SW 3003 : Midterms Study Guide 2
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Interviewing: short (1/2 seshs) meant to find out background information. Ethical coaching: focuses on living life more fully and effectively. Coaches work on focusing on person"s strengths and encouraging them to make more effective life decisions by empowering them. E. g: life coaches, college coaches, exec coaches etc. Counseling: more intensive, concerned with helping clients cope with normal" problems and opportunities when they become quite complex to deal with by oneself. Psychotherapy: focuses on deep seated personality or behavioural difficulties. Microskills: communication skill units one uses whilst interviewing that help provide specific alternatives when dealing with various clients (utilizing multiple theories from counseling/therapy). They build on each other, so these comprise of (in ascending order). Must develop skills of listening and respect, to be able to work on other microskills and go up (higher does not mean better, unless the basework is completely worked on). ~able to conduct an entire interview utilizing only listening skills.
