client. consists of the client and therapist be active
collaboraters in therapy and agreeing upon goals of tx and how
to achieve goals. needs to be established early in therapy bc it is
related to successful therapy outcomes. developing WA has not
formula but can be achieved through warmth, empathy, and
respect, if not formed in first few sessions, may not form
3 components
agree to tx
agree on task to be achieved
agree on engagement
listening skills BCT: crucial tool to help establish the core conditions, LS is
actively attending/communicating with client in verbal and non
verbal ways that promote client disclosure. an active process
where it is also imp to be mindful of what is not said, ommision
of content are just as imp, be responsive, w/o judgement,
includes paraphrasing, minimal encouragers, perception checks
Ex: client shakes his head while talking about wife's career,
therapist says, " i notice you are shaking your head, what does
that tell me?"
paraphrasing BCT; rephrases what client says, builds on it, blends the clients
words with the therapists understanding. P is essentially giving
the client feedback and should allow the client to further
explore into their thoughts and feelings. good P includes what
the client says and what they haven't directly expressed. p lets
the clients know the therapist is actively listening and gives
them the client opportunity to correct any misperceived info.
Imp: it illustrates how a client thinks of himself and others.
facilitates reflective processing, and identifies what's wrong
power dynamics Rogers. the control and authority relationship btwn client and
therapist, there is a natural power differential btwn therapist
and client bc therapist controls schedule, $, records, and is the
expert. T should always be in control and express
professionalism but lessen the presence of PD through core
conditions and listening skills to maintain therapeutic
homeostatis and promote successful therapy outcomes. PD may
also be influenced by SES, age, gender. use Rogers core
conditions and active listening as well as appropriate self
disclosure, imp to est at beg of relationship
Ex: child comes into office and is afraid to disclose info to
therapist bc he is an "authority figure"
self disclosure when a counselor consciously shares personal info about their
lives to a client bc they feel it would benefit the client , utuilize
only when they think it will be beneficial, normalizes the
clients bx, increases rapport, and enhances alliance, hoever
whould be used w caution for the client may feel the therapist
is taking the focus/attn off client, SD should be relevant and
focused
Ex; client in tx for loss of parent, feels no one understands,
therapist discloses losing parent
verbal tracking an active listening skill. "parroting" verbally follow the lead of
the client when making reflections or paraphrases. use key
words that the client often uses. this skill is valuable in making
client feel important and relevant and listened too. aids in
therapist taking notes later. builds rapport.
client: my dad hasn't been home lately
therapist: so you said your dad hasn't been home lately
maslow's hierarchy of a method of classifying human needs and motivations into five
needs categories in ascending order of importance: physiological,
safety, social, esteem, and self-actualization
spheres of influence person problem and environment, way to conceptualize what is
going, find out about them, their family, work, school, love life,
morals, illness etc. when assessing an individual make sure you
have understood them on all spheres...assessment technique
Ex: by end of session one make sure you know all basic factual
knowledge
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Paraphrasing
Restating the client's message to show or gain
understanding.
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Interpretation A technique that is used to uncover and suggest the meanings and
relationships that are often underlying the apparent expression.
Restatement Repeating what the client has stated with an emphaiss on the
cognitive portion of the message.
Reflection Repeating what the client has stated with an emphasis on the
affective or feeling portion of the message.
Self-disclosure The counselor shares personal affect and experiences relative to the
client's issues.
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Psychoanalytic
interpretation, dream analysis, free association, access
unconscious conflicts leads to insight and assimilation of
material by the ego
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Adlerian use the persons (subjective) experiences over techniques, life history,
data interpretation, encouragement, new possibilities
Existential gain understanding first, then use techniques pulled from different
approaches (no testing)
Cognitive socratic seminar, debate beliefs, homework, gather data, coping skills,
Behavior thinking patterns, role play, confront faulty beliefs
Reality evaluate present behavior to see if willing to change, client doesn't like
present behavior then they make plan to change, commit to following
through
Postmodern change talk- time in clients life when problem was not a problem,
scaling questions, narrative stories, write letters