Microskills
Counseling
Riddles
100

What does SOLER stand for?

What does SOLER stand for?

SOLER (Sit straight / Open posture / Lean toward / Eye contact / Relax)

100

Share 3 open ended questions?

Share 3 open ended questions?

Could you tell me more about that?”
“How did you feel when that happened?”
 “Given what you’ve said, what would be your ideal solution?”

“What might we have missed so far?”
 “What else comes to your mind?”
“Could you give me a specific example of . . . ?” 

 “What do you mean by...?”

100

What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

A Penny.

200

What are the 3 brain part that represent the (Brain Hand Model)?

What are the 3 brain part that represent the (Brain Hand Model)?

1- Cerebral Cortex 

2-Brain Stem

3-Limbic Region

200

 Share 3 closed ended questions.

Share 3 closed ended questions.

1-Are you happy with your relationship or not?

2-Do you want to stay in this relationship?

3-Would you like your partner to stop doing what he does to you?

200

David's father has three sons : Snap, Crackle and _____ ?

David 


300

What are the 3 V's + B (Counseling process)?

What are the 3 V's + B (Counseling process)?

1. Visual/eye contact. Look at people when you speak to them. 

2. Vocal qualities. Communicate warmth and interest with your voice.

3. Verbal tracking. Track the client’s story. Don’t change the subject; stay with the client’s topic. 

4. Body language/facial expression. Be yourself: authenticity is essential to building trust.

300

Identify 2 questions to ask yourself when not sure whether or not to ask a questions to your client.


Identify 2 questions to ask yourself when not sure whether or not to ask a questions to your client.

1-What informs my question?

2-Is it therapeutic?

300

The more you take away, the larger I become?

1- A whole in the ground.

2.  Debt   

400

What does BLS stand for?

What does BLS stand for?

Basic Listening Sequences

400

What can you do when your client says "I don't Know" ? 

What can you do when your client says "I don't Know" ?

Paraphrase

400

I'm tall when I'm young and I'm short when I'm old. What am I? 

A candle 

500

Name the first 5 stages of the Microskills Hierarchy? 

Name the first 5 stages of the Microskills Hierarchy?

1- Multicultural Competency.

2-Attendance Empathy and observation skills.

3-Questions 

4- Encouraging, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing.

5-Observing and Reflecting Feelings  

500

What are the 4 dimensions of paraphrasing?

What are the 4 dimensions of paraphrasing?

1. Key words (restatement)
   - Exact words or metaphors the clients use 

2. Sentence stem
     - “I hear you saying..” “......sounds (looks) like...” 

3. Essence of what the clients has said
       - Identify, clarify, and provide feedback 

4.Checkout for accuracy

500

My legs are on the ground and my head is over the stars? What am I? 

A general. 

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