Skills in the Helping Relationship
In the Working with Groups section of Chapter 7,please read Box. 7.3, “A Client Speaks,” which describes a veteran from the wars in the Middle East diagnosed with PTSD. Use the key terms and concepts from Chapter 7, as well as examples, to support your responses.
Please respond to the following:
1. What helping skill or skills would you use to strengthen the client–helper relationship in the stages of exploring the problems (assessment process) and intervention strategies?
2. In addition to the above skills, how could you specifically apply motivational interviewing techniques as an intervention strategy to respond to the client’s questions about group therapy?
3. Last, identify one rapid assessment instrument (RAI) and one evidence-based intervention (EBI) that would align with the client’s needs and presenting problems.
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