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Basic Counselling Skills study guide covering essential counselling techniques, foundational principles, and effective communication strategies. Explore active listening, empathy, rapport building, open-ended questions, reflection, paraphrasing, summarizing, confidentiality, and professional boundaries. This guide provides a structured overview of the interpersonal skills and ethical principles used to support clients, encourage self-expression, and build trusting counselling relationships. Ideal for students studying counselling, psychology, social work, and helping professions who want to reinforce key concepts for coursework and examinations.

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Basic Counselling Skills: Techniques,
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What is the primary focus of counseling?


Counseling is centered on the difficulties of the client.




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What is the definition of professional counseling?


The application of mental health, psychological or human
development principles through various interventions
addressing wellness, personal growth, or career development,
as well as pathology.




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What is a key outcome of effective counseling?


Behavioral change in the client.




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