Theoretical Framework One
The client has informed me of his recent anger management problems and we have started to discuss his situations of what makes him angry, which are: 1. People who make him feel less than, 2. People who invade his personal space and strike up a conversation, 3. Reporting to hospice staff about his drinking. The client believes he should be able to make his own choices about his life when it comes to consuming alcohol. We’ve also briefly discussed his automatic thought reaction, which are rooted in his core beliefs, which make him react angrily towards others when his anger is not warranted. I have expressed to the client that he should realize and understand that his anger is a common human emotion, but when he feels …show more content…
1). As mentioned above, the client is now starting to state that he is having trouble controlling his anger. Since I will be terminating with this client on April 20, 2016, I will not get the chance to utilize CBT, but will pass it on to the next social worker and suggest to her that CBT will be very effective for this client. I recommend that the next social worker use CBT because “CBT is a problem-solving approach” (Kassel & Woods, 2015). The client can’t control other people or situations, or control the way people perceive and react to a particular situation, but CBT will teach the client the skills to change his thinking process over the period of 12 to16 weeks (Kassel & Woods, 2015, p. 1). As a social worker I believe that CBT falls in line with social work regarding self-determination. According to Gonzalez-Prendes, A. Antonio, and Brisebois of 2012:
CBT does this by promoting self-respect through the development of unconditional self acceptance; adopting a strength perspective that recognizes the clients abilities to change and the expertise that they have about themselves; promoting a collaborative therapeutic relationship that respect and seeks out clients in-put and participation in every step of the process; empowering clients to become active agents in the resolutions of their problems; and acknowledging the impact of one’s social context on core beliefs and schemas, as well as the oppressive nature of internalized biases and stigmas.
The client has informed me of his recent anger management problems and we have started to discuss his situations of what makes him angry, which are: 1. People who make him feel less than, 2. People who invade his personal space and strike up a conversation, 3. Reporting to hospice staff about his drinking. The client believes he should be able to make his own choices about his life when it comes to consuming alcohol. We’ve also briefly discussed his automatic thought reaction, which are rooted in his core beliefs, which make him react angrily towards others when his anger is not warranted. I have expressed to the client that he should realize and understand that his anger is a common human emotion, but when he feels …show more content…
1). As mentioned above, the client is now starting to state that he is having trouble controlling his anger. Since I will be terminating with this client on April 20, 2016, I will not get the chance to utilize CBT, but will pass it on to the next social worker and suggest to her that CBT will be very effective for this client. I recommend that the next social worker use CBT because “CBT is a problem-solving approach” (Kassel & Woods, 2015). The client can’t control other people or situations, or control the way people perceive and react to a particular situation, but CBT will teach the client the skills to change his thinking process over the period of 12 to16 weeks (Kassel & Woods, 2015, p. 1). As a social worker I believe that CBT falls in line with social work regarding self-determination. According to Gonzalez-Prendes, A. Antonio, and Brisebois of 2012:
CBT does this by promoting self-respect through the development of unconditional self acceptance; adopting a strength perspective that recognizes the clients abilities to change and the expertise that they have about themselves; promoting a collaborative therapeutic relationship that respect and seeks out clients in-put and participation in every step of the process; empowering clients to become active agents in the resolutions of their problems; and acknowledging the impact of one’s social context on core beliefs and schemas, as well as the oppressive nature of internalized biases and stigmas.