Page 8 - Part A

Counselling Skills

A Introductory Activity

There are a number of skills that counsellors are required to have in
order to establish a helping relationship. In the space below, identify
as many as skills as you can that you think you already possess, and
then write down some skills that you think you need to improve.
This will help you as you go through each unit. You should be able
to extend this list when you reflect back here to Unit 1.

Core counselling skills

This section identifies the following nine core counselling skills for you to explore in
detail and assess your potential for practising them:

1. Unconditional positive regard

2. Genuineness

3. Empathetic understanding

4. Active listening

5. Questioning

6. Paraphrasing

7. Reflecting

8. Summarising

9. Challenging.

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