Ivey-S Model Summary

Counseling Skills
and Techniques
Unit 4
Ivey Model
Presentation by Bhavna and Haniyyah
Table of contents
01 02
The Micro The Science
Skills Model and Art of
Interviewing
03 04
Build on Your Natural Self-
Style of Helping & Understanding &
Competency Practice Emotional
Exercise Intelligence
01
The Micro
Skills Model
The Micro
Skills
Model
The Micro
Skills
Model
Micro skills are
communication
The Micro Skills Model The model is based
on the original
skill units of an micro skills model
interview that will Micro Skills developed at
help you interact Prior to offer Colorado
more intentionally introduction of concrete University.
with the clients. micro skills in tools for …
helping field,
students learned
These skills In 1974, multicultural
interviewing by Therapy
are placed in differences in
“guess and try”
a step-by- communication styles
method!
step model. Interviewing were identified and
issues of diversity
Counseling was a mystical have been centred in
procedure, but gradually practice ever since.
Counselling
new practicioners would
develop expertise.
02
The Science
and Art of
Interviewing
The Science and Art of
Interviewing
The Science of Counseling is

Interviewing – ultimately an
Research and art (You are the
Experience artist)
The Science of Interviewing
Research shows that Research and Experience
competent interviewing,
counselling and therapy 1. Research and experience help you
make a difference in the lives determine what to do with each
of clients and that awareness unique client.
of divesity is critical. 2. You are a person with a special
set of knowledge and skills who
must make choices as you seek to
With help, clients can
help clients grow, change, and
change their thoughts, create what we call ‘new’.
feelings, behaviour,
3. You decide which piece of
meanings and visions research, multicultural
that guide their future. knowledge, or your own personal
skills will empower your client
towards change.
The Art of Interviewing
Counselling is
ultimately an
art!
Through interviewing
techniques, you will
You are the artist with the gain the technical skills,
brush who must draw strategies, theories that
from a pallette of will empower your
knowledge and carefully client to grow, create
developed techniques to change, and resolve
help the client discover or issues and life
create a new potrait! challenges
The Role of a Client in Interviewing
1. You are not alone in the change process. The client is
equally and perhaps even more important in creating
the ‘new’.
2. You are a facillitator and while you make critical
decisions it is necessary that you work with, and not
on, the client.
3. Mutuality in relationship, goals, and planning for the
present and the future is basic to effective, culturally
intentional interviewing, counselling, and therapy.
4. As you become an intentional interviewer, counsellor
or therapist, you will be responsible for competencies
in interviewing skills and strategies so that you can
serve a diverse population of clients.
5. Understanding what comes naturally to you, building
on it and practicing it are vital in achieving this goal.
03
Build on Your
Natural Style of
Helping &
Competency
Practice Exercise
Build on Your Natural Style of Helping
• definition: your spontaneous way of working with others to help them achieve their
goals
• were you ever told you are a good listener, or you give good advice? - some degree of
innate social skills & natural abilities
• respect your own natural competence as the foundation for your growth in
interviewing skills
• how does the client respond? shift your style accordingly – expand competence
• effective interviewer – develops a blend of natural style & learned competencies
• record yourself – compare with later work as you progress OR Client Feedback Form
Competency Practice Exercises
• designed to help you assess and enhance
your inherent helping abilities – foundation
for growth – self-awareness
• questions ask you to list specific qualities,

skills & aspects of yourself that
demonstrate your competence
• provides learning opportunities in 3 areas:

• individual practice, group practice,
self-assessment
• Identify strengths – easier to face up to

challenges
Questions Asked in the Initial Exercise
1) When have you helped someone else? Be as specific as possible.
2) What, specifically, did you do that was helpful?
3) Be honest—what strengths do you think you bring to a course of

study in helping and
interviewing skills?
4) Ask a friend or family member to identify your natural qualities and

skills that might make you an effective helper.
04
Self-
Understanding
& Emotional
Intelligence
Domains of Emotional Intelligence
Self-Awareness Motivating
What are your strengths
and limitations?
Yourself and Using
Your Abilities
Are you persistent in
achieving your goals or
do you give up easily?
Self-Regulation
Do you have self-control,
flexibility, and the ability to
generate new ideas on the spot?
Empathy
Social Skills Can you see their
perspective?
How effective have you been in
working with others?
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Counseling Skills

The Science of Counseling is

• effective interviewer – develops a blend of natural style & learned competencies

• questions ask you to list specific qualities,

• provides learning opportunities in 3 areas:

• Identify strengths – easier to face up to

2) What, specifically, did you do that was helpful?

3) Be honest—what strengths do you think you bring to a course of

4) Ask a friend or family member to identify your natural qualities and

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