Active listening

There are some communication skills I still need to improve such as internal listening, active listening, and removing barriers of preconceived notions. These again can’t be achieved by reading and learning. I need to keep in mind that things like barriers in listening and preconceived notions are present in every conversation and work hard to eliminate them. I will also practice my active listening skills in everyday conversation to improve the qualities of interactions I have with people…

At the very beginning of the interview I noticed how much I was looking down to document what Amy was saying. I was so focused on making sure I had documented everything Amy said and I think I lost some meanings by not watching her body language. If I were to put myself in Amy’s position I probably would have felt like I was just there to answer a bunch of assessment questions and the therapist really did not care what I had to say. The empathy was there in my voice, but not in my actions, so…

asked Trudy an open question, “Tell me what’s been going on lately?”. This open question allowed me to get a lot of information on how Trudy was feeling about school and her social life. While she was talking, I was practicing my attending and active listening skills. I made it appoint to show her that I was giving her al my attention. Once and while I was say “ok” or nod my head. The entire time she talked I made it a point to give her eye contact. However, when I would talk to her I would…

1. List and briefly explain Ed Brodow’s Six Rules for Effective Listening from the video we watched. The Ed Brodow six rules for effective listening are: Develop the desire to listen. This rule encourages people to be interest in what others are saying to enhance the quality of interactions they have. Let the other person do most of the talking. This ensures the person listening internalizes the subject being talked about. Ask lots of open ended questions. Open ended questions elicit more…

My birth name is Rabi’atul’adawiyah Binti Sulaiman. However, people always mess up with my name, and finally, my legal name is Rabiatul adawiyah Binti Sulaiman, taken after my name on my passport. I was born and raised in Malaysia, specifically Batu Pahat, Johore. I have no experience in working because my parents won’t let me work. My family is diverse, my dad’s origin is Pakistan while my mom’s origin is Singapore. They settled down in Malaysia, the place I was born. I tried 1001 ways not to…

As practice settings will vary from hospitals, to clinics, to homes in the community.. challenges may arise in areas of… Want to be all of the things that a client wants from a practitioner! Adaptable Active listener – conscious effort to hear and appreciate what my colleagues say, without the point assuming ahead of time. Knowledgeable in practice methods, not just understanding but further reflecting to advance the practice To continually engage in reflective practice is an important…

Which habits seem to pop up in your listening? The habits that popped up in my listening are as follows Distractions such as background sounds or my cellphone or my thoughts going on in my mind sidetracked me in my listening. I jump to conclusions before the speaker has finished talking. What can you do to replace these habits with more productive behaviors? The first thing I can do is to minimize the distractions around myself. I should concentrate on the speaker. Focus myself to keep my mind…

Active Listening Active listening means paying close attention to a client verbally as well as non verbally and listening to speaker's signs & sounds. Observing body language, listening to their feelings, self awareness and paraphrasing, etc. The goal of active listening is to understand the feelings and views of the person. For example one day I went to the hospital with my father because he had a very bad headache but he doesn't say anything when I asked "How is your headache?". He had…

. Reflective comment: Helpfulness of the interaction 4.1 Active listening The interaction would have been more helpful if the practitioner was engaged in active listening. To better understand this process, an example from the role play will be used. The reason client has decided to use a counselling service is because she has a need, and perhaps in the state of disequilibrium. The client feels a sense of shame and disappointment with her occupational status. In order to mitigate the state of…

this set of skills, five of them are, attending skills, active listening skills, responding skills, questioning skills and unconditional…