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Adapting Basic Skills to Counsel Children
Author(s) -
Erdman Phyllis,
Lampe Richard
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1996.tb01882.x
Subject(s) - interview , psychology , component (thermodynamics) , medical education , focus (optics) , counselor education , applied psychology , pedagogy , medicine , higher education , physics , optics , political science , law , thermodynamics
The purpose of this article is to help counselors modify basic adult interviewing skills, often the focus of the skill development component in counselor education programs, for more effective application with elementary‐age children. In particular, 4 specific areas regarding counseling skills are presented: (a) establishing the appropriate physical environment, (b) building trust, (c) maintaining the counselor's facilitative attitude, and (d) using questions appropriately. Recommendations on how these skills can be modified are also discussed.