Microcounselling skills

Question 1

What is the most important step at the end of the initial interview?

Answer 1

To get a shared formulation

Question 2

what is A-theorectical

Answer 2

maintaining the presentations of problems and matching interventions

Question 3

what are the differences between diagnostic formulation and treatment formation

Answer 3

diagnostic formulation is using data and clinical reasoning to justify a clinical diagnosis

treatment formulation is using data and theories to give an explanation of hypothesised maintaining and causal factors, and how these factors will be targeted with interventional strategies.

Question 4

what is micro-counselling?

Answer 4

Using certain communication skills to understand and to build rapport with clients

Question 5

Attending behaviour included using appropriate tone and adjusting your posture, _________ and making visual eye contacts

Answer 5

verbal tracking, sticking with client’s story

Question 6

What are the two most important things that clients should be noted of when talking about their feelings

Answer 6

1. feelings are different from thoughts ( feelings are emotions, behavioural like feelings are thoughts)
2. it’s okay to feel uncertain about things

Question 7

What could go wrong if attempting to paraphrase

Answer 7

• bad timing
• only parroting but not validating feelings
• stereotyping (you must be sad without anyone)
• wording (powerless vs weak)
• overshoot with too much feelings “you feel like you’d too lonely without your boyfriend”

Question 8

Using complicated questions are better than using simple questions (T or F)

Answer 8

False; you want the answer to be simple as possible

Question 9

Ask “why” when you can say “how” or “what” is okay (T or F)

Answer 9

False; you don’t want to do this as it makes clients feel judged

Question 10

Answer your own questions during the therapy session “ Did you feel lonely”“of course you did” because clients are unable to articulate their feelings (T or F)

Answer 10

False; it prevents individuals from speaking up about things

Question 11

Interrogation is not allowed because clients might feel threatened or uncomfortable (T or F)

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Therapist Jody is afraid of having silent moments during her therapy sessions, you advised her that she should be using silent moments strategically in three situations:

Answer 12

1. when clients need to self-reflect on internal experience
2. when an important point is made during conversation
3. when the pace is too fast, some space in between is needed