Purpose
This activity is designed to provide students with numerous ways of learning, practicing, discussing, and processing the needed skills to build and maintain a therapeutic alliance.
Instructions
Begin by reading Unit 1: Reading and Tasks, paying special attention to the Unit 1 Notes: The Therapeutic Relationship. This is to get you familiar with the therapeutic relationship, nonverbal attending skills, and a variety of micro-skills that are imperative to build the therapeutic relationship.
Then, depending on the edition you have, read
Shebib, B. (2022). Choices: Interviewing and counselling for Canadians. (8th ed.) Chapter 3, entitled The Process, Skills, and Pitfalls of Counselling beginning on page 88, paying close attention to Top Ten Counselling Errors in Table 3.7 and further explanations within the text.
OR
Shebib, B. (2019). Choices: Interviewing and counselling for Canadians. (7th ed.) Chapter 2, entitled The Skills, Process, and Pitfalls of Counselling beginning on page 33, paying close attention to Top Ten Counselling Errors in Table 2.7 and further explanations within the text
Then, write a 2-3 page (average of 250 words per page) reflection paper exploring and discussing YOUR ability to develop and maintain the therapist relationship with a client. Consideration of the elements of building a therapeutic alliance and implementing micro-skills discussed in the supplied resources are expected. The expectation is that this is a reflection on YOUR abilities, rather than simply a repeat of terms and definitions.
The paper is to include consideration of all resources listed above.
Structure
Required components: Title page, reference page. Do not add an abstract. Do not use a running head.
Length of Assignment: The text body of paper (i.e., not including references or title page) should consist of approximately 500-750 words, (i.e., 2-3 double-spaced typed pages, Times New Roman font size: 12).
Format: Please format your assignment in Word (files with extension .doc or .docx), or Rich Text Format (files with extension .rtf).
References: Resources listed are to be considered as well as at least TWO extra peer reviewed article from 10 years or less for support.
Considerations
Please use the rubric as a guide. Write succinctly and from first person point of view. Use headings and subheadings.
Resources
Any sources used to support your written narrative should be cited using correct APA format. Although Wikipedia can be a useful starting place to gather very general information no Wikipedia references will be accepted as scholarly citations.
