THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVE LISTENING AND THE COMMUNICATION OF EMPATHY IN THE COUNSELLING RELATIONSHIP – (Assignment 2) There are many and varied skills used in a counselling environment and whilst all have equal relevance‚ I would like to focus on two skills which I feel are particularly important in the development of the counselling relationship. Active listening and the communication of empathy towards a client are individual skills which along with others help to form a basis for development
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Listening is a difficult skill that few people ever learn. Experts say the average person has 25% listening efficiency. Listening with understanding‚ is more than just sitting back and letting words flow into your ears. Listening is an active skill that is at least as hard as talking‚ maybe harder. There is no real communication unless the listener understands‚ accepts‚ and will take action based on what was said. The person who develops good listening skills has a head start on providing the
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Active listening is a communication technique that requires the listener to feed back what they hear to the speaker‚ by way of re-stating or paraphrasing what they have heard in their own words‚ to confirm what they have heard and moreover‚ to confirm the understanding of both parties. When interacting‚ people often "wait to speak" rather than listening attentively. They might also be distracted. Active listening is a structured way of listening and responding to others‚ focusing attention on
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Josephine Lopez Dr. G. Brown Life Management Skills August 4‚ 2014 3.2 Stop‚ Look and Listen: Nonverbal Communication and Active Listening Part I: Nonverbal Communication Try This: Research what one hand gesture means in a different country. (You may ask people from other countries/and or conduct your own web search or library search for answers). Some suggested countries/cultures to research might be: Italy‚ Japan‚ China‚ Greece‚ and the Middle East (18 points) Hand gesture: Thumbs
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Speech 20 October 23‚ 2013 Listening Behavior Listening examples: Person – My friend Circumstance – We were playing disc golf. My friend was telling me about his job sending him to Japan for 3 months. Listening Behavior – We were playing a game so we were not continuously looking at each other‚ I would occasionally input my feedback and opinion on the matters he spoke of. Our conversation on this topic lasted a good 20 minutes. Additional Comments – My friend was worried about leaving
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Listening Analysis 1 The test was divided into three individual sections. The sections were as follows; empathetic listening‚ active listening‚ and preparing to listen. In taking the assessment listed above altogether‚ I scored a 52 out of 70. According to the assessment‚ I obtain great listening skills. Listening gives you the ability to learn about new things and new people. The better at listening you are‚ the more productive you will be in your career and more opportunities will come to you
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it mean? Part II: Nonverbal Communication and Active Listening Choice #1: Interview a professional about their career choice and take some notes. Focus on the non-verbal gestures and active listening that take place during the interview. Document non-verbal gestures the other person uses and your interpretation of these gestures. Do they conflict with the message being sent? While conducting the interview‚ be sure to use active listening statements to clarify understanding. Some suggested
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communicating‚ of which 45 percent is spent listening. Nixon and West give the following breakdown for the average time an individual spends communicating. Writing 9 % Reading 16 % Speaking 30 % Listening 45 % Since almost half of the time spent communicating is spent listening‚ it is important to overcome any obstacles that obstruct our ability to listen and to learn new ways to improve our listening ability. Barriers to Listening Anything that interferes with our
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Pseudo means false or insincere. So a pseudo listener isn’t listening properly. They may be distracted and concentrating on something else (watching tv‚ in a daydream‚ or texting). They may say ah huh‚ yes‚ but aren’t really listening at all. The six types of non-listening are as follows; Pseudo Listening‚ Monopolizing‚ Selective Listening‚ Defensive Listening‚ Ambushing and Literal Listening. As stated in the chapter‚ Pseudo Listening is when one pretends to listen. When we pseudolisten
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we call sexy on how celebrities look and dress. Being sexy can be a good or bad thing. Our world has transformed the meaning of the word throughout the years. Sexy can be defined as a way someone dresses‚ carries themselves‚ or feels. Sexy can describe how a person dresses. There are many ways a person can dress sexy. In this generation‚ when someone dresses sexy‚ they are usually wearing a something revealing and showing a lot of skin. There is absolutely nothing wrong with dressing sexy but people
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