watch two videos of a helper and helpee and be asked to write a paper reflecting on the interactions. The two videos are titled “Effective Helping Skills Video” and “Ineffective Helping Skills Video.” The content of the paper should address the following points.
For the
“Effective Helping Skills Video”Links to an external site.
please make sure to address the following:
· Provide a description of the interaction you viewed.
· Identify and discuss what helping skills you observed. Describe which skills you noted as being most helpful and how you determined this (e.g., reaction of client).
· Imagining you were the helper in this interaction, which aspects of the interaction do you imagine would have been most challenging for you?
· What do you imagine it would have been like to be the helpee in this interaction? Describe what it may have felt like to receive help from the helper in this interaction.
For the
“Ineffective Helping Skills Video”Links to an external site.
please make sure to address the following:
· Provide a description of the interaction you viewed.
· Identify and discuss what therapist behaviors (verbal and nonverbal) you observed that appeared to be unhelpful in the interaction.
· What do you imagine it would have been like to be the helpee in this interaction? Describe what it may have felt like to receive help from the helper in this interaction.
Finally, please reflect on:
· how viewing these videos may affect your approach to helping
· how viewing these videos may affect your future plans for engaging in helping relationships
· What you taken away from the experience