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M2 – Mindtap Video Activities
You will be watching and reflecting on 3 short videos (each video is under 2-3 minutes) that relate to the topics covered in Chapter 2.  Please view the videos and submit your responses to the questions associated with each video.
Video Exercise
Sign into the online supplement to your textbook called Mindtap, go to Chapter 1 and under How do I practice what I’ve learned? click on the Video Activity tab to view the Closed Captioned Video Activity entitled Demystifying the Helping Process. 

After watching the video, reflect on the following questions: 
In the video we shared how an experienced therapist, Dr Allan Ivey, discusses how to ‘demystify” what is involved in the counseling process and what key skills are used. 
What specific items that Dr. Ivey discussed were new to you? 
How well do you understand what he means by the term “microskills”? What questions would you have of Dr. Ivey about microskills?
Did you hear discussion about informed consent and what this means?  What might you added or changed?
creative commons image of a video camera  Video Exercise
Sign into the online supplement to your textbook called Mindtap, go to Chapter 2 and under How do I practice what I’ve learned? click on the Video Activity tab to view the video entitled Toward Multicultural Competence: Self Disclosure and Race/Ethnicity.  You may also wish to turn on the closed captioning for this video.     
Multicultural competence is a goal toward which we all will be striving throughout our careers. The video clip illustrated the importance of knowledge, awareness, and skills in multicultural areas.  The goal in this exercise is to help you think a bit about diversity issues, your response to these issues, and what you might actually say to the client.

After watching the video reflect on the following questions: 

In the video we shared how interviewer Allen Ivey discussed gender and cultural differences with Azara Santiago-Rivera.
Note how and what he shared.  What specific things that Allen did were appropriate?
How did he address her concerns?
Where might you disagree? What might you add or change?
creative commons image of a video camera  Video Exercise
Sign into the online supplement to your textbook called Mindtap, go to Chapter 2 and under How do I practice what I’ve learned? click on the Video Activity tab to view the Closed Captioned Video Activity entitled Helper Studio: Erica, Understanding Challenges.  You may also wish to turn on the closed captioning for this video. 
After watching the video, reflect on the following questions.
What was your reaction as you listened to and watched Erica?
What did she share was her first concern about the counseling session? What was her larger concern?
What would you say next to her?
Tips for Written Assignment

Your written assignments are intended to test your understanding of important concepts and discover how to sharpen your intellectual skills of analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and application. Completing assignments also provides you with opportunities to more fully describe, explain, and analyze what you are reading, discussing, etc. to deepen your learning. The following ESC Library resources can help you complete assignments:

Empire State College Online Library Resources Center can connect you to: Journals, a self-paced Research Skills Tutorial, online Workshops to sharpen your library skills
Take a Video Tour the Empire State College Library
Get online virtual help from the Ask a Librarian or call at (800)847-3000 ext. 2222
Please read the SUNY Empire State College statement on Academic Integrity before submitting any work for this course (including discussion postings). In addition, please document your sources carefully and using APA citation style for all submissions to the course, including discussion postings.

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