Assignment 7
Emma Birch
Student ID: TUR14000993
ABC Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Assignment 7: ‘Skill and Structure’
Course criteria Covered:
Unit 3 1.1- Identify three stages in the counselling skills session 1.2- Explain the importance of opening a session appropriately 1.3- Define the following skills which could be used in a session (a) active, empathic listening (b) attending (including SOLER and minimal encouragers) (c) observation (of non-verbal communication) (d) rapport (e) reflecting (f) paraphrasing (g) summarising (h) Clarifying (checking understanding with the speaker) (i) effective use of questions (explain which types of questions are helpful or unhelpful, and why) (j) focusing (k) immediacy (l) challenge (m) self-disclosure (n) managing silence (o) empathy (p) unconditional positive regard (q) congruence (r) working at an appropriate pace
Unit 4 1.4 – Explain the importance of closing a session
Recommended word count: 1500 words
Date of submission:
How I learnt about this topic…
I leant about this topic mainly from note taking and discussions within class. I studied my notes and looked up the definition of each skill in more depth on the in internet and texts books to give me a better understand.
Introduction
In this assignment I will explain how listening could be structured and why this is important in the helping work. I will try to explain how to effectively open and a close a session appropriately. There are many skills used by a listener and I will give a definition and examples of a number of these
Unit and criteria
covered
Student ID: TUR14000993
ABC Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills
Assignment 7: ‘Skill and Structure’
Course criteria Covered:
Unit 3 1.1- Identify three stages in the counselling skills session 1.2- Explain the importance of opening a session appropriately 1.3- Define the following skills which could be used in a session (a) active, empathic listening (b) attending (including SOLER and minimal encouragers) (c) observation (of non-verbal communication) (d) rapport (e) reflecting (f) paraphrasing (g) summarising (h) Clarifying (checking understanding with the speaker) (i) effective use of questions (explain which types of questions are helpful or unhelpful, and why) (j) focusing (k) immediacy (l) challenge (m) self-disclosure (n) managing silence (o) empathy (p) unconditional positive regard (q) congruence (r) working at an appropriate pace
Unit 4 1.4 – Explain the importance of closing a session
Recommended word count: 1500 words
Date of submission:
How I learnt about this topic…
I leant about this topic mainly from note taking and discussions within class. I studied my notes and looked up the definition of each skill in more depth on the in internet and texts books to give me a better understand.
Introduction
In this assignment I will explain how listening could be structured and why this is important in the helping work. I will try to explain how to effectively open and a close a session appropriately. There are many skills used by a listener and I will give a definition and examples of a number of these
Unit and criteria
covered