COUN-R5861_ Week 2 Discussion

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COUN-R5861: Week 2 Discussion Basic Counseling Skills There are two parts to this discussion. The first part is skill based to practice the basic counseling skills and the second part supports your practice of becoming a reflective practitioner using self-awareness and self-evaluation. Part 1: Practice Counseling Skills Create some example prompts of comments you might say to a client if you were to demonstrate each of these skills as part of a session. If you need help remembering what the skill looks or sounds like, go back to your text and re read the section about the skill. What would a minimal encourager sound like? See Chapter 4. What would an opening/invitational skill sound like? See Chapter 4. What does the reflecting skill of paraphrasing sound like? See Chapter 5. Part 2: Personal Insights How do you create a warm and welcoming connection with people in your life now? For example, at work, with family or friends, your children, and so on. What did you notice about these skills that might be comfortable or uncomfortable for you when you are working with a client? Response Guidelines Read the comments that your peers wrote to demonstrate each of the skills. Respond to one other learner's post. What about the peer insights or quotes do you like that you might borrow? • What did you notice about your peers' posts that you didn't think about for your post? • Were you surprised by any of their posts? Minimal encourager : As the client explains to me an issue she had last week, she pauses and I respond with “I’m with you” to communicate that I am listening and that I’m on track with what she is saying. Opening/invitational skill : While maintaining an “open” and attentive body position, making direct eye contact with

occasional breaks for the clients comfort, the counselor could say to the client “could you tell me about what has been happening at home?” Reflecting skill of paraphrasing : Client: I have been so stressed with work and school. I don’t have time for anything anymore. I can’t invest in my church service like I used to and I feel like I’m losing a lot of my friends because I’m so disconnected from everything with school and work taking up so much of my time! Counselor: So the majority of your time is being filled with responsibilities pertaining to your job and school, causing you to give less time to other important things such as service and friends. In my efforts to create warm and welcoming connections with the people in my life, I often do my best to be a good listener, creating a space for others where they feel they can talk to me without judgement. One of the biggest things I do is display a gentle and warm tone of voice, open and attentive body language, and a caring and attentive facial expression when they come to be with their issues and/or concerns. I do this with the girls I mentor at my church, my friends, and the employees that I supervise at my job. I reiterate to them that I am happy to provide them with support if they are in need of it, and let them know they can reach out to me anytime. I think these skills will all be quite comfortable for me when working with a client as it is how I naturally am in my personal relationships and professional ones.

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