Test Two

Question 1

What are the differences between psychological and audiological counseling?

Answer 1

Psychological counseling refers to professionals that are trained in therapeutic relationship skills as well as psychological assessment, diagnosis and intervention.

Audiological counseling refers techniques that we engage in to help people understand and adjust to their hearing loss, or the hearing loss of others.

Question 2

What are the differences between informational and personal adjustment counseling?

Answer 2

Informational counseling involves clinicians providing information that is understandable, high quality and actionable.

Personal adjustment counseling is used when clients are struggling to adjust to their hearing loss.

Question 3

What are the differences between directive and non-directive counseling?

Answer 3

• Personal adjustment counseling can be divided into directive or non-directive approaches

Non-directive
- Client does nearly all the talking and the clinician guides them along the way
- Non-confrontational
- Rogers’ client centered approach
- Yalom’s existential approach
- White and Epston’s narrative approach

• Constructivism
• Gestalt Therapy

Directive
- Clinician takes a very active role in the therapeutic process
- CBT
- Solutions-focused brief therapy
- Acceptance and commitment therapy

Question 4

How do you know when someone may need personal adjustment counseling?

Answer 4

• Low levels of self efficacy
• Emotions such as sadness or anger
• Lack of eye contact
• Contradicting statements
• A person’s affect