Video role play 5, Giving Advice: Take Charge, illustrates how a counselor’s lack of self-awareness can be problematic. In this situation, the counselor (Nadine) is giving an abundance of advice,...

Video role play 5, Giving Advice: Take Charge, illustrates how a counselor’s lack of self-awareness can be problematic. In this situation, the counselor (Nadine) is giving an abundance of advice, which may be a countertransference issues on her part. She is telling her client (John) how he needs to take charge and decide what is the right way to treat his children. When counselors focus on telling clients what they should be doing, this might be a clue to the counselor’s unresolved issues. Role-play how you might deal with John’s concerns about how he is making decisions about treating his children. Show how you might deal with a client who asks for your advice.