This assignment will allow you to evaluate your competency in conducting, assessing, and applying a counseling theory and specific communication techniques in a simulated therapy environment. Understanding the applications of client-centered therapy in the therapeutic environment helps you narrow the gap between concept and practice, and it also provides a foundation upon which you will build when completing the assignments found in Units 6 and 10. For this assignment, find a friend, relative, or fellow learner who is willing to help you practice four basic counseling skills: You will only reflect, paraphrase, summarize, and make empa
thic statements to move the client toward a greater understanding of their presenting concern. Have your helper make up a problem they want to talk with you about in the context of receiving psychotherapy. Explicitly clarify with your mock client that this activity is not an actual therapy session. Conduct the mock session with them for about 30 to 40 minutes, playing the role of a client-centered therapist. Consider how you will convey the therapistΒs three core conditions Rogers believed were critical for client success: empathy, congruence, and unconditional positive regard. Submit a 4Β6-page paper to your instructor in which you: