How to Coach Yourself and Others Empowering Coaching And Crisis Interventions | Page 123

This book is in B&W, not color - Print page in Grayscale for Correct view! The most important elements in a summary are: - Accurate summary of core material Clarity and structure Reflection of content Reflection of feelings Deeper empathy Possible opening lines for summarizing: A. X, let’s see how far you got until now: You came to me X weeks ago, because … and because …. We determined that …, because …. Is there something you would like to add at this point? B. So, to summarize, you say that …, is that correct? C. At that moment, you set yourself the target of …. Because …. To this end, we composed an action plan Now, the question is when to start with the execution of this plan. D. Summarizing your story, you reported that … , but …, and … - Can you agree with this presentation? E. This seems a good moment to summarize what we have done during this session. - Is there something you want to add? - How did you experience the conversation? - By the next session, I would like you to consider / go through today’s points again / to start the actions we agreed upon - Which would allow us to proceed next time with …. F. Is there anything you want to add? Examples: I don't understand why my wife is getting worked up, I for instance never get mad!! Still I hear a bit of anger in your voice. Your wife might perceive this as you being angry. If you think it helps, I'm quite willing to do it, you know? You don't sound convinced, what might be holding you back? I actually wanted to stop coming here as I think I'm doing much better now. I'm glad you're feeling a lot better and of course you're free to stop whenever you want. However I've noticed there are still some things that seem to trouble you... I haven't touched a drink in weeks, it's clear I'm not an alcoholic... (hiccup) Being an alcoholic might be too strong a word, but something tells me you still do have a drink regularly. I don't know what's wrong with me or where to start. We can take our time. You sound very sad, maybe you could tell me what has happened? For [email protected] Property of Bookemon, do NOT distribute 123