Counselor: Lashonda Worthy_____________________________________________
Client: Courtney Gogins Session #:___4_____________
1. What were your personal goals for this session? (Focus on your skill development rather than what your goals for the client were) Well during this session my focus was on building rapport with the client, since it is still early in our sessions. I want to make sure we develop a trusting relationship. Also, I would like to work on helping and guiding the client to find goals for her presented problems.
2. What issues did the client present? The client presented issue was regarding her children moving back in with her permanently. Right now they …show more content…
What skills did you use in this session? (Use skill name and provide an examples direct quotes)
Open question: “How would you like things to be different?”
Empathic relationship: “Nice to see, how you been doing”, “Can you tell me what bring you in today?”
Goals: “What would that look like for you?” “How do you picture it in 5 years?”
Action: “How do you see it working out for you?” “What have you tried so …show more content…
What, if anything, did you miss that you might have wanted to explore, or might do differently next time? I want to be able to explore the action plan more, and finding out the client intention on willing to change the situation.
7. Discuss your personal process regarding this experience (before, during, after the interview). Note your concerns, what issues made you uncomfortable, what thoughts came up for you regarding session content, any “aha” experiences, and your own response to it, etc. (include cultural factors if applicable)
Before: The client seemed a little nervous to talk today. I allowed her to get comfortable before recording. This was a redo session because our third partner made a mistake, and pressed stop on the recording and she thought she was pressing play. During: The client warmed up during our session and I was able to build rapport with the client. It was another distractions today during our session. The library attendant came and was trying to get our attention during recording, because we didn’t have enough time to record the full twenty minute session.
After: I wasn’t ready to end the session and I don’t think the client was ready for the session to end