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1. Identify transference and countertransference; provide an example for each.

2. What are some ways that counselors/helpers can achieve a better understanding of their own dynamics and countertransference?

3. The video Difficult Clients, Challenging Situations includes eight (8) role-plays of problematic client behaviors. Choose one role-play: briefly describe the role-play/client behavior; your thoughts on how the counselor best handled things; and include an example of what you might do/say as a helper given a similar situation. (The video is only a sample, but the full transcript is shown on the side).

4. What is competence and what steps can a helper take to maintain competence?

5. identify and describe the five (5) Stages of the Helping Process.

6. Relative to The Impact of Our Beliefs on Our Work, describe your beliefs about human nature. What does this tell you about your views of the helping process?

7. identify and discuss a specific client problematic behavior that would most challenge you. Why? How might you effectively deal with this?

8. represent your greatest concerns as a beginning helper. Discuss each and include steps you might take in dealing with these concerns in your role as a helper.