New to the community
Hello everyone,
I'm new to the community. I'm a clinical psychologist by the way and a listener as well on 7 Cups. I wanted to share that I got a good experience from listening to people here which added to my career as a therapist.
I write articles about mental health and arts as well. Looking forward to sharing them soon with you.
Have a nice day!
@Love220
It is so great to hear how being a listener here had added value to your career as a therapist too. And yuss, looking forward to see you share more of your art and experiences here!💛
@Sunisshiningandsoareyou
Thanks sun :)
wow that’s amazing! any tips for psychology students to improve their skills and be better at listening and empathizing?
@rachel0707 Hello,
There are many tips but for listening I recommend organizing the interactive studying materials: videos, face-to-face classes, and books. Having the information heard and written can assure it more. Empathizing can depend on the teacher as some of them are well-educated to the point they can empathize with their students. I hope this helps.
@Love220 they can join APA societies on its website to get toolkits and inventories which they can practise until they are graduated so they can have a great experience in test application and scoring.
thank you so much! i also meant tips for listening and empathizing with people like here on 7 cups and with friends etc
thank you so much! i also meant any tips for listening and empathizing with people like here on 7 cups and with friends etc?
@rachel0707 well in general we don't have to act as psychologists when we listen to members on cups, but there was a guide for the listener training when we were practicing how to be a listener. It includes a warm salutation and accepting the member as he/she is, and a good addition as a psychologist is being aware and understanding of the symptoms of their disorders and their problems. Let me know if I have to clarify more.
thank you so much for your response. if you don’t mind, could you be more clear on how we can react to somebody’s situation or their venting in a supportive way without sounding too neutral or being barely helpful?
@rachel0707 I think we can ask or comment on the details with positivity like if they think their self-image is bad, we can assure them that they are good. When someone for example says that they struggle with financial issues, we can comment on the details of the story they narrate about, like: how could you face this financial situation? What do you expect yourself to do to overcome the situation? Do you need to talk more about it? Can you clarify more to me to understand the situation? (We are not supposed to with finding solutions as the listening instructions say). I hope this helps.
ah thank you so much! this is helpful
@Love220 Welcome! I’m looking forward to your contributions.
Can you possibly message me on your listener account?
@LovingPeacefulHeart I can't see a send a message icon on your profile from my listener account.
@love220 that’s strange.
@Love220 will you post anything from your listener account?
Hello I would like to chat
