Characteristics and Skills Flashcards
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A client repeatedly arrives late and then blames the counselor for 'not giving enough time.' Which counselor skill is MOST critical in this moment?
Answer: Confrontation of the pattern without defensiveness
Confronting the pattern therapeutically, while remaining non-defensive, helps the client develop insight into self-sabotaging behavior.
Which of the following BEST describes the counselor characteristic of 'presence'?
Answer: Bringing one's full, authentic self into the therapeutic encounter
Presence refers to the counselor being fully engaged, authentic, and emotionally available within the therapeutic relationship.
A counselor notices their own anxiety rising when a client describes suicidal ideation. The BEST immediate response is to:
Answer: Use self-regulation to remain calm and conduct a safety assessment
Counselor self-regulation allows for effective safety assessment and appropriate crisis response without transferring anxiety to the client.
Which counselor skill involves restating the client's message in the counselor's own words to check for understanding?
Answer: Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing restates the content of the client's message in the counselor's own words to confirm accurate understanding.
An LPC demonstrates 'cultural humility' by:
Answer: Acknowledging their own cultural biases and remaining open to learning from clients
Cultural humility involves self-reflection, acknowledging bias, and treating clients as experts on their own cultural experience.
Which of the following BEST illustrates the counselor skill of 'immediacy'?
Answer: Addressing what is happening between counselor and client in the present moment
Immediacy involves the counselor openly discussing the here-and-now dynamics occurring within the therapeutic relationship.
A counselor who can tolerate sitting with a client's pain without rushing to fix it is demonstrating:
Answer: Tolerance of ambiguity and presence
Tolerating ambiguity and sitting with discomfort is a key counselor characteristic that allows clients to process emotions at their own pace.