Reflection of

interview
session:The
interview presents
the idea that every
person is
distinctive in their
own way over
which theykeep
exploring over
time to reach their
set goals. The
purpose of this
report is to
analyze
myexisting skills
to interact with
clients and to
reinforce them for
my professional
development.This
report helps me
highlight
core areas of my
existing skills
which need to be
rectified so that
Imay get proper
grip of my existing
competencies.
This report will
also formulate
paths
throughwhich I
can cross all the
barriers through
practical
experimentation
in the career
counselingcourse.I
n this interview I
interacted with a
student of mass
communication
who is enrolled in
the 6
th
semester of
bachelor s
program in a
university. The
duration of this
interview is !"
minutes !#seconds
which is being
divided into four
stage model. The
time taken in stage
! of repo
buildingis $%:$&'
than in stage %
which is
exploration was
done for ($":$)*'
after which new
perspectiveswere
discussed for
about $&:#+. In
the final stage'
future action plan
took
around ($#:%#*.I
was ,uite confident
while introducing
myself to the
camera which
seems to be proper
and wasconfident.
I greeted my
client with respect
and response from
client was
appreciable. -
lientseemed to be
,uite comfortable
with the in camera
session which
made it easy to
build a
strongunderstandi
ng in between. -
lient had idea of
career counseling
which he
explained himself
onasking ($$:!"
$$:#$*. It was his
first session of
discussion on
careers. /ut he
was
addingconfidently
in
conversation.The
relationship
developed was
,uite effective with
proper usage of
gestures' postures
and
facialexpressions
which enabled me
to carry forward
session in a
glibber way. In
start' I felt
littleshaky but
active
participation made
me to build a firm
conversational
format.I structured
my ,uestions in a
way so that client
could answer
them properly
through which
Imay gather
information which
is re,uired for my
understanding. I
was not expecting
client to bethat
much extrovert but
providing a proper
consent and
introduction made
it possible for
client toshare his
ideas
and experiences
willingly.I tried to
build a proper
contract with
client but in start
of stage !' I felt
little unstable
whichcould be
observed from
fre,uent usage of
notes that I had in
front of me. 0t
times this can
cossetall the
responsiveness
built from start
and can lead to the
lack of interest'
trust and
uncomfortingfor
client.I start
exploring client
from ($%:!$*
which plays a
crucial role to
understand the
issue of theclient.
If this stage is
worked properly
this can the level
of interest and
motivation to get
involvedwith the
client. -lient
seemed to have a
proper
understanding of
the problem
because he
hadenough
exposure of related
field which helped
him to stick on the
right track and
empowered meto
let client decide
what he want to
do and how it will
be possible for
him ($%:%!
$%:&$*.
0t($+:!!* I
grabbed the point
over which client
was stuck with'
from where I
started putting
,uestions over
which he was not
focusing ($+:&1*.
0lthough he knew
about them'
opened up
bygiving proper
attention'
maintaining eye
contact and
appreciating him
over his
achievements($6:
%+*.I tried to
formulate
,uestions related
to the work of
different theorists
in a simplified
way. Itmade easy
for my
understanding that
how and in what
ways different
theorists analyze
personabilities
accordingly. I
have been able to
take help of person
centered approach
($!:$&* where
Iasked client over
what he want to
discuss in the
session which I
carry forwarded
accordingly
bymaking client
more motivated
discussing his
interest. -lient
chose to discuss
marketing for
hisfuture career
over which I had
enough
information at my
back end but kept
on probing
clientsconcepts
rather providing
too much
information at start
($6:%$ $":!$*. I
actively listened to
theclient2s views
to make sure I am
understanding and
was adding to
make him speak
more
for clarifications
($1:&$*. I used
another theory of
3social 4earning5
at ($&:%+*
by asking ,uestion
related to
motivation and
inspiration.The
level of respect
was maintained
properly from both
ends with proper
allocation of space
tothink and
express views
with the genuine
information from
both ends ($:!!
!":$$*.
 ew perspectives
in stage + were ex
plored properly wh
ich were due to co
vering stage % pro
perly($%:$&
!$:$$*. Ideas were
thrown for client
to brainstorm
(!%:%)* which
enabled me to
reachthe
expectation level
of client. 7tage #
was not covered
according to my
expectations
where I feltclient
was not properly
sure that in what
ways he will
successfully make
a proper plan
(!#:$)*. Iexplained
the purpose of
future action plan
and how it would
be beneficial for
him (!&:&$*.
0fter that I
summarized all the
session in a
simplified way to
give glimpse of
the activity.I kept
my session simple
by putting
different ,uestions
to balance the role
of counselor
andclient. I had in
mind from start to
make it possible
in a way where
client must speak
more tomake my
8ob easy for
2career idea
exploration2 to
benefit client
more. -lient
answered
my,uestions in
detail through
which he was able
to understand his
existing skills and
abilities. I
feltclient was
self9motivated
from all the
experience and
exposure he
attained. The
positive thing Ifelt
about client that he
was a balanced
personality who
kept his personal
views and
emotions ina
limited way. or
further sessions' I
need to get more
confident while
asking ,uestions
because
positiveexpression
always leads to
better repo
building which
again helps
counselors to
explore more
incoming stages.
I felt in this
interview that I
should take less
help from notes
which
createsuncomfort
able environment
for client who can
at certain point
loose interest by
observing
andfeeling a
non9serious
attitude towards
his problem from
counselor. I also
felt that remolding
of few ,uestions to
make understand
the context can be
more beneficial. I
need to work over
tomake more
structured'
meaningful and
open9ended
,uestions.The
whole concept of
counseling seems
to be easy 8ob
when viewed on
generalized term
butactually it re,u
ires way too muc
h involvement wi
th the theoretical
perspectives in w
hich
counselors must
have a proper grip
over different
models and theory.
-ounselors should
enhanceskills to
keep track of the
conversation while
probing and
should develop
mind set to
understandthe
nature of client at
start. -lients
always show up
with lot of
expectations to
get solutions
of their problems'
for which
counselors must
take a firm grip to
satisfy client at
least with
providingfew
paths with mutual
consensus of
client. To be a
good career
counselor' one
must learn this
artwith keen
interest because
once a client is
not satisfied he
will never show
up again for
anysession.