Self-disclosures should be:
A)Lengthy if necessary; if it is important to pass along crucial personal information, it does not matter if the focus of the interview is temporarily shifted to the interviewer.
B)At least tangentially related to the topic at hand; as long as the self- disclosure is somewhat related to the client's concerns, it will hopefully be beneficial.
C)Based on the instinct of the interviewer; if the interviewer has a hunch that a self-disclosure will be helpful, it probably will be.
D)Concise and should not overshadow, deny, or put down what the client has said.

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Self-disclosures should be concise and focused on the client's needs, not the interviewer's. They should not overshadow or deny what the client has said, but rather should validate and build upon it. It is important for the interviewer to maintain their role as a helper and not shift the focus onto their own experiences or agenda.

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