Basics of Counselling - Questioning and summarising

Question 1

What is the integrative approach?

Answer 1

The integrative approach does not rely on asking too many questions - ( true when dealing with emotional rather than behavioural issues)

Question 2

What are the problems with asking too many questions?

Answer 2

Being intrusive
Interrogating
Unnecessary inequality
Inappropriate use of why questions
controlling what is explored
satisfying the counsellors needs

Question 3

Closed questions

Answer 3

lead to a specific answer - yes/no etc - narrow conversation

Do you like your work?

Question 4

Open questions

Answer 4

give a lot of scope to explore

What is your work like?

Question 5

What are the dangers in asking too many questions

Answer 5

the client might

1. deflect from the important issue
2. stop exploring and wait for the next question
3. might withdraw from interrogation

Question 6

Closed questions may

Answer 6

1. lead to a specific answer
2. confine the person to a limited response
3. help the person to be more precise
4. are useful in eliciting specific information

Question 7

Open questions may

Answer 7

share new information
speak freely and openly
bring out those things that are of most importance

Question 8

Summarising focuses on

Answer 8

the main points

Question 9

Summarising shows that the counselor is

Answer 9

listening and understanding

Question 10

Summarising needs to be done

Answer 10

from time to time throughout a session, and is useful towards the end to bring a session to a close.

Question 11

Summarising key points include

Answer 11

pick out the salient points
draws the points together
reflected back in a clear and precise way