The main comment from my observer, Brenda Phelps made me aware of both my strengths and my shortcomings. As noted by Brenda, my main strength was having the ability to build rapport with the patient in addition to being open, friendly and thorough. The area which needed improvement, was allowing the client to answer first. Brenda noted that she observed me adding suggested answers after asking the patient a question. Her recommendation to address this issue is to only offer examples after a patient is struggling coming up with a
