module 7 Flashcards
(10 cards)
What is the purpose of using a timeline of life in storytelling during career counselling?
A: To broaden the client’s perspective by viewing problems from past, present, and future; help them see patterns and develop self-understanding.
Why might clients feel “stuck” or hopeless about their situation in counselling?
A: They may have an inaccurate sense of timeframe, overly focused on the present, making challenges seem overwhelming.
How do metaphors benefit the counselling process?
A: They provide richer visualization, clarity, alternative perspectives, and shared language for exploring the client’s story.
List four reasons metaphors are powerful in counselling.
A: 1) Establish rapport and empathy
2) Help access emotions
3) Challenge client beliefs or behavior patterns
4) Assist with client resistance
Give some common metaphors used for a life/career journey.
A: Garden, train ride, mountain climb, roller-coaster, building, adventure, stained-glass window, stepping stones, prison.
What is a core goal during the exploration phase in career counselling?
A: To deepen the client’s exploration of their story, stimulate self-understanding, and develop a collaborative understanding.
What micro-skills does the counsellor use in the first 40 minutes of exploration?
A: Paraphrasing, reflection, clarification, summarising, and facilitating storytelling.
In the initial 20-30 minutes of a career counselling session, what should the counsellor focus on?
A: The client’s general life context, values (e.g., SVS scores), and personality (e.g., mini-IPIP scores), not Holland codes.
Why avoid discussing Holland codes in the first 20-30 minutes of the session?
A: To keep the conversation general and new, making the later discussion of Holland codes and ISI more complementary and meaningful.
What is the counsellor’s main goal during the client’s storytelling in exploration?
A: To maintain and develop a working alliance while helping the client express and expand their story.
