Listening Skills - Active Listening Skills

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How do you respond to what you hear?

In neutral/low tone
  1. Encouragers
  2. Paraphrasing
  3. Summarising
  4. Empathic Responses/Reflection of Feeling (ROF)

Emphatic Responses/Reflection of Feeling (ROF)

The Basic Empathy Formula
You feel (Key Feelings)......(here name the correct emotion expressed by client)...... ② because/when (Key Experiences & Key Behaviours) here indicate the correct experiences/behaviours that give rise to these feelings)
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This involves listening & understanding client's concerns & communicating this understanding to them so that they might understand themselves more fully & act on this insight

Less focus: Purpose of Summarising

  • "Warming up" the client
  • It shows the client that counsellor has listened carefully to what he/she said
  • It gives client an opportunity to add/modify what was said
  • Give scattered thoughts & feelings focused
  • Bring the discussion of a theme to a close
  • Prompt client to explore a theme more in-depth
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Similarity and Differences between Paraphrasing and ROF

Similarity between Paraphrasing and ROF:
  • intent: seeking clarification/showing understanding


Differences between Paraphrasing and ROF:
  • Paraphrasing
    • --> facts
  • ROF
    • --> feelings
    • higher empathy level --> deeper rapport
    • feelings can be inferred once fact is verified with client

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