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is a professional relationship that empowers diverse individuals,
families, and groups to accomplish mental health, wellness, education, and career goals.
Professional counseling
The professional association for social workers is the
National Association of
Social Workers (NASW)
The professional association for psychologists is the
American
Psychological Association (APA).
have a strong background in science, theory, and practice, which
enables them to alleviate maladjustment and promote psychological well-being
counseling psychologists have worked with relatively healthy populations,
whereas ____ psychologists have worked with seriously impaired populations.
Clinical psychologists
- Their work involves children, families, and the
schooling process and their training tend to focus on consultation, evaluation and
assessment, intervention, prevention, and research and planning
School psychologists
has expertise in diagnosing organic disorders, identifying and treating psychopathology,
and prescribing medication for psychiatric conditions.
psychiatrist -
are professionals who have received training in psychoanalysis from a
number of recognized psychoanalytical institutes.
Psychoanalysts
include art therapists, play therapists, dance/movement therapists,
poetry therapists, music therapists, and others who use creative tools to work with
individuals who are experiencing significant trauma or emotional problems in their lives
Expressive therapists
Individuals who serve as __ have generally obtained an associate’s
or bachelor’s degree in human services. Individuals who hold these degrees are
often found in entry-level support and counseling jobs and serves an important role in
assisting counselors and other mental health professionals.
human service practitioners
Competencies of Effective Counselors
- Counselors need to have a natural ability to listen and be able
clearly explain their ideas and thoughts to others.
Communication skills
Competencies of Effective Counselors
- Being nonjudgmental and accepting are important attributes in any of the helping
professions. But professional counselors must be able to “start where the client is at.” This phrase is often used in counseling to describe the ability to relate to clients with an open, nonjudgmental attitude – accepting the client for who she is and in her current situation. Counselors need to be able to convey acceptance to their clients with warmth and
understanding.
Acceptance
Competencies of Effective Counselors
They must be able to display ____ – the ability to feel what another person is feeling. ____means that you are truly able to imagine what it’s like to stand in someone else’s shoes. Compassion and empathy help your clients feel understood and heard.
Empathy -
Competencies of Effective Counselors
- It’s not up to a counselor to solve her clients’ problems, no matter how much she might want to help. But counselors must have excellent ____ to be able to help their clients identify and make changes to negative thought patterns and other harmful behaviors that might be contributing to their issues, says Dr. Lynn Ponton in an article for
PsychCentral.
Problem solving skills
Competencies of Effective Counselors
- Counselors must possess a strong set of interpersonal skills to help establish rapport quickly with clients and develop strong relationships. They must give their undivided attention to clients and be able to cultivate trust.
Rapport-building skills
Competencies of Effective Counselors
- is defined as the ability to adapt and change the way you respond to meet your clients’ needs. You don’t stay rigid and stick to a predetermined treatment path when your clients require a different approach.
Flexibility
Competencies of Effective Counselors
- is the ability to look within and identify your own unmet psychological
needs and desires, such as a need for intimacy or the desire to be professionally
competent. This ability prevents your issues from affecting or conflicting with those of your
clients.
Self awareness
Competencies of Effective Counselors
- Counselors help people from all walks of life. They must display ______and adopt a multicultural worldview, says Hutchinson._____ means that you try to relate to and understand your clients regardless of their race, ethnicity, religious or political beliefs or socioeconomic background.
Multicultural competency
The Top Ten Basic Counseling Skills
Listening
____- orienting oneself physically to the patient (pt) to indicate one is aware of the
patient, and, in fact, that the client has your full, undivided attention and that you care.
Methods include eye contact; nods; not moving around, being distracted, eye contact, encouraging verbalizations; mirroring body postures and language; leaning forward, etc. Researchers estimate that about 80 percent of communication takes place non-verbally.
_____ - capturing and understanding the verbal and nonverbal information
communicated by that pt.
Two primary sources of information:
* ____- what is specifically said. Listen carefully for, not only what a person says, but also the words, expressions and patterns the person is using, which may give you a deeper insight. Counselors should develop their ability to remember what was said, as well as to clarify what was said or finding out what was not said.
- ____ - all nonverbal phenomena, including how content is conveyed, themes, body language, interactions, etc. Smiling
Attending
Listening/observing
CONTENT
PROCESS
The Top Ten Basic Counseling Skills
The ability to perceive another’s experience and then to communicate that perception back to the individual to clarify and amplify their own experiencing and meaning. It is not identifying with the pt or sharing similar experiences– not “I know how you feel”
_____ - Selective focusing on the cognitive part of the message – with the client’s key words and ideas being communicated back to the patient in a rephrased, and shortened form. There are four steps in effective
_____- Affective reflection in an open-ended, respectful manner of
what the client is communicating verbally and nonverbally, both directly through words and
nonverbal behaviors as well as reasonable inferences about what the client might be
experiencing emotionally It is important for the helper to think carefully about which words
he/she chooses to communicate these feelings back to the client.
