Author Question: Identify and discuss the principles, guidelines, and tactics for responding with empathy. What ... (Read 59 times)

eruditmonkey@yahoo.com · **on:** Jul 30, 2018

Identify and discuss the principles, guidelines, and tactics for responding with empathy.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How can a counselor respond accurately to a clients experiences, thoughts, and behaviors?

What will be an ideal response?

carojassy25 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 30, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Outline the process for recovering from an inaccurate response on the part of the counselor

Answer to Question 2

Consider the following examples and propose possible responses.

Tina had been mugged and, as a result, was very fearful of leaving her apartment. Meeting with her counselor required Tina to leave her apartment and take a bus to the counseling center. Tina arrived, in typical fashion, with alcohol on her breath and acknowledged that drinking alcohol enabled her to leave home. After several weeks, Tina arrived without having alcohol on her breath and commented, So, I finally did it. I finally made it here without drinking, which I consider to be progress.

Paulo decided to come out to his family as gay. He was concerned about how they would take his news, so he and his counselor role-played several possibilities. When he arrived for his counseling session after coming out to his family, he laughed and said They said they knew along and were just waiting for me to realize it