Counselling Microskills: Questioning - George's story Part I
Channel: Sandra Collins
Date: 2021-04-13

In this video the counsellor demonstrates the counselling microskill of questioning. This video is part of a series demonstrating different microskills in the counsellor's conversation with George. See Part II https://youtu.be/-ZzIoIz861M and Part III. 

Questioning involves invite clients to share their feelings, perspectives, worldviews, experiences, and so on. Questions begin typically with an interrogative (i.e., what, where, when, how, why). When using the microskill of questioning, counsellors choose more open questions that do not lead naturally to yes/no responses (e.g., Why is this particular event so important to how you view yourself?"). The purposes of this microskill are to create space for clients to share their stories, to invite clients to process thoughts, feelings, and experiences, and to encourage reflection on unexamined elements of the client's current challenges. You can view descriptions and video demonstrations for other microskills and techniques through my Counselling Microskills and Techniques playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZkRzHU4Rjb00X5yz475ITmTzPepFhXEm.

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Sandra Collins, PhD
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