Cognitive Therapy According To Mcminn (2007)

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McMinn (2007), the third type of theoretical framework is, Cognitive therapy. According to the author (2007) current advances in cognitive therapy had confirmed the importance of a redemptive therapeutic relationship (p 295). McMinn (2007) explains that the contemporary cognitive therapists identify the importance of the therapeutic union (p 295). “Contemporary cognitive therapists evaluate their clients’ beliefs and assumptions and then purposely live out roles that confront those assumptions,” (McMinn, 2007, p 295). According to McMinn (2007) this allows the nature of the therapeutic relationship to be precisely selected to be redemptive for the precise client with a precise set of dysfunctional beliefs (p 295). McMinn (2007) points out two important warnings about redemptive therapeutic …show more content…
The first warning, is even though discussing redemptive therapeutic relationships generates a pleasing depiction of counseling one must be cautious not to become overconfident or arrogant in one’s role of living out redemption (McMinn, 2007, p

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