Counselling Microskills: Providing Transparency I - Lulu's Story Part II
Channel: Sandra Collins
Date: 2021-04-06

This video demonstrates the counselling microskill of providing transparency. There two other videos in this series: Part I https://youtu.be/6cVsd8AkkiQ and Part II https://youtu.be/V_4hu-POdm8.

Providing transparency involves communicating openly and proactively about counselling processes, practices, theory, and procedures. The counsellor provides information upon which the client can make informed choices (e.g., "One of the limits of confidentiality in counselling is the risk of self-harm"). The purposes of transparency are to foster open conversation between counsellor and client, to enhance sharing of power, to dispel the sense of mystery about the counselling process, to ensure ongoing informed consent, and to encourage active client participation in the counselling process. You can view descriptions and video demonstrations for each of these microskills 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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