​Write a 750-1,000-word essay outlining at least four guidelines for effectively challenging a client.

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Write a 750-1,000-word essay outlining at least four guidelines for effectively challenging a client. For each guideline, provide a case example illustrating the principle. Address the following in your paper:

  1. How can counselors challenge a client without getting into a power struggle with a client, or provoking client defensiveness?
  2. How can counselors help a client to identify unused resources and strengths?
  3. How can counselors help a client to identify blind spots while continuing to provide empathy and support for the client?
  4. How would counselors work with a client within an interdisciplinary treatment team?
  5. How can a counselor act as a consultant when a practicing counselor asks for help to strengthen their challenging skills with clients?
  6. For this part of the assignment, you may write in the first person. Reflect on your level of assertiveness. Do you feel you are assertive enough to challenge clients comfortably or do you feel you are too passive or aggressive? What might keep you from challenging a client?

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Running head: GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVELY CHALLENGING A CLIENT

Guidelines for Effectively Challenging a Client
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GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVELY CHALLENGING A CLIENT

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Guidelines for Effectively Challenging a Client
Professional counseling follows a prescribed set of policies which are taught in most
counselor training institutions. A counselor should devote all his/her efforts to understand the
physiological difficulties of their clients. At times, this can be quite challenging especially if the
client fails to coordinate and respond to any of the counseling intervention techniques deployed.
The first stage of each counseling process is creating rapport with the client and ensuring that
there are trust and honesty between the two parties. The counselor does not have to get into a
power scuffle with the client or even infuriate them. Instead, the counselor should manage to
assure the client that he/she is frankly interested in assisting them by showing empathy, respect
and the willingness to help (Watson, 2006). This is quite convincing because the client will feel
more comfortable and therefore open up quickly to the counselor with hopes that he/she will be
assisted.
At times, clients may have...


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