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Counselling skills transcribed interview essay
Word count: 1,515
Introduction
“Counselling is a process that requires a coherent framework or structure. This framework is necessary as a guide for both counsellor and client; although it is not always rigidly followed, it serves as a map or reference point in the practice of counselling. Egan (1994) offers a structural model of counselling that divides the process into three main components”. (Hough,2014,pg 44)
During the counselling skills interview conducted with my younger sister, I used Egans’s model as a guide. Egan’s 3 stage model when practicing CBT helps to provide structure to a session.
The purpose of this essay is describing the counselling practices that I did at home with my sister as my client. In this reflective essay, I will describe the style of counselling I used, the actions I had taken, the area of skills where I need further improvement and the feedback I received from my classmates after we practiced our counselling in class during roleplay.
My client met with me for 20 minutes to discuss an issue she had based on the separation of her parents. She wasn’t so much upset by the separation but was being made to feel guilty and feeling under pressure by her father for not choosing to stay with over her mother.
She wanted to talk about strategies that would make her life easier.
During the session I tried to demonstrate skills learnt from counselling level 2 and 3, the skills I can reflect on include non-verbal communication, development of rapport, active listening, paraphrasing and open ended questions. I hardly did any paraphrasing which is definitely something I need to work on.
“The word ‘paraphrasing’ refers to...
Counselling skills transcribed interview essay
Word count: 1,515
Introduction
“Counselling is a process that requires a coherent framework or structure. This framework is necessary as a guide for both counsellor and client; although it is not always rigidly followed, it serves as a map or reference point in the practice of counselling. Egan (1994) offers a structural model of counselling that divides the process into three main components”. (Hough,2014,pg 44)
During the counselling skills interview conducted with my younger sister, I used Egans’s model as a guide. Egan’s 3 stage model when practicing CBT helps to provide structure to a session.
The purpose of this essay is describing the counselling practices that I did at home with my sister as my client. In this reflective essay, I will describe the style of counselling I used, the actions I had taken, the area of skills where I need further improvement and the feedback I received from my classmates after we practiced our counselling in class during roleplay.
My client met with me for 20 minutes to discuss an issue she had based on the separation of her parents. She wasn’t so much upset by the separation but was being made to feel guilty and feeling under pressure by her father for not choosing to stay with over her mother.
She wanted to talk about strategies that would make her life easier.
During the session I tried to demonstrate skills learnt from counselling level 2 and 3, the skills I can reflect on include non-verbal communication, development of rapport, active listening, paraphrasing and open ended questions. I hardly did any paraphrasing which is definitely something I need to work on.
“The word ‘paraphrasing’ refers to...