Discuss Watson’s review of the research on empathy.
What will be an ideal response?
Studies have found consistently that therapist empathy is the most powerful predictor of client progress in therapy.
Regardless of the treatment modality, empathy is a critical component of successful therapy.
The best predictor of a positive client outcome for therapy is the client’s perception of therapist empathy.
Regardless of the counseling modality, successful counseling outcomes are characterized by a high proportion of counselor statements that express empathy components such as client understanding, attentive listening, and openness to the client’s view of things.
No study has found a negative relationship between empathy and client outcome.
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Discuss the issues to be assessed when working with individuals who present with gender variance.
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following references follows the correct style of the American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication Manual, 6th ed.?
a. Potter, J., & Hepburn, A. (2005). Qualitative interviews in psychology: Problems and possibilities. Qualitative research in psychology, 2(4), 281-307. doi: 10. 1191/1478088705qp045oa b. Danica G. Hays, & Chris Wood. (2011). Infusing qualitative traditions in counseling research designs. Journal of Counseling and Development, 89(3), 288-295. doi: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2011.tb00091.x c. Gosselin, P. (1995). Le developpement de la reconnaissance des expressions facials des emotions chez l’enfant. Canadian Journal of Behavioral Science, 27(1), 107- 119. doi: 10.1037/008-400X.27.1.107 d. Gage, N. L. (1989). The paradigm wars and their aftermath: A “historical” sketch of research on teaching since1989. Educational Researcher, 18(7), 4-10. doi: 10.3102/0013189X018007004
Which mentor taught Perls to view people as a whole and not just a sum of their parts?
a. Karen Horney b. Kurt Goldstein c. Sigmund Freud d. Willhem Reich
Encouragement and affirmations are important because they can help raise an individual's self-esteem
Indicate whether the statement is true or false