Counselling Microskills: Clarifying
Channel: Sandra Collins
Date: 2021-02-09

In this video we demonstrate the counselling microskill of clarifying, which is most helpful in soliciting more detailed information or clarification of clients’ stories. Clarifying begins typically with a verb (e.g., do, is, tell) or interrogative (e.g., which, who). In many cases it involves using more closed questions that may lead naturally to yes/no responses (e.g., "Who was with you at the time?"). The purposes of clarifying are to solicit specific information or to confirm facts from clients, to narrow down client responses, or the elucidate a particular detail. You can view other skills videos 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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