OTEN TAFE NSW Example Counselling role play. This is an example of a introduction to counselling role play. This is not a formal counselling session. This video can be used for the unit Work Within a Structured Counselling Framework
I'm doing communication as one of my subjects at TAFE and it is hard asking just the right questions and demonstrating all the other skills. Awesome client in this role play really helped it go smoothly! Well done, you two
Good on this practitioner for going onscreen and recording for an example to students. She attends to the session and techniques pretty comprehensively; and I do notice that, while she affirms the experience of the client generally, she doesnt give much space for the client to actually respond to overtures of acknowledgement of the clients experience in the moment. Giving more space to connect around the emotion of experience together, builds trust and rapport. This practitioner pretty quickly moves along on her own agenda. I did not witness space for silence and stillness either. I thought her questions lead to the client sharing her story mostly, there does need to be some info-gathering of data too though.
I found this clip very informative but agree with your thoughts... I am currently studying in counselling, therefore, learning how to facilitate a quality experience for a client counsellor relationship one thing I felt was missing was further questioning on whether the client had asked her husband if anything was bothering him, stressing him etc ... which could be contributing to the increase in his drinking from experience there is usually a reason behind changed behaviours
I just got into a counseling program and yes it is scary, especially now that I'm about to do my first role play! Just know though that most of your other classmates feel the same way, and most teachers are sensitive to that. They are usually willing to go overboard in helping you. Hope you choose to do it!
Something is slightly off about this counselling session. The headers they used didn't always match with the skill she was demonstrating. I am in Canada, so I understand that not all of the skills taught will be the same in other parts of the world, but I only found this slightly helpful.
It was a good role play. But the counsellor saying "umm" all the time, from the outset was VERY distracting. Picked up some good pointers, aside from not to insert "umm" into every sentence. Thank you.
framework for solution focused therapy a. There are significant advantages in focusing on the positive and on solutions for the future. Focusing on strengths and solution-talk will increase the likelihood that therapy will be brief. b. Individuals who come to therapy do have the capacity to act effectively. This capacity, however, is temporarily blocked by negative cognitions. c. There are exceptions to every problem. d. Clients tend to present one side of the problem. Solution-focused therapists invite clients to view their problems from a different side. e. Small change fosters bigger change. f. Clients want to change, they have the capacity to change and they are doing their best to make change happen. g. As each individual is unique, so too is every solution.
I wouldn't start a counselling session, especially an initial one, by saying there was a "big smash on the road" !!! Highly emotive and sensitive subject potentially. I'd be more sensitive and keep subjects neutral.
She wasn't really leading she was reflecting back what she interpreted the client was feeling and asking for clarification that she was right with her understanding.
Vito Amos she is not reinforcing the clients way of thinking.. she was paraphrasing what the client had said before in order to clarify and clarification is a MUST thing to do in counselling! :)
I stopped watching after that and came to the comment section to see if anyone else noticed it! :) "Do you think that....?" it's never the right thing to say.
It's about helping the person feel held, not about giving advice. Paraphrasing is a way to capture that you've understood without repeating word-for-word what someone's said.
I found it disturbing. The counsellor´s approach seemed distant and cold and she did not even address some of the feelings the client brought up, such us: Feeling tired of the current situation, and hopeful about the future. The Counsellor seemed in a rush to just give the client the list of possible options and jump to the clousure of the session. If I were the client, I would not be comming back as I received no real emotional support, just got a robot who listened to my problems and told me that I needed marriage counselling, which is an understatement.
Lot of Australian counsellors are Margarets and Karens who just do it for a paycheck. I was suicidal once and got told to sit in a park at 3am in the morning.. by a Beyond Blue counsellor who I know is on a rate equalling over $100k a year.
