Open End Questions used in Counseling
Your task in this module is to practice your skills of attentiveness, reflection of content, reflection of feeling, and asking open-ended questions. Most of us have a tendency to ask close-ended questions (e.g., “Do you feel angry?”) when an open-ended question (e.g., “How are you feeling?”) would elicit greater feedback and deeper exploration by the client.
In your regular conversations with friends, family, peers, and co-workers, practice what you are learning by being attentive, using your reflective listening skills, and asking open-ended questions. Try the skills with a variety of individuals in a myriad of settings to observe the different responses.
Make a note of the responses you receive. Notice what influence it has on the relationships and the disclosures others make. Pay attention to how similar or different the interaction is from your “normal” interactions with those persons.
Tasks:
In a minimum of 400 words, post to the Discussion Area your response to the following:
- Describe your experience of practicing your skills, especially open-ended questions.
- What did you do well?
- How can you improve those skills?
- What was the reaction of those with whom you communicated?
- How did using your skills impact the communication?
- How will your experience of and learning from this exercise be beneficial in a counseling session?
- Provide three examples of open-ended questions you asked others this week, and the responses you received. What would have occurred if you changed these to close-ended questions? What information might you have been missing?
Support your rationale and analysis by using at least two resources from professional literature in your response. Professional literature may include the University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (websites ending in .edu or .gov).
Your discussion posts and all written assignments should reflect graduate-level writing skills and the appropriate use of APA style, including in-text citations and references
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