PSY649 Counseling Skills

Ivey, A. E., Ivey, M. B., & Zalaquett, C. P. (2023). Intentional interviewing and counseling: Facilitating client development in a multicultural society (10th ed.). Cengage Learning.

Read the following chapters:
-Chapter 5- Questions: Opening Communication
-Chapter 6- Encouraging, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing: Active Listening and Cognition
-Chapter 7- Reflecting Feelings: The Heart of Empathic Understanding
-Chapter 8- How to Conduct a Five-Stage Counseling Session Using Only Listening Skills

Module 2 - paves the way for individual-specific and culturally appropriate attending behaviors and observation skills which are foundational pieces to all communication. Through the utilization of counseling skills such as questioning, encouraging, paraphrasing, summarizing, and reflecting feelings, you will reach a more comprehensive view of the client. On top of learning the various microskills mentioned above, you will gain knowledge of how to draw out client stories, be more fully empathic, organize sessions, facilitate solutions, and promote creative integration.