COUN 6360 Week 1 Discussion; Informal Observations and Interpretations

In the video, “It’s not about the nail,” you may initially feel confident about what you areseeing. But things are not always what they seem. For this Discussion, view the video,and note your observations. Rather than attempt to make a diagnosis, focus on whatyouareseeing.Forexample,insteadofnotingthatthe clientisdepressed,observethattheclientappeared sadasevidencedbycrying, lowered head,orslow speech. ToPrepare: • ReviewtheLearningResourcesforthisweek,includingthevideos. • Startthinkingaboutthefoundationsofassessmentandhowtheprocessofcounselingandassessment come togetherinacounselingsession. • ReviewtheObservationandInterpretationWorksheetonhowtomakeaclinicalobservationandinterpretation • View the video, “It’s Not About the Nail” and use the Observation andInterpretationWorksheettonoteyourobservationsofthewomaninthevideo.ByDay3of Week1 • Describeoneearlydevelopmentofassessmentthatmightinfluenceyouruseofassessmentmethodsforthewomaninthevideo. • Identifyasmanyclinicalobservationsandinterpretationsaboutthewoman’sverbal andnonverbalbehaviorsaspossible. • Discussformalorinformalassessmentmethodsthatcouldbeusedtofacilitateprocessingthewoman’s feelingsfurtherto betterunderstand her problem. • Describethebehaviors youobservedthatmaywarrantformalassessmentandidentifyoneformalassessmentmethod youwoulduseto assessthe problem. ByDay6ofWeek1 ReturntothisDiscussioninafewdaystoreadtheresponsestoyourinitialposting.Notewhatyour peersidentifiedthatis differentfrom whatyou identified. Respondtoatleast twoofyourcolleagues’postsandidentifyonethingthatacolleaguecapturedthatyoumissed. SubmissionandGradingInformation GradingCriteria PostbyDay3ofWeek1andRespondbyDay6ofWeek1