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Assignment 1

Assignment 1

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March 31, 2017

A Counseling intake session is the first stepping stone. Things that are discussed in an intake session are confidentiality, inform consent, why they are here, and goals. “Confidentiality is an ethical concept, and in most states, it is the legal duty of therapist not to disclose information about a client” (Corey, pg. 42). Confidentiality is important because it helps build a relationship between the therapist and the client. “Because no genuine therapy can occur unless clients trust in the privacy of their revelations to their therapist, professional have the responsibility to define the degree of confidentiality that can be promised” (Corey, pg. 42). Informed consent is an ethical and legal requirement for a therapeutic process. “Informed consent involves the right of client to be informed about their therapy and to make autonomous decisions pertaining to it” (Corey, pg. 41). The inform consent usually explains the process and risks associated with counseling. By doing this it will also help build a trusting relationship with the therapist and client.

After explaining both confidentiality and inform consent it will then help the client explains what brings him/her in, why is their problem a concern and goals. The Counselor conduct this session by taking in the information that is shared and ask questions for clarification. When the client is explaining their problem, its important to give them your full attention. The reason why is that it will help to continue to build trust with the client and not lose interest.

In Stan intake session, he was a bit nervous and worried. Stan was worried about if the therapy was really going to work and what was going to happen next. He was also unsure about how therapy works. Stan think that his role is to just go to therapy, tell the therapist about his problems and the counselor fix his problems by telling him what to do. The counselor corrected Stan and informed him of both of their roles and they will be working together. The therapist considers talking out the problems and having someone to listen will help him with his problem a little. Talking makes the client clearer about what they want to do.

However, the client was nervous about opening to the counselor. He feared his judgment and what else he might learn about himself that he didn’t know. The therapist turned his negative thought into something positive by saying, “you might find out things you didn’t know about yourself in a pleasant way.” By saying that it made the client think a certain way and agree to his statement. That impressed me because I think it made Stan feel a little less nervous and look at the therapist differently. The therapists ask Stan about his goals. His goals are to feel better, not feel nervous, and know how to approach woman. Stan was given expectation on things outside of the session and give him something to think about to talk about at the next session, so they can work together on meeting his goals.

Reference

Corey, G. (2013). Therapy and practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy (10th ed.). Australis:

Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.