The Counselor's Role Communication Skills, or The Roles Counselors Play: A Conceptual Model

Abstract

This article presents a two‐dimensional conceptual model called the “Role Communication Skill Model,” which outlines a comprehensive approach to the issue of skill‐oriented training.

An interpersonal analysis of affinity, clarification, and helpful responses with American Indians.

“…Clarification responses are usually presented in the form of open-ended questions encouraging the client to restate, refine, or elaborate a statement made about a situation or concern. The results of this study extend the impact of clarification interventions beyond behavioral reactions (Doyle, 1982) to include an understanding of clients' internal frames of reference. These results provide new evidence that challenges earlier ethnographic cautions against the use of questions with American Indians.…”

A comparison of two group methods of teaching communication skills to high school students

“…First, since the age groups were different, adolescents may not be as attracted to video role-playing and modeling as older participants. Second, the Role Communication Skill Model (Doyle, 1982) used in this study may lend itself equally to being adapted to either a print or video modality, whereas other models may be more adaptable to a video modality.…”

“…to clarify confusion when engaged in a conversation; to question in appropriate ways; and to develop problem-solving skills (Doyle, 1982). Each of the first 30 role-playing exercises consisted of a statement identified as having been made by a high school student, followed by four suggested responses.…”