Skilled Helper Model
Nichole Clinton
Gwynedd Mercy University
Skilled Helper Model
The skilled helper model is a three-stage model that was created by Gerard Egan. This model focuses on helping people to solve their problems as well as develop different opportunities (Cheek, 2006). There are three questions that the skilled helper model helps to address, “what is going on?”, “What do I want instead?”, and “How might I get what I want?” (Cheek, 2006). There are three parts to each of the stages. Stage one allows the client to tell their story and helps the client to see the bigger picture (Cheek, 2006). During this stage is when the counselor allows the client to tell their story however they want to (Cheek, 2006). …show more content…
In doing this the counselor can challenge the client and provide different perspectives to them. In the last part of the first stage is when the counselor helps the client to move forward (Cheek, 2006). A skill that counselors can use towards the end of stage one is prioritizing, doing this can help the client to figure out what do they want to tackle first and can help them to figure out what would be best to work on at the present time (Cheek, 2006). The second stage helps the clients to create goals. During this stage the client should gain an understanding of the situation in which they are tackling (Nelson, 2007). A few skills that can be used during this stage are, recognizing patterns and themes, self-disclosure, and immediacy (Nelson, 2007). The final stage of the skilled helper model is the acting skills stage, and this is when the client begins the develop the skills to meet their goal and can learn skills to help them in the future (Nelson, 2007). During the final stage of this model, the skills the counselor can use are; decision making, teaching skills, and promoting …show more content…
This student is currently struggling to speak in class and has become socially isolated. During the first stage of the skilled helper model, the client and the counselor being to create a therapeutic relationship. The counselor will allow the client to talk about her situation. During this time the counselor will use active listening skills to show that they are taking in the information that the client is giving them. The counselor will also use open-ended questions such as, “How do you feel about that” to gain more information from the client about how it makes her feel when she isolates herself. At this time, the counselor will also use paraphrasing to make sure they are fully understanding what the client is saying. Once they have established a relationship the counselor can challenge the client by helping their situation from different aspects. The client is afraid of speaking in front of her classmates because she does not want to make any mistakes and embarrass herself. The last part of stage one the counselor helps the client to see what they want to focus on, in this scenario the client wants to focus on being able to talk in front of her peers with confidence in the classroom and out of the classroom. In stage 2, the counselor helps the client to figure out what they want. At first they work together to think of what the client’s ideal
Nichole Clinton
Gwynedd Mercy University
Skilled Helper Model
The skilled helper model is a three-stage model that was created by Gerard Egan. This model focuses on helping people to solve their problems as well as develop different opportunities (Cheek, 2006). There are three questions that the skilled helper model helps to address, “what is going on?”, “What do I want instead?”, and “How might I get what I want?” (Cheek, 2006). There are three parts to each of the stages. Stage one allows the client to tell their story and helps the client to see the bigger picture (Cheek, 2006). During this stage is when the counselor allows the client to tell their story however they want to (Cheek, 2006). …show more content…
In doing this the counselor can challenge the client and provide different perspectives to them. In the last part of the first stage is when the counselor helps the client to move forward (Cheek, 2006). A skill that counselors can use towards the end of stage one is prioritizing, doing this can help the client to figure out what do they want to tackle first and can help them to figure out what would be best to work on at the present time (Cheek, 2006). The second stage helps the clients to create goals. During this stage the client should gain an understanding of the situation in which they are tackling (Nelson, 2007). A few skills that can be used during this stage are, recognizing patterns and themes, self-disclosure, and immediacy (Nelson, 2007). The final stage of the skilled helper model is the acting skills stage, and this is when the client begins the develop the skills to meet their goal and can learn skills to help them in the future (Nelson, 2007). During the final stage of this model, the skills the counselor can use are; decision making, teaching skills, and promoting …show more content…
This student is currently struggling to speak in class and has become socially isolated. During the first stage of the skilled helper model, the client and the counselor being to create a therapeutic relationship. The counselor will allow the client to talk about her situation. During this time the counselor will use active listening skills to show that they are taking in the information that the client is giving them. The counselor will also use open-ended questions such as, “How do you feel about that” to gain more information from the client about how it makes her feel when she isolates herself. At this time, the counselor will also use paraphrasing to make sure they are fully understanding what the client is saying. Once they have established a relationship the counselor can challenge the client by helping their situation from different aspects. The client is afraid of speaking in front of her classmates because she does not want to make any mistakes and embarrass herself. The last part of stage one the counselor helps the client to see what they want to focus on, in this scenario the client wants to focus on being able to talk in front of her peers with confidence in the classroom and out of the classroom. In stage 2, the counselor helps the client to figure out what they want. At first they work together to think of what the client’s ideal