Counselor greets client and summarizes last session in which client discussed being a first generation immigrant and balancing cultural identity with Western culture.
Client verbally indicates she feels fine but body language indicates otherwise.
Counselor uses attending skills and recognizes client’s distress. Inquires about distress.
Client voices “I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint my parents.”
Counselor asks open ended question inquiring further.
Client discusses how much parents have done for her and how much she wants to respect and honor them. “Respect their desires for my life.”
Counselor further inquires about respecting parents. “Tell more about this concern you have?”
Client: “My parents want to make sure that I marry wisely and …show more content…
What are some things that stop you from telling your parents?”
Supervision
Supervisor: “So how do you think that session went?”
Supervisee: “I think it went well, I felt good about it. I reflected her feelings and was empathetic. We came up with a plan together and set goals. I think she left feeling more independent.”
Supervisor: “There were some positive skills that you used in that session, but I saw some concerning things that we need to discuss. What are your thoughts on hearing me say that right now?”
Supervisee: Silent for a moment, “I really am not sure what you are talking about. I felt really positive about this session, and we made a lot of progress.” Continues talking about how great the session was.
Supervisor acknowledges supervisee strengths. Praises attending, confronting incongruity, and exploring client’s definition of “marry wisely.” Reemphasizes concern: Ethical concern related to multicultural insensitivity.
Supervisee: “Unethical? I mean, I think I have a pretty good grasp on ethics. I even got an A in my ethics class. I had the client’s best interests at heart. I don’t want her to get trapped in a loveless marriage.”
Supervisor: “It seems like it bothers you when I say that I have …show more content…
I jumped to the value that matched my own concerning marrying for love, and I didn’t explore her cultural family values. I feel so bad…how do I fix this?”
Supervisor: “I once learned from a brilliant professor in my introduction to supervision class: The great thing about counseling is that you can almost always go back and correct your mistakes.”
Supervisee: “So you’re saying that there is still an opportunity to go back and fix this?”
Supervisor: “Yes I think you can definitely address that in the next session, and admitting to the client where you may have been culturally insensitive would be a great place to start.”
Supervisee: “Okay…this week I’ll brainstorm some ideas about how to address this with the client and implement a solution in our next session.”
Supervisor: “Great! Now, there are a few more things we need to talk about. Think back to the last few minutes of that clip. Did you notice anything about the client’s behavior?”
Supervisee: “Hmm…it seems like we finally got on the same page.”
Supervisor: “Okay, tell me more about that.”
Supervisee: “Well she just became really agreeable to what I was saying.”
Supervisor: “So she became more
Client verbally indicates she feels fine but body language indicates otherwise.
Counselor uses attending skills and recognizes client’s distress. Inquires about distress.
Client voices “I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint my parents.”
Counselor asks open ended question inquiring further.
Client discusses how much parents have done for her and how much she wants to respect and honor them. “Respect their desires for my life.”
Counselor further inquires about respecting parents. “Tell more about this concern you have?”
Client: “My parents want to make sure that I marry wisely and …show more content…
What are some things that stop you from telling your parents?”
Supervision
Supervisor: “So how do you think that session went?”
Supervisee: “I think it went well, I felt good about it. I reflected her feelings and was empathetic. We came up with a plan together and set goals. I think she left feeling more independent.”
Supervisor: “There were some positive skills that you used in that session, but I saw some concerning things that we need to discuss. What are your thoughts on hearing me say that right now?”
Supervisee: Silent for a moment, “I really am not sure what you are talking about. I felt really positive about this session, and we made a lot of progress.” Continues talking about how great the session was.
Supervisor acknowledges supervisee strengths. Praises attending, confronting incongruity, and exploring client’s definition of “marry wisely.” Reemphasizes concern: Ethical concern related to multicultural insensitivity.
Supervisee: “Unethical? I mean, I think I have a pretty good grasp on ethics. I even got an A in my ethics class. I had the client’s best interests at heart. I don’t want her to get trapped in a loveless marriage.”
Supervisor: “It seems like it bothers you when I say that I have …show more content…
I jumped to the value that matched my own concerning marrying for love, and I didn’t explore her cultural family values. I feel so bad…how do I fix this?”
Supervisor: “I once learned from a brilliant professor in my introduction to supervision class: The great thing about counseling is that you can almost always go back and correct your mistakes.”
Supervisee: “So you’re saying that there is still an opportunity to go back and fix this?”
Supervisor: “Yes I think you can definitely address that in the next session, and admitting to the client where you may have been culturally insensitive would be a great place to start.”
Supervisee: “Okay…this week I’ll brainstorm some ideas about how to address this with the client and implement a solution in our next session.”
Supervisor: “Great! Now, there are a few more things we need to talk about. Think back to the last few minutes of that clip. Did you notice anything about the client’s behavior?”
Supervisee: “Hmm…it seems like we finally got on the same page.”
Supervisor: “Okay, tell me more about that.”
Supervisee: “Well she just became really agreeable to what I was saying.”
Supervisor: “So she became more