Felicia McCaw’s Exercise Assignment - CLASS INTERVIEW AND COUNSEL

Felicia McCaw
Sociology/Psychology 300
Interviewing &
Counseling

Felicia McCaw’s Exercise Assignment

Individual Practice
Exercise 2
Page 192 - 193

Distinguishing a Reflection of Feeling from a Paraphrase

“I am really discouraged. I can’t find anywhere to live. I’ve looked at so many apartments, but they are all so expensive. I’m tired, and I don’t know where to turn.”

E - “Where to turn?”
RF - “Tired . . . “
P, RF - “You feel very tired and discouraged.”
P - “Searching for an apartment simply hasn’t been successful; they’re all so expensive.”
P, RF - “You look tired and discouraged; you’ve looked hard but haven’t been able to find an
apartment you can afford.”

“Right, I do feel tired and frustrated. In fact, I’m really angry. At one place they treated me like dirt!”

E - “Why do you feel tired, frustrated and angry?”
RF - “Tired, frustrated and angry . . . “
P, RF - “I understand that you are tired, frustrated and angry about how you was treated at one
place.

Individual Practice
Exercise 4
Page 193 - 194

Developing Skills Area 1 – Recognizing Varying Styles Toward Emotional Expression (see pages 188 – 189 for definitions)

“A client discusses arguments he (she) has with his (her) parents that occur just before leaving home.”

S - tears “I’m overwhelmed.”
S - “I feel really sad because of the argument I had with my parents last week.”
C - “As I think about it, I feel bad because we have so many arguments. It seem to be a
pattern, and we argue every time I am about to leave home for school.”
F - “I suppose we could look at it from several perspectives. First, it really hurts to have
these arguments, but I know I have to find my own space, and perhaps it is part of my
becoming a separate person. I know my parents care for me; perhaps that’s why we
argue just before I leave home.”
Felicia McCaw
Sociology/Psychology 300
Interviewing &
Counseling
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Exercise 4
Page 193 - 194

Developing Skills Area 1 – Recognizing Varying Styles Toward Emotional Expression (see pages 188 – 189 for definitions)
(continued)

“A friend discusses reactions she (he) has to anxiety about an examination.”

C - “It’s maddening, and it made me angry when the professor didn’t bring the exam to
class today.”
F - “I suppose I can see the professor’s frame of reference. After all, she has 40 papers to
look over, and I know she looks awfully hassled. But it sure does make it difficult for
me to know where I am. A lot of students are really angry.”
S - “I’m scared. I can’t eat. My stomach hurts. I’m confused.”
D - “Professor Jones is often late. It’s typical of me to feel angry and upset when I have to
wait. It’s an emotional pattern for me.”