Confrontation and Gentle Challenge DQ 2 Week 3

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Confrontation and Gentle Challenge Confrontation is a direct technique that counselors use to help clients understand the consequences of failing to correct dysfunctional patterns of behavior. When one thinks about the meaning of confrontation, it is easy to think of a person being argumentative or hostile, but it is another way of caring for a client. Confrontation must be used carefully and only to empower a client and lead to action (Egan et al., 2019). A gentle challenge involves highlighting incongruence and conflicts, but it must be introduced slowly. Gentle challenge helps clients become self-aware; while a counselor may challenge the client to do some reality testing, they are also there to support them (Egan et al., 2019). Challenging Myself I firmly believe that one cannot change the mind or views of a racist. Therefore, I would struggle to assist a racist during counseling sessions. If I believe that a person cannot grow and change, it will cause me not to put forth my total effort to assist the client. I may push through the treatment process to avoid them and not effectively treat them. To work through this belief and become a more effective counselor, I need to remember that individuals are capable of self- directed growth; it is not up to me to make the change but to the client themselves. The client’s capacity for self-healing depends more on my ability to provide conditions of empathy, unconditional positive regard, and genuineness during the process (Murdock, 2017). During this practice, I learned that regardless of who a person is and what they believe, it is more accessible to get through to people by empathically listening, even if I disagree. This situation would require probing and gentle challenges with the client. What I learned about myself during this practice is that I can see past the negative and provide a new perspective. References Egan, G. & Reese, R. (2019). The skilled helper: A problem management and opportunity development approach to helping (11th ed.). Brooks Cole Publisher. Murdock, N. L. (2017). Theories of counseling and psychotherapy: A case approach (4 th ed.). Pearson Education.

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