1. Think of two interactions you've had recently or in the past where you have not been able to connect with someone because of incongruence between yourself and the other person, and/or a barrier to being seen as authentic to the other person.

Describe your experiences, set the scene by outlining details of the interactions, what parts of your language or composure may have fell flat, or what skills were missing that meant you weren't able to truly connect with the other person.

Being able to self-reflect on circumstances where you haven't quite hit the mark is vital to becoming an effective counsellor, so embrace the discomfort of being honest about your areas of development and encourage others. Include academic references and in-text citations using APA 7 style referencing.

2. Consider your own writing skills and how you need to develop your skills for counselling roles specifically. You may have written reports in other contexts such as other professional roles and academic writing, so use specific examples.

Using what you've learned from this week's learning materials, what skills do you consider your strengths in terms of report writing? How do you think you need to develop further for writing more effective reports in counselling contexts?

3. Include academic references and in-text citations using APA 7 style referencing