Module One | Wrap-Up

We are off and running as we work to understand and practice the art of helping as a counselor. The most important lesson from this module is that we all strive to become reflective practitioners, consistently assessing our skills and the quality of our client-counselor relationship. Challenges to learning the art of helping include the fact that as you develop, you view the tasks of helping differently as described in Perry’s stages and guild terminology. In addition, it is important to find a mentor, take responsibility for your own learning, follow ethical guidelines and learn to accept feedback. We know that the helping process can be represented by a roadmap. Using this roadmap frequently as you interact with clients will help you to establish trust with the client.

We will be exploring the nature of the therapeutic relationship in the next module. You will be learning more about empathy and about ways to strengthen therapeutic relationships.