CNDV: 5310 Counseling Skills Kristen Reaves Transcription for Mock Session Counselor: Hi Molly, Client: Hi. Counselor: How are you? Client: Good. Counselor: Umm, How’s your day been going? Client: It’s good. Counselor: Good, good. Counselor:So, the last few times you’ve come in we’ve talked about researching colleges and degrees and stuff, and we set up a SMART goal for you or you setup a SMART goal, so how is your SMART goal been coming along? Client: Um its good, I got a visit down for SFA Counselor: Good. Client: So, in a few weeks and I, uh what was the other one, UNT, UFD? Counselor: UTD, ULM. Client: UTD, yes! UTD. I still haven't done that one. ULM, I still haven't done that one yet, but I have looked into all of those. Counselor: Good, so you have done some researching online, and looks like your pretty confident. Client: It's getting there. Counselor: About what you are doing. Client: Im getting there. Counselor: Good, how do, how do you feel about going to college? Client: Im excited, I'm ready to get away, I mean I am but I'm not. I don't want to leave my family, but I'm ready for something new, defentilty. Counselor: Tell me more about that? Client: Well, I don't know, I'm at the point in my life, Im 18, and I want to get out of the house and experience different things you know. My mom always said she was a twiler at Kilgore, and she always said college was the best time of her life and so does my dad. My dad played football at Texas A&M Commerce, and they both said that, you know, college was a great experience and a great time. I am ready for that, I am ready for a change. Counselor: I am noticing some excitement in your voice. Client: Yeah

CNDV: 5310 Counseling Skills Kristen Reaves Counselor: That's good, that's good that you're excited about furthering your career and did you look at some degrees and stuff that you might be interested in? Client: Yeah, kind of, not really. Counselor: Not really. So... Client: I just want to visit the college first before I make a decision on where, what I want to do, but I really don't know what I want to do yet. I want to do that broadcasting stuff and everything but, I don't know, I just want to be open, I don't want to be close-minded. I want to be able to get there and kinda figure out my path cause I don't know where my path is going. Counselor: Alright, so I noticed that your a little confused about maybe which one you want to do, so what could help you kind of make that decision? Client: I should probably get a job maybe in the field broadcasting see if that's something I want to do or you know take classes in broadcasting journalism and stuff like that to see if I want to do that or you know I would love to be a nurse but I don't know if I'm smart enough to be a nurse. Counselor: So, we talked about colleges and degrees and stuff so, how are your grades at school, how are you doing?