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CNL-515: Counseling Skills Scale

Part One:

Directions: Reflect on the recorded “session” and evaluate yourself by completing the table below. Record the overall rating in the “Total Score” column on the left at the end of the document. Include comments in each skill area as needed to help justify the rating.

Locate the recorded Zoom session and add the Zoom link from the session here:

1. Session Management

Skills	1 Strongly Disagree	2 Disagree	3 Somewhat	4 Agree	5 Strongly Agree	Comments
Ability to establish rapport with clients.
Ability to open and close session effectively.
Ability to provide timely warning towards the end of the session.

2. Attending Skills

Skills	1 Strongly Disagree	2 Disagree	3 Somewhat	4 Agree	5 Strongly Agree	Comments
Ability to engage in appropriate eye contact
Ability to use nonverbals (nodding head, leaning in)
Ability to reflect client feelings. Try using the format (You feel _____ because _____) to capture the feeling word and the possible reasons for the feeling. Phrase this tentatively so that clients can reject or modify your reflection if it is not correct.
Ability to reflect meaning. (This looks like a paraphrase but goes beyond what the client says to include their meaning, values, and goals.)
Ability to reflect content. (This is a paraphrase of what the client said.)
Ability to use open-ended questions
Ability to paraphrase
Ability to summarize

3. Challenging Skills ( Confronts caringly the discrepancy between self-expectation when facing the problem and actual attitude/behavior shown and how these are personally judged. (“You expect yourself to do__when facing the problem of______, but you do______. When this happens you feel_____about yourself.”)

Skills	1 Strongly Disagree	2 Disagree	3 Somewhat	4 Agree	5 Strongly Agree	Comments
Ability to identify discrepancies between the client’s behavior and what they say.
Ability to recognize distorted, irrational thinking, and/or blind spots.
Ability to challenge the client in a caring and nonjudgmental manner.

4. Goal Setting Skills

Skills	1 Strongly Disagree	2 Disagree	3 Somewhat	4 Agree	5 Strongly Agree	Comments
Ability to create a sense of hope and possibility for the client.
Ability to help clients establish goals. (Delineating the long-term goal achievement and associated benefits to oneself.)
Ability to help clients commit to change. (Defining the decision in terms of changing or not changing)

Total Score: ______

Part Two:

Comments/Reflection: Take a moment to discuss your experience, areas you feel you did well, and areas you feel you could mprove. It is mandatory to discuss both areas.