Unit V
Unit V
Unit V
• Having a set time and space to talk may help you to work through
the issues concerning you
Counselling Skills
Importance of Counselling Skills
• Body Language
• Gestures
• Facial expressions
• Check in with your feelings. Stop during events or bad days and
evaluate your self-talk. ...
Professional Qualities
Personal Qualities
Communication Skills
Acceptance
• Accepting the client for who she is & in her current situation
Empathy
• Empathy means that you are truly able to imagine what it’s like to stand
in someone else’s shoes.
• Compassion & empathy help your clients feel understood & heard.
Counselling Skills
Qualities of a Good Counsellor
Problem Solving
Rapport-Building Skills
Flexibility
• You don’t stay rigid & stick to a predetermined treatment path when your
clients require a different approach.
Self-Awareness
• Self awareness is the ability to look within & identify your own unmet
psychological needs & desires.
• This ability prevents your issues from affecting or conflicting with those
of your clients.
• Self-awareness has a major impact on a counsellor’s effectiveness.
Counselling Skills
Qualities of a Good Counsellor
Multicultural Competency
• A skilled counsellor can identify negative thinking patterns & enable the clients
to replace them with positive ones.
• The process involves goal setting & creating appropriate action plans with the
client
• The counsellor needs to be able to challenge, reassure & motivate the client,
especially when the client is resistant or finds it difficult to face painful
memories.
• By using the voice to relax the client, the counsellor enables him to face
challenges more effectively.
Counselling Skills
Qualities of a Good Counsellor
Practice Management Skills
• Whether running her own practice or simply managing her workload as an employee,
the counsellor needs to possess a number of organizational skills including prioritizing
& timekeeping