c. Discuss the basic counseling skills that will be used by Hassans counselor. For each of the skills, give relevant examples to Hassans case.It is important for a counselor to master all of the basic counseling skill in order to build supportive and caring client-counselor relationship. There are many of basic counseling skills that Hassans counselor can used.Listening and attending skill.First of all is attending and listening skills. The meaning of attending is that, being in the company of someone else and giving your full attention to what they are doing and saying. All of this includes by observing the clients body language. Besides, the counselor must listen actively to the client when they tell their problems. By listening actively to the client, the counselor not only conveys information, but at the same time he encourages the client to keep talking. For example, when Hassans tells his problems to the counselor, the counselor should shows that he is interested in hearing the problems. Besides, the counselor also must have a good listening skill. It is because; it is a process of hearing the persons problems. The counselor should not only hear the problems but he must also understand the clients problems. The counselor must use a correct facial expression to show the he actually understands the client problems. For example, when Hassan tells his problems to the counselor, the counselor should show that he is actually concern with Hassans problems.Paraphrasing.Next is paraphrasing. Paraphrasing is when the counselor restating the client problems by using similar words without adding its meaning. The purpose of doing the paraphrasing is that it is to show that the counselor understands the client problems. For example, when Hassan tells his problem, the counselor will listen. After that he will retells or restate back Hassans problem. By doing the paraphrasing, it is actually helps the counselor verify the clients problems.

Reflection of feelings.The third basic counseling skill is reflection of feelings. Reflection of feeling is when the counselor expresses the client feeling. The counselor reflects Hassans feelings after he hears Hassans problems. By doing reflection of feelings, it helps the client to feel better because, it shows that there are other person who understands his feelings and problems.Asking questions.Next is by asking questions. By asking questions, it helps the counselor to gather important information. For example, the counselor can ask Hassan about How does it feel to be in a new school? Do you have any friends? Do you like your new school?. By asking such questions, it will help the counselor to identify the problems that causes Hassan to think irrationally. Besides, by asking these types of questions, the counselor will get immediate feedback from the client.Empathy. The next counseling basic skill is empathy. Empathy is when the counselor feels what the client feels. It is where the counselor is putting himself in his clients shoe. It is not enough to understand what the person said, you must also hear what he meant to say, the intended message (Martin, 1983). For example, Hassan says that he is nervous and worried that he might not do well in the history assignment presentation. The counselor must understand that why does Hassan have such feelings. It is because, he usually gets the higher marks in her former school, but after he had transferred to the elite school, he loses his confident. Giving Feedback. Giving feedback is one of the important of counseling basic skills. For example, when Hassan was telling his problems, the counselor should nods his head little bit to show that he understand what Hassan trying to say and his feeling at that moment. By asking questions such as, So what will happen next will encourage the client to tell their story more.

Summarizing. Next basic counseling skill is summarizing. Summarizing is one of the important counseling basic skills. Summarizing takes place when the counselor sums up all of the problems that have been told by Hassan. This process usually takes place at the end of the counseling session. This process helps the counselor to confirm the clients problems. As for the client, it helps him to clarify what he is trying to say. As for Hassan situation, the counselor will summaries his problems that he already shares from the beginning of the counseling session. When the counselor do the summarizing, both of them which is the counselor and Hassan will see the clear cut of Hassans problems.