Core Counseling Core Skills

Core Skills and the Role They Play
Certain core counseling skills are valuable to master to assist their client’s in the healing or problem-solving process. Moreover, these core skills are either acquired through training or natural attributes that counselors instinctively use in therapy sessions. Equally important counselor’s must possess the fundamental component of projecting a genuine interest in clients/others. This belief is essential for counselors to make it palatable to interact with clients on a daily basis in a therapeutic manner. Furthermore, studies indicate the type of therapy is not as important to the outcome as the counselor’s relationship and behaviors, i.e. enthusiasm, confidence, and belief in the client’s ability to

Wampold (2011) discuss the style of client interaction is an essential skill. Interpersonal skills such as verbal fluency, perception, acceptance of clients point of view, empathy towards clients interpersonal conflict and focus on problem management while maintain a nonjudgmental andconvincing the client explaining that counselors too often counselors are projecting and managing a nonjudgmental atmosphere creates a safe environment for the client to genuine share their shadow thoughts, rationale, and behaviors. not to mention, the counselors ability to provide an treatment plan explanation in a manner that not only is acceptable to the client but they understand the plan as a blueprint that incorporate their vision of something that is in their best interest (Wampold,

The forecast of hope and optimism should be the golden thread woven into every therapeutic session. Regardless, if whether or not the client acknowledges hope and optimism the therapist job is to dialogue with the client in a manner that realistic expectations can be achieved. Counselors can accomplish this by providing help fo with facing life changes and decisions that cause undue stress, depression, fear of the unknown, and anxiety. Counselor’s response can have a profound effect on the clients thought and decision making process. Egan (2014) explains how therapist can assist clients with identifying, and clarifying emotions, feelings that are embedded in the client’s dialogue and nonverbal behavior. Conversely, counselors should not avoid difficult or sensitive material during therapy session. In steady, counselors can use difficult moments as opportunities as authentic moments to discuss how thinking errors, fears, complex issues, and avoidance can be handled therapeutically (Wampold, 2011). Westra (2013) discuss how therapist should roll with the client’s ambivalence that can be created when the client knows change will benefit the situation however, some part of them (psychological or physical) impedes their ability to change. Another role counselors may consider is expanding the client’s talk of change through elicitation or spontaneous acknowledgment. Counselors role is to engage and shape weak,