• Ensure mastery of the Egan Model of Counselling;
• Foster a good and empathic rapport with clients which supports them in overcoming their struggles;
• Apply effective clinical interviewing techniques including various modes of questioning and listening skills;
• Carry out basic therapy sessions which explore the client’s struggles, offering feedback and challenging their blind spots in order to help them to arrive at a resolution;
• Conduct a clinical interview which explores the clients challenges, difficulties, developmental history, psycho-social and family issues;

• Identify different approaches to build and maintain rapport with clients such as the Rogerian appraoch, the proficiency in actve listening and the proper use of empathy, pacing the client.;
• Explain the different elements of the NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Model such as mirroring, sensory acuity, and being fully present with the client;
• Explain the difference between various types of clinical interviews and their use;
• Demonstrate the ability of carrying out a semi-structured interview while maintaining rapport with the interviewee;
• Describe the benefits and challenges of using the Egan Model;
• Describe different theories and models that make up well planned clinical interviewing techniques;

• Carry out a therapy session utilizing the Egan Model;
• Demonstrate appropriate rapport and apply empathic skills when conducting a therapy session;
• Give feedback and challenge blind-spots without losing rapport with the client;
• Communicate effectively the clinical interview results to the clients, families and other professionals;
• Conclude a therapy session using appropriate skills such as summarizing, giving food-for thought and providing hope.

This module will be assessed through: Practical Task and Write-up.

Core Reading List

1. Reese, R. and Egan, G. (2021). The Skilled Helper (3^rd). Cengage Learning EMEA.
2. Sommers-Flanagan, J. and Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2017). Clinical Interviewing (6^th) John Wiley & Sons Inc.
3. Rogers, C. (2021). Client Centered Therapy. Little Brown Book Group: London, UK.
4. Seligman, L. (2020). Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy: Systems, Strategies, and Skills. Pearson.
5. Martin, D. (2015). Counseling and Therapy Skills. Waveland Press, Inc.

Supplementary Reading List

1. Barr, O. (2002). “Essential Counselling and Therapy Skills: The Skilled Client Model Essential Counselling and Therapy Skills: The Skilled Client Model”. Nursing standard Vol., 16 (38), p. 29.
2. Gardner, P. and Crago, H. (2019). A Safe Place for Change: Skills and Capacities for Counselling and Therapy. Australia: Interactive Publications Pty. Ltd.