The five stages of the well-formed session [empathic relationship—story and strengths—goals—restory—action] provide an organizing framework for using the microskills with multiple theories of counseling and psychotherapy [Ivey, Ivey, & Zalaquett, p. 183]. An essential component to this is the application of the basic listening sequence, which consists of these micro-skills: using open and closed questions, encouraging, paraphrasing, reflecting feelings, and summarizing.
Students will view the video demonstration of the 5-stage counseling session. Afterward, you will provide a critique of the application of this counseling session. More specifically, respond to the following questions:
What specific behaviors did you observe Dr. Ivey doing to transition across the 5 stages? How effective do you think this was? [5-6 sentences minimum]
What attending and empathy behaviors did you observe [visual, vocal qualities, verbal tracking, body language, empathy]? How effective do you believe these behaviors were in facilitating a positive therapeutic alliance? [5-6 sentences minimum]
How effective was the application of the basic listening sequence [open and closed questions, encouraging, paraphrasing, reflecting feelings, and summarizing]? In what ways do you think these skills impacted the counseling process? [5-6 sentences minimum]
What do you personally believe will be the primary challenge with applying the 5-stage counseling session using only listening skills? [5-6 sentences minimum]
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