2. The main goal of the first phase of the counseling session is to establish a working relationship with the client. It is important to build a therapeutic relationship to help the client open up and to aid the client in helping them to let us help.
3. The two task that helps accomplishes the main goal …show more content…
Verbal tracking is listening to the client’s words. Body language should express to the client that you are listening, interested, and concerned.
5. The important of providing structure is to let the client know what to expect from counseling and to informing the client about confidentiality and the limitations. The two actions that provide structure are the discussion of limits of confidentiality and orienting the client to counseling.
6. The five guidelines for asking good questions are (a) asked open-end questions, (b) question should not sound prefabricated, (c) questions should be horizontal and vertical, (d) question should focus on the client, not others, and (e) avoid asking “Why” questions.
7. The first phase should end with an invitation to the client to identify her or his concerns. This is important because it let the client know that we are transitioning into the counseling …show more content…
The two goals of the second phase of the session are to help the client clarify the problem, and to help the client externalize the internal impacts.
9. The two steps in reflecting of feelings (ROF) are being alert to any expression of emotion on the client part, and exploring the vertical dimension with a vertical question (VQ).
10. The Basic Skills Sequence (BSS) is a process that (a) helps the counselor and client communicate, (b) helps validate the client, (c) keeps the counselor and client ground in the present, (d) prevents counselor from topic jumping, and (e) provide structure. The list of the sequence of skills in the BSS are questions, encouragers, restatements, paraphrases, or summaries (RPOS), VQ, RPOS, VQ, ROF, VQ about the ROF, start over again, and pause at appropriate times.
11. You are really concerned about your mom because she’s not looking well, and she is tried all the time. You are afraid the cancer may be coming back.
12. It sounds like you are feeling irritated.
13. It sounds like you are feeling afraid.
14. It sounds like you are feeling sad.
15. It sounds like you are feeling mad.
16. It sounds like you are feeling