Assignment task: Counselors must be able to communicate with clients when they are at their most vulnerable. When a client walks off the street or calls the treatment agency, at random, Counselors are called upon to interact with that client in a manner that recognizes their essential dignity and worth as a person. How would you describe what is effective communication? What attributes do you think a Counselor should have to be an effective communicator?
Based on the Court right (2010) article, might your belief about the etiology of addiction affect how you communicate with clients? If we can figure out the causes of the client's addiction, could that help us to communicate more effectively with the person? Why yes or why no?
What are the two most interesting concepts you learnt from Rogers' Client-Centered Theory and Adler's Individual Theory?