Application Analysis: Understanding Counseling skills in Addictions

***Must Have an intro and conclusion to sum up all responses.***

This week you will write a paper based on a Client Centered Approach that uses therapeutic empathy, accurate empathy or active listening & OARS: fundamental counseling skills as a basis of all sessions. Answer the following questions:

1. What skills are required by counselors in addictions counseling to show empathy?
2. What are the risks associated with low levels of empathy in healthcare professionals?
3. Describe what the OARS: Fundamental Counseling Skills are and create an example using the skills.

***Must Be 1500 wrds; answers must thoroughly address the questions in a clear, concise manner.***