Shortly and clearly describe the topic of your interview.
• The topic of my interview is Person Centered Therapy for a client with work related stress and some personal problems. My interview is based on a lady who is having hard times to cope up with her work because she is upset and unsatisfied of her job description. She has moved to a new place so it is also difficult for her to adapt the unfamiliar environment. She also goes to school and due to her stress she is not been able to focus on her studies. She is also not able to sleep properly which is making her fatigue.
Describe at least three notable emotions felt by you through the entirety of the interview.
• The first is self-awareness. I was self-aware throughout the session about my …show more content…
She was sad about the unfamiliar environment.
Identify and define in your own words the theoretical approach used in this interview:
• Person centered therapy is a client centered counselling which is non directive. Here the counselor does not control the session. Both the interviewer and interviewee should be like partners. The counselor should make the client feel comfortable sharing and discussing their problems. It is important to maintain a healthy relationship between the therapist and the client where the counselor should have the characteristics such as empathy, non-judgmental, congruency and unconditional positive regard.
Identify and describe in your own words each of the following counseling micro skills: eye contact, body position, vocal tone, verbal underlining, open questions, closed questions, paraphrasing, reflecting feelings, summarizing (from the counseling-microskills_4 pdf)
• Eye Contact: It is one of the essential factor to maintain a good therapeutic relationship. A good eye contact shows that we are being attentive to the client’s story. It conveys one’s interest and confidence level. While in some culture it does mean that maintaining an eye contact is showing a …show more content…
It is important to face toward the client and stay relaxed during the counseling. We should not cross our legs or arms during the process. The physical distance should be managed according to the client’s comfort.
• Vocal tone: It is one of the essential tool which determines our response towards the client. The pitch, volume can have a major impact on the conversation. Our vocal tone should be able to relief the stress of the client.
• Verbal Underlining: If we focus on some specific words or short phrases through our vocal tone then it can help create a better understanding of the conversation.
• Open questions: It allows to make the conversation longer where the client can elaborate their issues in a more meaningful way. Open questions usually begin with what, how, could, would or why. We should be cautious while using why questions because it may be