Sammy is extremely tearful and struggles to talk. Her boyfriend of 5 years married another person. his boyfriend made her quit her job, now she has no source of income. She can't talk to her pastore because wearing skirts around men makes her feel very uncomfortable due to experiencing sexual assault in her teens. Use Egan’s Stage 2 of the Skilled Helper Model to help Sammy.

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Sammy is extremely tearful and struggles to talk. Her boyfriend of 5 years married another person. his boyfriend made her quit her job, now she has no source of income. She can't talk to her pastore because wearing skirts around men makes her feel very uncomfortable due to experiencing sexual assault in her teens.

Use Egan’s Stage 2 of the Skilled Helper Model to help Sammy.

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As there are number of approaches that are formulated by psychologists, that can be used to help the individual to conquer their problems. One of the approach or concept is given by Egan, according to him, in the counseling sessions, the skilled helper or counselor help the client in such a way that the client himself/herself can able to solve or manage their problems and can also find opportunities, resources, and needs that are still unnoticed by the client in his/her life.

The skilled helper helps the client to become self-sufficient, prepare their clients to solve the future problems on their own.

Egan had given three stages to help the client, which are as follows:

  • Exploration
  • Challenging
  • Action planning
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