Microskills Hiearchy
1. Empathic relationship 2. Story and strengths 3. Goals 4. Restory 5. Action
What are the five stages in an initial interview?
At the apex of the microskills pyramid
What is integration of skills and determining your own personal style and theory/theories?
Our professional organization which gives us ethics
What is The American Counseling Association
the ability to enter the world of the client and to communicate that we understand his or her world as the client sees and experiences it
What is empathy?
Two formats for progress notes.
What are SOAP and DAP notes?
Visual/eye contact. Vocal qualities. Verbal tracking. Body language
What are four aspects of attending behavior?
Nonverbal behavior, verbal behavior, conflict discrepancies.
What are three items to observe?
considered critical for client growth and change.
What is empathic confrontation?
Questions which can’t be answered in a few words. They encourage others to talk and provide you with maximum information.
What are open questions?
a variety of verbal and nonverbal means the counselor or psychotherapist can use to encourage others to continue talking. They include head nods, an open palm, “uh-huh,” and the repetition of key words the client has uttered. Selective attention to vari- ous client key words can have a profound impact on client direction. .
What are encouragers?
feed back to the client the essence of what has just been said by shortening and clarifying client comments.
What is paraphrases?
elaborate on possibilities for influencing clients more directly, particularly in the restorying phase of the conversation.
What is interpretation/reframing, reflection of meaning, feedback, and self- disclosure?
are similar to paraphrases except that a longer time and more information are involved. Attention is also given to emotions and feelings as they are expressed by the client
What are summarizations?
focus on the limbic HPA as being the first to react, before the TAP executive prefrontal cortex, supports the idea that reflection of feeling is the most valuable listening skill after attending behavior (if one isn’t attending, feelings will not be observed).
What is neuroscience?
"you feel ____ because______
What is a reflective statement (or empathy statement)?
the five stages of microskills inital session
What is empathic relationship, story and strengths, goals, restory, and action?
form of selective attention that enables multiple views of client stories. This skill will help you and clients think of creative new possibilities for restorying and action.
What is focusing?
Quoted as saying, "There is no pretense that reason and reason alone, or that science and science alone, can prevail by themselves in any kind of human relationship, personal, or therapeutic."
Who is James Mann, Time Limited Psychotherapy