“Thomas, Sounds like you fear for your Mum, and I

see the hurt, confusion, and l see

some fear in your eyes. A lot is happening inside you. I
sense some real tension. Am
I close to what you’re feeling right now?
“Looks like you’re happy,” “Sounds like you’re discouraged today;
you look like you feel really down”
Angelica, you seem to feel angry about all the things that have
happened in the past two weeks”; “Miguel, you seem to be excited and
glad when you
think about moving out and going to college, but also sad as you won’t
be with your
friends and parents.”
Stephanie,
you’ve faced a lot and you’ve done it alone. Allow
yourself to pay attention to you for a moment and
experience the hurt. [As Stephanie cries, Jennifer
comments.] Let it out . . . that’s OK.
Robert, do you mind if we tape this interview? It’s
for a class exercise in counseling skills. I’ll be making
a transcript of the session, which the professor will
read. Okay? We can turn the recorder off at any time.
I’ll show you the transcript if you are interested. I
won’t use the material if you decide later you don’t
want me to use it. Could you sign this consent form?
(Robert signs and looks up.)

what decisions might you

want to make to better things?
“Nelida, tell me a bit more about your relationship with your family in
Miami.”
“How are your friends helpful to you?”
Nelida, right now I can sense you are hurting still from the comment the
first day
of class.”
“It really bothers me to hear what happened in that first class.”
(Later) “I feel good to hear that you are taking charge of your Latina
identity and
have become aware that it was a form of racism and oppression that you
experienced
in that class.”
you feel much stronger when you recognize
the strengths of your family and Cuban culture.
Relationship issue: “Aretha, I hear you saying that you still have deep
feelings toward
your partner and some of those are good memories of the past and you
still
have deep feelings of caring, but also sadness. But, on the other hand,
(he or she)
has hurt you in many ways by what has been said. You feel angry and
even afraid.
Given these mixed feelings and thoughts, is that accurate?”
What has given you most satisfaction in your job?
_ What’s been missing for you in your present life?
_ What do you value in your life?
_ What sense do you make of this heart attack and the future?
_ What things in the future will be most meaningful to you?
_ What is the purpose of your working so hard

hear you as
hurting, but I sense your developing strength to cope with the
issues
“I get a feeling
in my own stomach you are hurting.” “We’ve talked about this
before, and you clearly
can live through a lot of stress and then bounce back.
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