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- Counselor advisors—Support the counselor. They remain silent until asked by
counselor to comment. They speak at an audible level. Usually two students act
assume this role for each role-play - Audience—Act as observers, taking notes regarding skills and processes used
Processing of each ITM role-play is done by the instructor in the following order,
using some of the following questions
Counselor
- What was something you said/did that you thought went well?
- What would you like to have done differently?
- If the role-play continued, what focus would you like to take?
- Identify a time when you could have used the counselor advisors but did not
Patient
- What did you like about the counselor’s approach?
- What would you have liked to hear from the counselor?
Counselor Advisors (Typically Two Students)
- What did you like about the counselor’s intervention?
- If you were the counselor, what would you have added to the session?
Patient Advocate (As Stated Above, Typically This Role Is Enacted by
the Instructor as It Requires a Fair Amount of Expertise)
- Discuss your perspective of the session with a focus on counselor strengths,
opportunities - If necessary, reframe counselor and counselor advisor responses
- Discuss what you might have added to the session if you were the counselor
Audience
- What did you like about the counselor’s approach?
- What questions do you have for the patient and the counselor?
- If you were the counselor, what would you have added to the session?
1 Guidelines forfiBook Users: Instructors, Supervisors, andfiStudents