What is self-disclosure in Counselling?
Table of Contents
- 1 What is self-disclosure in Counselling?
- 2 What are the principles of self-disclosure?
- 3 What are the types of self-disclosure?
- 4 How do you facilitate self-disclosure?
- 5 Which of the following best describes the concept of self-disclosure?
- 6 What are the benefits and dangers of self-disclosure in counseling?
What is self-disclosure in Counselling?
At its most basic therapist self-disclosure may be defined as the revelation of personal rather than professional information about the therapist to the client. Deliberate self-disclosure refers to therapists’ intentional, verbal or non-verbal disclosure of personal information.
What are the principles of self-disclosure?
The 3 principles most relevant to ethical aspects of self-disclosure are beneficence; nonmaleficence; and the fiduciary relationship between clinician and patient, where the interests and welfare of the patient always predominate.
What are the types of self-disclosure?
There are two types of self-disclosure: verbal and nonverbal. We self-disclose verbally, for example, when we tell others about our thoughts, feelings, preferences, ambitions, hopes, and fears.
What are the factors that influence self-disclosure?
Three major headings emerged: PERSONAL QUALITIES, PERCEIVED COMMONALITY or PERCEIVED DIFFERENCES, and SITUATIONAL which seemed to encompass the core of the meaning of these factors which influence the self-disclosing process.
Which of the following is a component of self-disclosure?
1 What makes self-disclosure so complex is that it contains four components which must be simultaneously coordinated: a discloser, a target to whom a disclosure is made, a topic of disclosure, and a social setting in which a disclosure occurs.
How do you facilitate self-disclosure?
Those steps include the following:
- Consider the benefits. Ask yourself in advance of using self-disclosure just how the disclosure will help the client.
- Consider the risks.
- Be brief.
- Use “I statements.” Make it clear that you are giving your opinion based on your personal experiences only.
- Consider your client’s values.
Which of the following best describes the concept of self-disclosure?
Which of the following BEST describes self-disclosure? – The process of communication where a person reveals more personal and intimate details about his or her life to another person.
What are the benefits and dangers of self-disclosure in counseling?
The serve and limit of self-disclosure
- It builds rapport and trust.
- It can equalise the relationship, reducing the power differential between counsellor and client, thereby reducing intimidation.
- It instils hope, especially in cases where the therapist successfully overcame something the client is currently dealing with.