Self-Reflection Julie Hetrick Grand Canyon University: PCN-515 November 15, 2015

This essay is on what was learners over the past 8 weeks. It will discuss some of my strengths and weakness and what I found most valuable in this class. The most significant information I learned about the skills required to be an effective counselor are I would have to say empathy would be the most important skill I learned about. Empathy is the ability to understand and identify with another person's experiences, even if they do not describe their thoughts or feelings explicitly to you. Another important skill I learned about was ability to establish rapport with a client. The skills that surprised me were active listening because as a counselor I mistakenly believed that active listening...