Exam 9: Focusing the Counseling Session: Exploring the Story From Multiple Perspectives

What is the focus of the following interviewer's statement? "What help have you found in your community church?"

"Financially, things were tight last time.How will it be this time?" ____ is the primary focus of this paraphrase and open question.

Debriefing the community genogram is your chance to learn about the developmental history and cultural background of your client.

A key task of counseling is to help the client restory past experience and develop new memories and connections.

How can the family genogram be criticized from an adoptive, extended family, or alternative view of family perspective?

The family genogram is ____.

What is the focus of the following statement? "You think you know who the father is?"

A counselor is most likely looking for ________ and ________ when he or she suggests to the client that creating a community genogram may be helpful.

Instructions: The questions below require you to identify what type of focus the responder is using in the reply to the following statement."I'd like to buy a new car, but I'm not sure if I can afford it.The ones I have been looking at seem terribly expensive.But then, I have a large family and could use the space.But will they be dependable? And what about gas mileage? What do you think I should do?" Identify the kind of focus by its letter. a.Person focus e.Mutual issues or group focus b.Problem / main theme focus f.Interviewer focus c.Others focus g.Cultural / environmental / contextual focus d.Family focus -____ "Did you know that women and minorities often are charged more for cars than European American men are?"

Instructions: The question(s) below require you to identify what type of focus the responder is using in the reply to the following statement: "I just can't believe how much fun I'm having right now.They call this an exam, but I feel more like I'm at a party.And not only that, but I'm learning so much at the same time.I just feel so smart and competent as I answer these questions I could just jump up and down.My parents never told me how much fun college was going to be.The only problem is the professor's sense of humor.Sometimes I think he got into teaching because it was the only way he could get away with such bad jokes without having people leave the room." Identify the kind of focus by its letter. a.Person focus e.Mutual issues or group focus b.Problem / main theme focus f.Interviewer focus c.Others focus g.Cultural / environmental / contextual focus d.Family focus -____ "Several people I talked to had the course last semester and felt so good during an exam that they actually began to sing."

The idea of person-in-community was developed by ______ (1994), who pointed out that our family and community history and experiences live within each of us.

"Wyoming is a lovely peaceful area of the country.Just being here and feeling the mountains every day is special.I have this opportunity to leave the U.to go to Chicago on a really well-paying job." Write alternative focus statements of a variety of types (do not repeat any classification of helping lead.that may be helpful to this client.