Describe the use of role playing in counseling. When would you use this technique with a client?
What will be an ideal response?
a. Role playing can be a helpful training and educational adjunct in many counseling contexts. Essentially, the client tries out new behaviors with an accepting counselor in a form of behavioral rehearsal.
b. It is easy, for example, to see how this strategy might be helpful for clients working on increasing their assertiveness skill level. The client can practice the assertive behavior with the counselor without the harmful consequences of doing it poorly.
c. Role plays can be used in many kinds of counseling situations to support learning and to explore life situations with either adults or children.
d. Children in school settings can practice anger management routines with the counselor or with peers.
e. Clients can practice job interviewing skills safely in the counseling office before going out for actual interviews.
f. A shy young man could practice asking someone to go out on a date.
g. It is better, and certainly safer, to practice and make mistakes with a trusted confidant, the counselor, than in the world outside the counseling setting.
h. It is also a fine opportunity to provide counselor-to-client feedback about client assertive behavior
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