Reflecting Skills

Question 0

This skill involves rephrasing the affective portion of the client’s communication. The statement answers the question, “What is the client feeling now?”

Answer 0

Reflecting affect

Question 1

This skill involves rephrasing the meaning portion of a client’s communication. The statement answers the question, “What did the client mean by that?”

Answer 1

Reflecting Meaning

Question 2

This skill involves making specific statements to the client, describing positive instances of client behaviour.
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Answer 2

Descriptive praise

Question 3

This skill involves making specific statements to the client, describing behaviours, thoughts, and feelings that are not consistent with the counselling objectives.

Answer 3

Corrective feedback

Question 4

This skill involves using personal examples to give the client feedback that other people share similar experiences, thoughts, or feelings.

Answer 4

Counsellor self-disclosure

Question 5

This skill involves the counsellor noting some change or shift in the client’s posture, tone of voice, general presence or shift in topic/content (not preceded by a Structuring skill) and providing feedback with the intent of drawing it to the client’s attention

Answer 5

Process observing/immediacy