General Counselling Knowledge

Question 1

Explain the impact of the counsellor amplifying and titrating the counselling session and EXPLAIN

Answer 1

Causes RESISTANCE and DAMAGES the therapeutic relationship

Question 2

Identify the 5 QUESTIONING STYLES and give an EXAMPLE of each.

Answer 2

1. Circular Q’s
   Drawing connections between people/events.
   Ex. “When did the problem begin?”
2. Exploring Q’s
   Delving further into a subject.
   Ex. “What do you want to do?”
3. Externalizing Q’s
   Separating the person from the problem.
   Ex. “How does this problem cause you trouble?”
4. Socratic Q’s
   Guided the client to engage in self evaluation.
   Ex. “What did you want to happen?”
5. Integrating Q’s
   Helping the client to integrate change - then and now Q’s.
   “What have you learned that you didn’t know before?”

Question 3

Identify the 5 common mistakes.

“R.A.P CF”

Answer 3

1. Rescuing 
Tension reducers (changing the subject)

2. Advice Giving
   Leading Questions
3. Pseudo Counselling
   Not responding to client, avoidance of subjects or feelings involving pain
4. Communication Stoppers
   Judgemental Language, Why Q’s
5. Faulty Tehniques
   Pushing the process too quickly

Question 4

What are the 3 components of the LUV triangle?

Answer 4

L - Listening
(Attending Skills)

U - Understanding
(Paraphrasing, Non Verbal Matching, Check Your Understanding, Use of familiar words/phrases)

V - Validating
(Nods, Smiles, Offering M.E’s, convey your confidence in their resilience)

Question 5

List the CRITERIA for Self-Disclosure

Answer 5

1. Includes FACTS & FEELINGS
2. Brief & Relevant, w/ NO suggestions for resolution
3. Returns FOCUS back to the client quickly with an O.Q

Question 6

Identify the ABC’s in the domains of EXPLORATION

AFFECTIVE
COGNITIVE
BEHAVIOURAL

Answer 6

Affective
HOW THEY ARE FEELING
Awareness, Coping, Problem Solving, & Decision Making

Behavioural
HOW THEY ARE ACTING
Inactive - bad thoughts = no change
active - good thoughts = change

Cognitive
HOW THEY ARE THINKING
Bad VS Good
Inner Dialogue

Thoughts > Values > Beliefs

Question 7

Identify the PROBLEM SOLVING framework

Answer 7

DEFINE the problem 
BRAINSTORM options
DEVELOP a plan
IMPLEMENT the plan 
EVALUATE