Beginning in the initial interview and continuing through the
seven steps, the counselor (1) attends to both the emotional and
cognitive components of the client’s problem; (2) develops a re-
lationship with the client using appropriate communication and
counseling skills such as empathy, clarification, summarization, and
open-ended questions; (3) uses appropriate self-disclosure to en-
hance the counseling relationship and to model risk taking and
insight; and (4) uses immediacy to enhance the counseling rela-
tionship and identify any problems that need attention. During the
initial interview, client versions of the pyramid and the CASVE
cycle (shown in Figures 8.5 and 8.6) are used to (1) clarify client
needs, (2) provide a schema for problem solving and decision mak-
ing, and (3) provide clients with information they can read after
their session, which reinforces concepts discussed in counseling
(Sampson, Peterson, Lenz, & Reardon, 1992).
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Source:Reprinted from The Career Development Quarterly, 41,1992, p. 70.
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FIGURE8.5. What’s Involved in Career Choice?
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