Counseling Skills and Ethics

This set of flashcards covers key concepts and vocabulary related to counseling skills and ethics, emphasizing informed consent, empowerment, and the importance of the therapeutic relationship.

Informed Consent

A process by which a client is made aware of their rights and the extent of their treatment.

Self-determination

The right of clients to make their own choices and control their own lives.

Empowering

Providing clients with the tools and confidence to take control of their lives and decisions.

Promoting Change

Facilitating alterations in a client's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Ethics

Rules or principles of appropriate conduct within a profession.

Exploring and Probing Skills

Techniques used to uncover information about a client’s behaviors, thoughts, and feelings.

Reflecting Feelings

Communicating to the client what you perceive their emotions to be.

Immediacy

Addressing and discussing issues that arise in the moment within the client-counselor relationship.

Transference

The phenomenon where clients project feelings about past experiences onto their counselor.

Countertransference

The counselor's emotional reaction to the client, often influenced by the counselor's own past.

Active Listening

The process of fully concentrating, understanding, responding, and remembering what the client says.

Cultural Competence

The ability to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures.

Feedback

Information about a person's performance or behavior, used to improve or reinforce their skills.