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Maco 512: Skills And Techniques Of Counseling Question Paper

Maco 512: Skills And Techniques Of Counseling

Course:Counseling

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2013

KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2013 (SB) EXAMINATION
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : COUNSELING
UNIT CODE : MACO 512
UNIT TITLE : SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES OF COUNSELING
TIME : 3 HOURS

Instructions:
Answer question one and any other two questions.
Question One
Explain the meaning of skills and techniques in counseling and explain why counselors must take this course.
(10 marks)
Discuss how the following elements enhance the effectiveness of counseling;
Advice
Reassurance
Release of emotional tension
Clarified thinking and re-orientation.
(10 marks)
Question Two
Discuss the two types of approaches to counseling.
(10 marks)
Discuss the meanings and differences between the following group counseling techniques;
Personal counseling
Individual counseling
Group counseling
Peer counseling
Marital and family counseling
(10 marks)
Question Three
Discuss the following two components of communication skills one in counseling.
Attending actively
Active listening
(10 marks)
Discuss the three levels of actively attending to a client.
(10 marks)
Question Four
Discuss the following elements of the second type of communication skills in counseling.
Empathy
Probing
(10 marks)
Discuss the following elements of the third type of skills in counseling
Advanced empathy
Helper self disclosure
Immediacy
Effective challenging.
(10 marks)
Question Five
Discuss the stages and steps of the counseling process.
(10 marks)
Explain the meanings of the following types of theories and discuss their role in counseling when applied as skills and techniques;
Psychodynamic theories
Humanistic theories
Behavioral theories.
(10 marks)

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