Personal Narrative: My First Session

First Session
During the first session with the client we went over the consent form and I asked them if there were any questions about it, which they had only one to make sure that it was not being show to the entire class, once answered they signed the form. I think that when I make my own form I will have a better understanding of how to explain the reason behind it and also better explain what it is form. After the form was signed I conducted and interview with the client.
During this interview I was unsure how to intervene with the client when they were going into such detail right away. I think that this is a skill I will need to continue to improve on. During the interview I used both closed-ended and open-ended questions to gain information from the client so I could get a better understanding of who they are as a person. After watching the film, I think that I could have conducted the interview better. I believe that I made a mistake by asking the client why they were there, before asking questions on their background. I think this made me back track on the client and made the beginning of the session a little awkward. This has allowed me to realize how I would like to

That being I do have good active listening skills, I can reflect back feeling well by not only rewording what the client said but by reading their body language and by the tone of their voice. In the process of developing my listening skills I have been able to use my body language to have the client elaborate on what they were talking about. For the client was talking about a situation in their life and I used my facial expressions to show I wanted to know more about the situation. The client was able to read the expression I was showing them and they did elaborate on the situation they were talking about without me having to verbally ask a