Alex’s Observation Feedback for Chelsea
Once again, Chelsea’s session with Keni was a positive and, I feel, constructive one. Chelsea was attentive and authentic when it came to hearing about what Keni was experiencing. Chelsea had very open body language, smiled, and maintained eye contact. Although she was holding a pillow during the session, I do not think it subtracted anything from the session. If anything, I think having the pillow provided both the client and helper with a sense of security. The bit of awkwardness I observed at the beginning of last session I feel was less present this time around.
Chelsea started the session with informing Keni that she was going to take notes and I think that is good, as I know that can cause some
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I am convinced that this is, as she described it, her natural position as a giver or a mom coming through. This is also augmented by her practice in advising. There was again, very little silence and Chelsea was very adept at guiding Keni through the conversation.
Chelsea is much better at getting deeper in the subjects than I am. Chelsea was very graceful when they did get into what was probably bothering Keni most at the time and when emotions did come to the surface. Chelsea showed that she cared and that Keni’s feelings were very valid, which I think took some of the weight off Keni at the time. Chelsea also was great at moving the conversation to a more positive place by asking about when she feels empowered, which is a great strategy I think.
The session was overall outstanding and I know Keni came out in a better place. Some points for improvement would be to add some more audible minimal encouragers. Not just shaking your head, but also adding sound to it I think would go a ways. In addition, I think going more in depth would be great. I remember a few instances that could have used a question like “why do you think that is” or something similar to try to go deeper. That being said, Keni I think wears her heart on her sleeves and does not need a ton of prodding to get deeper. Additionally, to help add clarity to some of the discussion Chelsea could ask for more details when Keni says something or describes what she is
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She has been there from the time the twins were born. She demonstrates great support for reuniting the family.
My thoughts on whose Susan Cain’s speech she was humorous, seemed sympathetic, and trustworthy. I believed and visualized her thoughts on being an introvert. She sounded passionate but not overdoing it, more subtle in a
...e a lot, showing that she was committed to their relationship and tolerated their differences. Once or twice she used the voice response. When she was trying to find out about the girl he says he never dated, she continually brought it up for they could talk about it. I feel that this conflict was good, due to it helped them both grow and strengthen their relationship. It helped them both realize that they can change how they act towards one another and well as say what they really mean and to be open about how they feel for one another. I think that it was great how the two of them went for the Win-Win strategy to accommodate for the other. In all I feel that Danny and Sandy noticed not only by communicating but also by facial gestures as to what the other was thinking and how each of them could change to get to a compromise and go on with their relationship.
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On this date and time this caseworker met with Amanda Grimes at her residence. At this time this caseworker observed Kenna in her mother's arms. She appeared to be clean, healthy, and adequately dressed. Both Kenna and Mrs. Grimes appeared to calm. Mrs. Grimes reported that things has been great with the family. They are currently unpacking the rest of their items from their recent move. Mrs. Grimes stated Kenna is almost able to sleep through the night. Mrs. Grimes reported no concerns. Her husband Steven Grimes had just arrived home from the store with Korie Grimes. Mr. Grimes reported he had no concern. Korie Grimes was observed playing with her new golf set. She appeared to be clean healthy and adequately dressed. Mr. Grimes stated Benjamin
Jay Stanley is a senior policy analysis with the American Civil Liberties Union's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project. He researches, writes and speaks about technology-related privacy and civil liberties issues and their future. The American Civil Liberties Union mainly “to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." They achieve the right for anyone to have rights such equality and the right to have an abortion. His part in this non-partitioned organization gives him a strong ethical appeal with this topic. Stanley sets his aspect on public surveillance cameras and his tone by using word choice. In his argument, in the fourth paragraph,
“Two nights later, Stanley lay awake staring up at the star-filled sky. He was too happy to fall asleep” (Sachar 184). The author of the novel Holes, Louis Sachar, made a great story consisting of a “deserted” character trying to live through his normal life with a so called “curse” on him. In the beginning Stanley didn’t like himself, but towards the end he felt like Zero gave him happiness, and then he started to like himself. When he met Zero, his life changed. Zero gave him the euphoria Stanley always longed for.
