The vignette I chose from the micro skills discussion is “Linda” for my discussion post. Linda is a 40 year old attorney, recovering from alcoholism, with 12 years of sobriety. Apparently Linda, blames her “weakness” as the reason why she and Sam are currently in a stagnate place with their relationship.
Introduction
In a counseling session, it is very important to be mindful of how that client feels prior to just meeting you (counselor) for the first time. Therefore in order to find out about the client, it is best to start with a brief introduction of yourself, which is very professional. Secondly, in order to maintain a structured session, both open and closed ended questions are necessary. The purpose of such questions is an important …show more content…
Conversely this tool allows the client participate in their own therapy without them realizing what they are actually doing. The summary allows you the (counselor) to elaborate on what was discussed in the session through active listening (Levitt, 2001). An example of reflection would be: “Okay Linda, Let me stop and recap what we've just discussed.” "You’re upset because your drinking hurt Sam, which wasn’t your intention.” “You’re also upset with yourself because you feel as if you became weak.” In closing: “you feel like you were doing well not drinking until you went out with your co-workers and became …show more content…
I believe in order to full understand or define what category counseling falls in if any. Nevertheless science can be defined as: logical and practical interest of action that surrounds the organization of physical and behavioral of the world through observation and experiments to find solutions and answers to the unknown (Science, n.d.). my perspective of counseling is a type of profession that facilitates from both the perception of art and science. Counselors, social workers, and mental health therapist all use each microskills and theory to accommodate the health and wellness in our
Introduction
In a counseling session, it is very important to be mindful of how that client feels prior to just meeting you (counselor) for the first time. Therefore in order to find out about the client, it is best to start with a brief introduction of yourself, which is very professional. Secondly, in order to maintain a structured session, both open and closed ended questions are necessary. The purpose of such questions is an important …show more content…
Conversely this tool allows the client participate in their own therapy without them realizing what they are actually doing. The summary allows you the (counselor) to elaborate on what was discussed in the session through active listening (Levitt, 2001). An example of reflection would be: “Okay Linda, Let me stop and recap what we've just discussed.” "You’re upset because your drinking hurt Sam, which wasn’t your intention.” “You’re also upset with yourself because you feel as if you became weak.” In closing: “you feel like you were doing well not drinking until you went out with your co-workers and became …show more content…
I believe in order to full understand or define what category counseling falls in if any. Nevertheless science can be defined as: logical and practical interest of action that surrounds the organization of physical and behavioral of the world through observation and experiments to find solutions and answers to the unknown (Science, n.d.). my perspective of counseling is a type of profession that facilitates from both the perception of art and science. Counselors, social workers, and mental health therapist all use each microskills and theory to accommodate the health and wellness in our