Republic of the Philippines

EULOGIO “AMANG” RODRIGUEZ

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Nagtahan, Sampaloc, Manila

Name: Jhomari M. Diaz

Course: MAED – Special Education
Professor: DR. ROWENA A. BOLOTAOLO
Subject: MSE 105– Internship in
Special Education

Reaction Paper: Takeaways in improving your

competency in assisting learners through
counseling.
On the first video, the speaker discussed the 3
Psychotherapy techniques that we can apply for our students
to understand them better. The speaker compared the problem
of a person into glass windows in a Coptic Church. It is
easy to get distracted by the overwhelming problems of the
client, but we need to understand and always look at the
bigger picture. Like windows in a Coptic Church, lights can
be interpreted with different colors but there is only one
light source.

The speaker said that we always need to consider the

things that is missing on why our client/student is not
enjoying life. And with those things we can identify or
suggest the things we should improve and advise to our
client. We must also look at the faulty patterns that our
client keeps on doing to understand the root cause of the
problem.

In the second video the speaker gave a lesson on how to

make our client more receptive. Sometimes a client can be
secretive and in denial in the therapy process. It is
important to follow several procedures to improve the
communication between the therapist and the client. We must
always put people in a right frame of mind before persuading
them to do something. It always important to condition the
client before giving advice. Sometimes we must listen to
them first to let them feel comfortable and ready with the
therapy session.
 In the third video, the speaker discusses some of the
therapy questions we can ask our clients to get the root
problem. The speaker said that we must not overlook the
obvious and avoid being too deep and perceptive. Sometimes
common sense can do a lot for a client. Also consider the
primal human needs and ask the client if he got these things
in his arsenal. It is also important to ask the client if
he/she is meeting the circle of friends.

All these discussions can be very helpful especially

when we are dealing with problem students and unstable
behavior of our learners. It is always important to have
guide questions and alternative to make the therapy
successful. I made a lot of takeaways in these discussions
and I will make sure to apply these in my teaching in
special education