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Question: Write a 750-1,000-word paper outlining the importance of empathy, probing, and summarizing in the counseling process. Include the following in your paper:

1. The role of empathy in the counseling relationship

2. Techniques for establishing empathy with a client. Provide at least one example to illustrate these techniques.

3. The role of probing and summarizing in the counseling relationship

4. How the counselor knows that his/her responses effectively address the client's message. Provide at least one example to illustrate your response.

5. Verbal and nonverbal cues indicating that the counselor is not effectively connecting with the client

Include at least three scholarly references in your paper.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

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Egan, G. (2014). The skilled helper: a problem-management and opportunity-development approach to helping (10th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.