PYC3705 Feedback Assignment 1 Semester 2 2018
This assignment is formative assessment and the goal is to give you information on how to answer a
question in the exam, thus prepare you for summative assessment. Therefore, I give you in my feedback
below an example of how the question could be answered and how to highlight the main aspects. Briefly
discuss/give a brief summary or brief overview mean a short written debate where you are using your
skill at reasoning, analyse carefully, and present considerations backed up by examples to explain your
understanding of a concept, or point out the advantages and disadvantages of a given concept.
Everything you include in your answer should help to answer the question and support your view.
Assignment Task:
The micro skills are indicated in the left column of the table below. There are three open columns
(Purpose, When it is used and Examples). Use the format and give a brief summary of the micro-skill
under each column. Finally, give a brief overview of your understanding of micro-skills.
Feedback discussion:
Micro- Purpose When it’s used Examples
skill
Clarifying A skill that enables the When using clarification, the Examples of Clarifying Questions:
counsellor to seek specificity on counsellor has the client clarify
what the client is thinking, vague or ambiguous thoughts, Is this what you said…?
feeling, and experiencing. feelings or behaviours by asking What resources were used for the
the client to restate what s/he project?
Clarification is a form of has just said or by stating to the
Did I hear you say…?
reflection that seeks to eliminate client, what the counsellor has
ambiguity, confusion or understood the client said. Did I understand you when you
misunderstanding. said…?
Clarifying questions are skills What criteria did you use to…?
In counselling, clarification used by counsellors to ensure What is another way you
involves offering back to the understanding and obtain might…?
client the essential meaning, as essential information. These Did I hear you correctly, when
understood by the counsellor, of types of questions are simple you said…?
what they have just said. inquiries of fact. Did I paraphrase what you said
correctly?
Thereby checking that the Clarifying questions helps
counsellor (listener) counsellors to truly listen to
understanding is correct and clients. The goal of asking a
resolving any areas of confusion clarifying question is to get
or misunderstanding. additional information so that the
counsellor fully understand the
client intended message – what
they meant to say, which is not
always just what they actually
said. In addition, these types of
clarifying questions should be
“heart-based” questions.
Meaning, that the intention of
the question is not to judge, or to
add further content into the
conversation. Heart-based
questions should only be asked
to further understand the
information provided by the
client.
So what is the intent of
Clarifying?
* Helps counsellors to obtain
more information
* Allows counsellors to fill in the
gaps when the client gives an
incomplete message
This assignment is formative assessment and the goal is to give you information on how to answer a
question in the exam, thus prepare you for summative assessment. Therefore, I give you in my feedback
below an example of how the question could be answered and how to highlight the main aspects. Briefly
discuss/give a brief summary or brief overview mean a short written debate where you are using your
skill at reasoning, analyse carefully, and present considerations backed up by examples to explain your
understanding of a concept, or point out the advantages and disadvantages of a given concept.
Everything you include in your answer should help to answer the question and support your view.
Assignment Task:
The micro skills are indicated in the left column of the table below. There are three open columns
(Purpose, When it is used and Examples). Use the format and give a brief summary of the micro-skill
under each column. Finally, give a brief overview of your understanding of micro-skills.
Feedback discussion:
Micro- Purpose When it’s used Examples
skill
Clarifying A skill that enables the When using clarification, the Examples of Clarifying Questions:
counsellor to seek specificity on counsellor has the client clarify
what the client is thinking, vague or ambiguous thoughts, Is this what you said…?
feeling, and experiencing. feelings or behaviours by asking What resources were used for the
the client to restate what s/he project?
Clarification is a form of has just said or by stating to the
Did I hear you say…?
reflection that seeks to eliminate client, what the counsellor has
ambiguity, confusion or understood the client said. Did I understand you when you
misunderstanding. said…?
Clarifying questions are skills What criteria did you use to…?
In counselling, clarification used by counsellors to ensure What is another way you
involves offering back to the understanding and obtain might…?
client the essential meaning, as essential information. These Did I hear you correctly, when
understood by the counsellor, of types of questions are simple you said…?
what they have just said. inquiries of fact. Did I paraphrase what you said
correctly?
Thereby checking that the Clarifying questions helps
counsellor (listener) counsellors to truly listen to
understanding is correct and clients. The goal of asking a
resolving any areas of confusion clarifying question is to get
or misunderstanding. additional information so that the
counsellor fully understand the
client intended message – what
they meant to say, which is not
always just what they actually
said. In addition, these types of
clarifying questions should be
“heart-based” questions.
Meaning, that the intention of
the question is not to judge, or to
add further content into the
conversation. Heart-based
questions should only be asked
to further understand the
information provided by the
client.
So what is the intent of
Clarifying?
* Helps counsellors to obtain
more information
* Allows counsellors to fill in the
gaps when the client gives an
incomplete message
