Role Play

Reflection write up Counseling Session Role breeze Between Kristen (student/ lymph node) and Tiff all Ellison ( healer) Tiffany Ellison Barry University Identifying health risk submition My guest Kristen came in for a go across session to focus on codependency issues, savour overwhelmed with her stupefy, and not having condemnation to focus on her. Kristen seems to be focusing all of her sequence on her mother and less(prenominal) sequence to herself. Kristen is awargon that she is not strong overflowing to deal with overwhelming situations and documentaryizes she fills to be focusing much on herself alternatively of trying to prove her strengths to every ane else.Kristen has many obligations to her mother however in reality, she is giving an overweening amount of responsibility, loading, and worries for another person, when she needs to be more foc gived on herself and her strengths. Kristen dates everything that a codependent person does is done to further throw s elf pitying thoughts of overdoing and of being interpreted advantage of and for granted. Kristen is too showing signs of longing emotional feelings and is completely overcome in mind and emotion and feels ill-equipped to negociate with her var.ors. Level of competence demonstratedThroughout the session, as the therapist I felt confident that I would be able to hollow the real true related issues that were affecting her life. I explicit empathy towards the leaf node, by listening to her uttered thoughts and feelings while communicating back to her a desire that I base understand the guests perspective completely. I too felt the need to express my feelings on her mother however I did not do so and straight formulateed critical motivational interviewing skills by dodging of arguing with the leaf node round their need for her to throw, by not answering the hollo when her mother needs her at any accustomed moment.Through this session I support self-efficacy by secondin g the client take in oneself and become confident that they can carry out the motleys the client has elect to pursue. At this commit, in the session, it was very beta to me to summarize the important components and how they collaborate with one another. My strong asset as a therapist is that I try to grasp a hold of one of the major issues discussed in the therapy session, and help the client flesh out more in detail, so I may then get a better understanding on from each one individual issue as it comes along.My client has a lot issue on in her life at the moment, and by grasping onto one of her strengths out of her safe and sound story she can reflect on, seemed to shape her muzzle and smile. Through out this graphic symbol of the session, I could then bedevil a better trusting relationship with the client by evoking the clients views. Assessing client readiness Throughout this critical eon during our session, I knew at a point that I was able to determine atmospheri c condition my client was ready for exchange.This point was firm when the client stated node I please salsa lessons its a stress reliever for me Therapist What can you do to get yourself more involved with things that you enjoy? guest I could question for when they be having one. Therapist Yes, you could client I can do that. Therapist do you think that entrust help? Client yes, I love to dance. During this time, my client seemed honest in her exploration to research on what makes her happy. She was very eager and incite to learn about the different options that she dexterity have, to give time for herself. The stages of change have inspired instruments for assessing readiness to change or a clients motivational change state. Depending on the level of readiness-or change stage- different motivational intervention strategies get out be more or less effective (Cox et al. , 2002). Your clients must value a intercession goal to progress toward it. In fact, unless clients val ue them, they are not goals from the clients perspectives (Rollnick & Moyers, 2006). From a motivational standpoint, one should understand what the clients goals are and what they value in life.I was able to apprehend this by acknowledging her strengths and how could the client research the ambit for any socializing events particular to her interests. Identifying transport Talk As discussed by Rollnick and miller (2009), motivational interviewing is directed toward particular look change goals. A primary mental process in motivational interviewing is to help clients determine ambivalence by evoking their own congenital motivations for change. When MI is done easy, the client or else than the counselor voices the arguments for change.Throughout MI, particular attention is given to the client change dialogue which involves verbalizations that correspond desire, ability, reasons, need, or commitment to change (Miller and Moyers, 2006). An deterrent example used to evoke c hange talk during the session was very direct Client Should I not answer the phone every time that my mother calls me? Therapist What do you think you should do? Client Probably, it might give me some soundless time. Throughout this conversion, as the therapist, I responded with reflective statements, which summarized the change talk statements the client made.During this process, it was very important to me to understand that I acknowledged her ambivalence, but tried to honor the change talk. The point here is that when stack talk or ask about what they think they should do, they are more in all probability to answer the questions themselves, which at that point initiates change talk. Identifying treatment come alonges During my time in this session, I have identified many treatment options for this client. This client needs to continue more one-on-one individual therapy sessions, but also initializing journaling to be completed at home.With this detail homework assignment, I wanted her to express her feelings on paper by guardianship a journal. During the session, speaking about a journal really seemed to make her laugh and smile. The purpose of this assignment is to make time for her by identifying that she has a lot going on in her life and by putting aside a secondary extra time to reflect on her in writing, I feel would help make her aware of the feelings that seem to be so overwhelming. Another treatment approach I could identify is making a commitment to look into a womens support group in her area.Not only ordain this give her time to reflect on herself, but also will help empower her to live a fulfilling and purposeful life of self-love. This will also give her a chance to socialize, and network. I feel as if the client will benefit from this experience overtime if the commitment is there. Components of intrinsic motivation for change include both the clients percept of the importance of change as well as his or her confidence that change can be achieved (Miller and Rollnick, 2009). References Cox, W. M. Klinger, E. and Blount, J. P. Alcohol use and goal hierarchies Systematic motivational advise for alcoholics. In Miller, W. R. , and Rollnick, S. , eds. Motivational Interviewing Preparing People To alter Addictive Behaviors. New York Guilford Press, 1993. pp. 260-271 Miller, W. R. and Rollnick, S. (2009). Ten things that motivational interviewing is not. Behavioral and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 37, 129-140. Miller, W. R. , & Moyers, T. B. (2006). Eight stages in learning motivational interviewing. 5, 3-17.