u01d2 peer review

Response to Leah Love

You have assumed the correct approach in your dealings with the parents of the children . I have just retrieved some notes posted by Lynn Cooper a registered psychologist from New Zealand ( HYPERLINK "http /homepages .ihug .co .nz lynnc /pp /counselling1 .htm http /homepages .ihug .co .nz lynnc /pp /counselling1 .htm ) where she cautioned that many clients indeed fear that their counselors would judge them . This is the reason why some parents choose not to talk about their children while some portray their children differently from what they really

are - as you have correctly observed . Cooper also said that a counselor should not only refrain from judging a client but should also avoid imposing his or her own views or values on a client . You are in the right track , therefore , by employing open-ended questions and letting the parents say what they want to say because adding some aspect of [your] own perspective ' could very well prevent them from revealing anything helpful . This method also shows the client that you are trying to consider the problem from their own perspective . Cooper refers to this technique as showing empathy by looking at the problem through their eyes

Response to Mary Anne Couvillion

You are correct when you said that you need to constantly be evaluating the verbal ' language of the client . This is very important so that you will be able to fully understand what your client is trying to tell you . We are all aware that communication...