Empathy
PARAPHRASING
REFLECTING PT’S FEELINGS
The Top Ten Basic Counseling Skills
- The ability of counselors to be freely themselves. Includes congruence between outer words/behaviors and inner feelings; nondefensiveness; non-role-playing; and being unpretentious.
Genuiness
The Top Ten Basic Counseling Skills
An expression of caring and nurturance as well as acceptance.
* Includes conveying warmth through:
* Also conveying acceptance by responding to the pt’s messages (verbal and nonverbal)
with nonjudgmental or noncritical verbal & nonverbal reactions.
- ability to communicate to the pt the counselor’s sincere belief that every person
possesses the inherent strength and capacity to make it in life, and that each person has the right to choose his own alternatives and make his own decisions
Unconditional Positive Regard -
Respect
The Top Ten Basic Counseling Skills
- ______Keeping communications specific –focused on facts and feelings of relevant concerns, while avoiding tangents, generalizations, abstract discussions, or talking about counselor rather then the client.
Use a_______focus to emphasize process and content occurring in current
session, which may of help to elucidate the problem being worked on or improving the
problem-solving process
Concreteness
here-and-now
The Top Ten Basic Counseling Skills
______- A questioning process to assist the client in clarifying or exploring
thoughts or feelings. Counselor id not requesting specific information and not purposively limiting the nature of the response to only a yes or no, or very brief answer.
Open questions
The Top Ten Basic Counseling Skills
The counselor shares personal feelings, experiences, or reactions to the client. Should include relevant content intended to help them. As a rule, it is better to not self-disclose unless there is a pressing clinical need which cannot be met in any other way.
Counselor self disclosure -
The Top Ten Basic Counseling Skills
- Any statement to the client which goes beyond what they have said or are aware of. In ___ the counselor is providing new meaning, reason, or explanation for behaviors, thoughts, or feelings so that pt can see problems in a new way
Interpretation
The Top Ten Basic Counseling Skills
Supplying data, opinions, facts, resources or answers to questions. Explore with client
possible problems which may delay or prevent their change process.
INFORMATION GIVING AND REMOVING OBSTACLES TO CHANGE -
Research is increasingly finding that the type of therapy used is not a important to
outcomes as are specific counselor behaviors such as (1) Enthusiasm, (2) Confidence, (3)
Belief in the patient’s ability to change.
Research is increasingly finding that the type of therapy used is not a important to
outcomes as are specific counselor behaviors such as (1) Enthusiasm, (2) Confidence, (3)
Belief in the patient’s ability to change.
Characteristics of Effective Counselors
- Whether they’re first-time clients or you’ve counseled them for years, organization in a
counseling practice is key. Organization of paperwork, scheduling, and personal details will
give your clients peace of mind and confidence in your work.
Be organized within your practice
Characteristics of Effective Counselors
______ - There are many resources for counselors to understand the ethics of the profession. Some resources include the 2014 American Counseling Association Code of Ethics, ASERVIC competencies, and mental health state statutes.
Practice ethically and professionally
Characteristics of Effective Counselors
_____ If you are on the path to earn a degree in counseling, you’re already moving forward with one of the most important ways to become an effective counselor. Another great way to gain experience is to attend a counseling conference, such as the ACA Conference. Study hard, ask a lot of questions, and get all the experience you can while earning your undergraduate or master’s in counseling.
Educate yourself -
Characteristics of Effective Counselors
Whether you’ve been a licensed professional counselor for 20 years or you’re new to the profession, you must maintain confidence in your work. A client is looking to you for help so use your education and experience assuredly
Be confident in your position and responsibility.
Characteristics of Effective Counselors
“Counselors are aware of — and avoid imposing —their own values, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors” (A.4.b). As a counselor, you must respect each client’s beliefs and struggles, and never assert your personal values or beliefs.
Be respectful and non-judgmental -
Characteristics of Effective Counselors
- Since every client is different, you may have some that need time to warm up to you, while
some aren’t afraid to divulge their life story from the start
Understand the importance of communication
Characteristics of Effective Counselors
- You will have to be accommodating. Some clients will be late or
may cancel, along with clients that are seeking an emergency session.
Have a flexible attitude
