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Essential Counseling Skills: Practice and Application Guide offers practical, step-by-step guidance for developing and applying the skills necessary for careers in counseling. Using the metaphor of a professional journey, this guide provides commentary and background information throughout, as readers are directed in their development of such key counseling skills as empathy, building relationships, case conceptualization, and facilitating change. Deep reflection is further encouraged at every key stage through the integration of theory with a wealth of applied exercises and examples.
Tour 1: Preparation for Departure: Who Am I and How Do I Interact with Others?
Tour 1: Preparation for Departure: Who Am I and How Do I Interact with Others?
During this tour you will have opportunities to
- Increase understanding of, as well as appreciation for, reflection and reflective practice
- Explore personal beliefs and values related to helping clients
- Consider potential manifestations of cultural differences in counseling relationships
- Learn strategies for effectively giving and receiving feedback
- Gain understanding of the wellness philosophy and way of life
- Reflect
The relationships you develop with clients, their families, and other appropriately involved individuals will be central to your work as a professional counselor. You will be a key component of those relationships with primary responsibility for building them. Thus, we begin our journey by focusing on ...
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