DISCUSSION BOARD INITIAL POST LYNN WILLIAMS

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INITIAL POST AND RESPONSE BY LYNNETTE WILLIAMS
COUNSELING 502
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL FOR THE CHRISTIAN COUNSELOR?
I BELIEVE THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT SKILL FOR THE COUNSELOR IS THE SKILL OF LISTENING. LISTENING IS A SKILL IF YOU DO IT CORRECTLY. INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FORMULATE AN ANSWER TO WHAT THE PERSON IS ASKING OR SAYING, JUST HEAR THEM AND LET WHAT THEY ARE SAYING BE ABSORBED. THINK ABOUT THEIR WORDS, THEIR INFLECTION-THEIR EMPHASIS BEFORE YOU TRY TO ANSWER.