Interpersonal Meeting Reflection

Session 6 was conducted with our professor in her office. I stated last week in my reflection paper my concerns pertaining to our professional relationship and her well-being and our professor believed it would be beneficial to have us all meet to discuss the situation and the future of our dyads. However, the duration of this reflection will focus on my interpersonal interactions during the meeting along with incorporating the text to see if my responses align with the concepts stated in the book.
The meeting began with our professor directing our attention as to why we were called in to meet. She explained that she had thought thoroughly about the situation, but would like to hear our feedback and where we thought our relationship stood. The room was silent and I felt compelled to speak, but I felt as if I needed to refrain from speaking. The book Improving Therapeutic …show more content…
Putting me on a higher pedestal than her. The reason I mentioned this was to try to dissect her thought process. I would like to know more about why she feels that way and if other people have noticed it. I believe we are all given the same amount of time to work on our skill and develop them to where we would like, but maybe I was not giving Abbey enough information about myself, it may have made it seem as if I was not invested or inclined to use her facilitation. The last thing I would like to be classified as is condescending or pompous. The text stated that, “domineering counselor behavior is categorized as frequent interruptions, impatience, change of subject, arguments, lectures, etc.” I do not believed I acted in this way in any of our dyads. Once again, this is something I may never know, but I am truly open to discussing and understanding more of who I am to other