chapter 4 (therapeutic relationship: foundation for change)

Question 1

counselling relationship

Answer 1

a time-limited period of consultation between a counsellor and a client dedicated to achieving a defined goal.

Question 2

warmth

Answer 2

an expression of no possessive caring that requires genuineness and involvement, the acceptance of the equal worth of others, a nonjudgmental attitude, and avoidance of blaming.

Question 3

contract

Answer 3

negotiated agreement between counsellors and clients regarding the purpose of the work, their respective roles, and the methods and routines that will be used to reach their agreed-upon objectives. (see sessional contract, work contract, anticipatory contract).

Question 4

relationship contract

Answer 4

negotiation of the intended purpose of the counselling relationship, including an agreement on the explicated roles of both counsellor and client.

Question 5

work contract

Answer 5

agreement that specifies the intended goals or outcomes of counselling.

Question 6

dependent relationship

Answer 6

counselling relationship in which clients become overly reliant on their counsellors for decision making. indicators include excessive permission seeking, frequent phone calls or office visits for information, and an inability to make simple decisions or take action without consulting the counsellor first.

Question 7

i-statements

Answer 7

clear assertions about the personal feelings or reactions that do not blame or judge others.

Question 8

transference

Answer 8

the tendency of clients to communicate with their counsellors in the same way that they communicated with signifiant people in the past.

Question 9

countertransference

Answer 9

the positive or negative wishes, fantasies, and feelings that a counsellor unconsciously directs or transfers to a client, stemming from his or her own unresolved conflicts.

Question 10

doorknob communication

Answer 10

a phenomenon described wherein clients bring up important issues at the end of the interview/relationship when there is little or no time left to address them.