I feel as if some things we talked about in the therapeutic relationships class were common sense for me. Or maybe I should say some things I've already learned. My parents instilled in me at a young age that active listening was so important. They coined the phrase "listening is caring" and used it on my sister and I every chance they got. Another hot topic I learned from them, which I thought was annoying at the time but am glad I have now is the importance of the tone used when speaking. My mom would get upset with me and I would say, "Mom, I didn't even say anything wrong" and she would follow-up with "It's not what you said, it's how you said it." While that bothered me then I am thankful that I understand the effect that a tone of voice can have on a conversation. Honestly I feel like most of qualities on the therapeutic qualities list (in addition to the ones above) such as respect, empathy, humor, and boundaries are learned in the home and in your upbringing. I'm not saying it's not possible to learn them otherwise, but these characteristics have been with me for a long time and that gives me confidence to go into my field.
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