Homework: Effective Counseling Skills
You are working for a community counseling agency, and you are tasked with training new counseling interns on effective counseling skills.
Create a 1 to 2 pages informational training paper on the role of effective counseling skills on the counseling relationship. Describe how each of the following affects the counseling relationship:
o	Characteristics of an effective helper
o	Attending and observation skills
o	Initiation of client-counselor rapport and trust
o	Maintaining boundaries and self-awareness
o	Transference and countertransference
o	Factors associated with age, culture, and diversity
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.