Human services professionals know and understand the 5 stages of grief (Denial and Isolation; Anger; Bargaining; Depression and, Acceptance). It is important to know that everyone doesn’t handle grief in the same way. There are no set time or order in working through these stages. We must be careful to not judge how people experience their grief.
Research finds that specific counselor behaviors such as: Enthusiasm, Confidence and Belief in the client’s ability to change has been very successful. The clients are more likely to acheve their goals with a more positive relationship with their counselor.
The following are the top ten basic counselling skills: Listening; Empathy; Genuiness; Unconditioinal Positive Regard; Concreteness; Open Questions; Counselor Self-Disclosure; Interpretation and Information Giving and Removing Obstacles to Change.