introtocoun3 Flashcards
BASIC COUNSELING SKILLS
include good eye contact which convets to clients that you are interested in them and their issues.
Attending skills -
BASIC COUNSELING SKILLS (Attending skills)
- SOLER: Squarely face the client, maintain an open body posture, and lean forward, make eye contact and be relaxed.
Attentive body language
BASIC COUNSELING SKILLS (Basic Listening Skills)
- hearing the client accurately and trying to understand the problem from the client’s point of view.
Active listening
BASIC COUNSELING SKILLS (Basic Listening Skills)
are nonverbal head nods, smiles, and facial expressions that convey interest as well as verbal “um hums” and “uh-huhs.
Encouragers
BASIC COUNSELING SKILLS (Basic Listening Skills)
- is not just parroting what they client has said; rather, it is “feeding back to the client the essence of what has been spoken
it is important to check with the client: “Am I hearing you correctly?” Clients will also nod or say something like “exactly” when you are on target.
Paraphrasing
BASIC COUNSELING SKILLS (Basic Listening Skills)
helps the counselor tie together clients’ thoughts and feelings to promote client self-understanding.
Summarization
- is usually comprised of six to eight students who meet face to face with one or two trained group therapists and talk about what most concerns them
counseling group
SELF-HELP GROUPS
- group tend to espouse a particular philosophy or way of being in the world and generally attract individuals who share a particular diagnosis, symptom, experiences
condition
Self-help
SELF-HELP GROUPS
, emphasize conscious behaviors and focus on how group dynamics affect the successful completion of the product. The group specialist enter a system and attempt to analyze and diagnose problems. They facilitate change in dynamics of the system with the goal being the successful completion of the task
Task Group
SELF-HELP GROUPS
(guidance groups) attempt to increase self understanding,
promote personal growth and empowerment and prevent future problems through the dissemination of mental health education in a group setting.
Psychoeducational group,
SELF-HELP GROUPS
focused on on prevention and wellness, self enhancement, increased insight, self actualization, and conscious as opposed by the unconscious motivations. Clients in this group maybe struggling with adjustment problems of life such as break up relationship, deaths and job transitions.
Counseling groups,
SELF-HELP GROUPS
typically focused upon deep-seated, long term issues , remediation of severe pathology and personality reconstruction.
Group therapy,
STAGES OF GROUP DEVELOPMENT
some group leaders will have a pre group meeting with all potential members.
Pre group stage (forming)
Stages of Group Development
group members are often self conscious, worried about how others might view the team and concerned what about whether they will be accepted. Group leaders might set limits, assure that members abide by the ground rules and simultaneously show empathy and unconditional positive regard.
Initial Stage (Forming)
Stages of Group Development
group members are beginning to feel
comfortable with technical issues and ground rules of the group, although anxiety still felt as trust and safety issues continue.
Transition Stage (storming and norming )
