Counselor should explain he has no special powers.
Counseling is planning, relearning and self identification.
Difficult to use — silence technique — carefully used as it can become a negative factor
- should come naturallyAcceptance technique - short phrases used
- confidence, tone, facial expressions also impBrammar and Shotrum - 4 elements - tone, distance, posture and attentive behavior
Therauptic listening - everything in counseling (Gilbert Wren) - creates constructive and effective environment for client
Emotional reflection - widely used — skill — reusing words, what to respond to
More interpretive than reflection — clarification technique
- mechanisms and conflicts resolved, ambiguity reducedRobinson 1950
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