She felt that I maintained eye contact and reiterated her responses in a way to made her feel heard. The open-ended questions that I had integrated into the interview allowed her to realize the inconsistencies between her current behavior and her future goals. I big point from her was that I allowed her to do majority of the talking which she believed put her in control and that I wasn’t forcing her into a particular direction of change. She could tell that I wasn’t completely confident in the way that I asked my questions, using a lot of “um’s” and “so’s “. We also discussed how she felt about the amount of pauses I took in order to respond and how this made for a awkward silence, taking away the comfort of the setting. It was also brought up that I could have used more empathy when responding to her as it would of let her knew that I am taking into account the difficulty of the change for
Megan came into the room enthusiastically and very willing to communicate. She is a very happy and confident girl who says that she loves school. We had a casual conversation where I explained that I would be doing everything that I could to help her in school. I explained that I needed to find out exactly where she was having difficulties in order to help and to do this we would have to do some tests. Megan agreed to this without hesitation.
Marilyn questioned Len on his accusations that her and her team are unable to handle the viable accounts she is requesting. She used this tactic to become fully aware of Len’s concerns. When she questioned him she was able to remove any assumptions of his issues and address them head on. When she made these corrections she began to build her momentum of why her objective is the best solution. Also through questioning she was able to give a compliment while showing him that if her team is not prepared neither is he as he trained everyone. This was a clever way to shift responsibility and prove ability. She also used diversion tactics to keep Len focused on the issue and no other distractions. Marilyn stayed in control of the flow of the negotiation and the temperament by remaining logical instead of emotional. This assisted her with reaching her
Reflective listening gives the client a sense of importance due to them currently having the floor and a moment to express themselves. Reflective listening is orchestrated through acts of showing empathy towards understanding the perspective of one’s feelings. Through this method, the listener does not offer their opinion or perspective while the client speaks. Adding eye contact can also be beneficial or uncomfortable due to client’s background. For example, one’s culture can believe that is it disrespectful not to make eye contact while another may not participate in that activity. During completing the initial assessment with Gwinda, the social work intern participated by allowing her to discuss the need for services. Gwinda further discussed how she is unsure of how the treatments will go and expressed how fearful she was to undergo these different changes. With uncertainty lingering, the social work intern sat next to Gwinda’s bedside ensuring during that moment the client had a listening
I was really nervous about doing this first practice recording. While I knew how I wanted to start the conversation, I was stressed out about the unknown that comes along with these sessions. I am constantly listening to my friends talk, but how I had to respond for the counseling session was very different than what I am typically used to. I usually give my friends my opinions and advice on how I would handle the situation. It was hard for me to just sit back and let my classmate talk. I wanted to respond to many of her statements, but I had to take a step back and really just listen. In these types of counseling sessions my thoughts and opinions are not important. Rather, the focus should only be on the person you are counseling.
Overall the post-conference was effective and the teacher was able to learn more strategies that will help her improve instruction which will have an impact on student learning. I think because I took a collaborative approach, the teacher was open to the feedback and willing to try new strategies in order to meet the needs of her students.
The counseling session began with the introductions where I introduced myself as the counselor and later introduced my client. This stage is important in any counseling session since it is the time of exploration and focusing according to Gerard Egan as quoted by Wright (1998) in his essay on couselling skills. It is in this session that I was able to establish rapport and trust with my client in order to come up with a working and fruitful relationship with him. During this stage I made use of skills like questioning, where I would pose a question directly to my client, sometimes I would choose to just listen to what the client wanted to speak out while in some instances I would be forced to paraphrase the question if I felt the client did not understand the question I had asked previously. There were also other times when I would reflect through silence. During such a period, I got time to study the client and the information he had given. This being a difficult area, since some clients may not be able to volunteer information to you as the counselor, I decided to assure the client of confidentiality of any information he was willing to share with me with a few exceptions which I also told him about. Being open to him about the only times the information may not be confidential was part of my building rapport and establishing trust with him. I therefore, decided to ask the client what information he wanted to share with me and lucky enough he was ready to speak to me about different issues that he was going through.