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Counselling Skills

8. Summarising

A summary is a collection of paraphrases that condenses the content and messages
expressed in the session. Its purpose is to:

• Identify a common theme that may have been explored in the session

• Draw out key points and pull them together

• Give the client a building block on which to prepare for the next session

• Bring the session to a close.

R Further Research: Summarising

Use the link below to find out more about summarising. If the
link does not work when you type it into a browser, search for
‘paraphrasing and summarising’ and conduct your own research.

http://www.counsellingconnection.com/index.php/2009/07/21/
encouragers-paraphrasing-and-summarising/

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