Basic Counselling Skills
Basic Counselling Skills
Basic Counselling Skills
Skills
i. Discuss the stages in
counselling.
ii.Explain the attending and
listening skills in counselling .
iii.Discuss the skills in
interpreting non verbal
behavior in counselling.
Discuss the stages in counselling.
Only ask questions for clarification. The less a counsellor speaks the
more a client should (John Rowlinson, 2010).
Discuss the skills in interpreting non verbal
behavior in counselling.
Nonverbal communicationis the act
ofconveying a thought, feeling, or idea through
physical gestures, posture, and facial
expressions.
Gesturesinclude motion of the head or limbs.
Posturerefers to both the position of the body by itself
and in relation to others.
Body movementsmay include any motion of the body.
Eye contact and movementsare the direction and focus
of a persons eyes.
Tone of voiceis the range of pitch in the voice that may
communicate something other than the words being
spoken. For example, sarcasm may give an individuals
words an entirely different meaning.
Facial expressionsrefer to any movement and changes
of the facial composition.