PYC3705 TRANSFORMATIVE
COUNSELLING ENCOUNTERS FINAL PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ The relational approach argues that
Answer: There is a complex medium through which decisions and
interactions associated with a relationship are engaged with
◉ Inline with the counselling framework, which micro-skill refers to
the counsellors ability to hear and understand the client and to
convey such understanding to the client
Answer: Empathy
◉ Micro-skills are
Answer: The foundational tools on which the success of
interventions with clients may depend
◉ Micro-skills help to create
Answer: The necessary conditions from which ositive change can
take place
,◉ Micro-skills provide the client with such alliance building
constructs as
Answer: empathic understandingGenuinenessAcceptance
◉ Reflecting feelings can promote
Answer: The development of accurate empathy and help to create a
safe environment for the client
◉ To practice as a psychologist you have to belong to
Answer: A statutory body that registers psychologists
◉ The Health Professionals Council of South Africa
Answer: The statutory body representing psychologists in South
Africa
◉ Important themes relevant to termination
Answer: termination is a means of maintaining changes already
achievedTermination is a way of generalising problem solving skills
acquire in counsellingTermination serves as a reminder that the
client has matured
◉ Features of initiating termination
,Answer: summarise the sessionReview and remind the client about
the action plan for after treatmentEmphasis achievementsNormalise
mixed feelingsConclude on a high note
◉ this statement is true for the notion of "opening up space" for the
client within the counselling encounter
Answer: empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard
◉ empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard is known
as
Answer: the core conditions
◉ empathy, sometimes referred to as a frame of reference
Answer: a frame of reference
◉ congruence
Answer: the counsellor is genuine and real
◉ congruence is important because
Answer: it allows the client to build a trusting relationship with the
counsellor
◉ the counsellors congruence can also help defeat
, Answer: negative attitudes or conditions of worth that others may
have placed on the client
◉ the counsellors warm and genuine approach allows the client to
feel
Answer: valued
◉ unconditional positive regard
Answer: allows the client to open up and speak about their
difficulties without fear of being criticised or judged.
◉ The problem resolution stage of counselling is best characterised
by skills such as
Answer: Knowing how to identify a problem.Defining the problem in
a helpful way.Trying to understand the problem more deeply.Setting
goals related to the problem.Generating alternative, creative
solutions to the problem.Choosing the best course of
action.Implementing the choice you have made.Evaluating the
outcome to determine the next steps
◉ Empathy in counselling is where
Answer: the counsellor sees the client's world from the client's
perspective (as the client sees it)
COUNSELLING ENCOUNTERS FINAL PAPER
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ The relational approach argues that
Answer: There is a complex medium through which decisions and
interactions associated with a relationship are engaged with
◉ Inline with the counselling framework, which micro-skill refers to
the counsellors ability to hear and understand the client and to
convey such understanding to the client
Answer: Empathy
◉ Micro-skills are
Answer: The foundational tools on which the success of
interventions with clients may depend
◉ Micro-skills help to create
Answer: The necessary conditions from which ositive change can
take place
,◉ Micro-skills provide the client with such alliance building
constructs as
Answer: empathic understandingGenuinenessAcceptance
◉ Reflecting feelings can promote
Answer: The development of accurate empathy and help to create a
safe environment for the client
◉ To practice as a psychologist you have to belong to
Answer: A statutory body that registers psychologists
◉ The Health Professionals Council of South Africa
Answer: The statutory body representing psychologists in South
Africa
◉ Important themes relevant to termination
Answer: termination is a means of maintaining changes already
achievedTermination is a way of generalising problem solving skills
acquire in counsellingTermination serves as a reminder that the
client has matured
◉ Features of initiating termination
,Answer: summarise the sessionReview and remind the client about
the action plan for after treatmentEmphasis achievementsNormalise
mixed feelingsConclude on a high note
◉ this statement is true for the notion of "opening up space" for the
client within the counselling encounter
Answer: empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard
◉ empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard is known
as
Answer: the core conditions
◉ empathy, sometimes referred to as a frame of reference
Answer: a frame of reference
◉ congruence
Answer: the counsellor is genuine and real
◉ congruence is important because
Answer: it allows the client to build a trusting relationship with the
counsellor
◉ the counsellors congruence can also help defeat
, Answer: negative attitudes or conditions of worth that others may
have placed on the client
◉ the counsellors warm and genuine approach allows the client to
feel
Answer: valued
◉ unconditional positive regard
Answer: allows the client to open up and speak about their
difficulties without fear of being criticised or judged.
◉ The problem resolution stage of counselling is best characterised
by skills such as
Answer: Knowing how to identify a problem.Defining the problem in
a helpful way.Trying to understand the problem more deeply.Setting
goals related to the problem.Generating alternative, creative
solutions to the problem.Choosing the best course of
action.Implementing the choice you have made.Evaluating the
outcome to determine the next steps
◉ Empathy in counselling is where
Answer: the counsellor sees the client's world from the client's
perspective (as the client sees it)
