Dr. Lauber's Case

My first question was if Dr. Lauber could be a potential speaker and she said that she could not. Dr. Lauber’s responsibilities are to “listen, observe and identify her patients emotional, psychological or behavioral issue(s).” Her day-to-day tasks are to help identify her patients what is troubling her client, after she has identified the problem she develops a treatment plan. Dr. Lauber told me that “there’s pros and cons in every job/profession but if she told to make a list, it would be. Pros: I help my patients, I am my own boss” (she does her own private practice/self-employed). “Cons: sometimes I get emotionally drained after a long day of seeing my patients, and the paperwork (Insurance, patient records).” I asked about a time when her values conflicted with her career and she told me “ I once had a patient that was being argumentative and I was tired after seeing other patients. …show more content…
So I had to have the strength to not cancel mid-session and call it a day.” Another question I asked was “which school of thought (theory in psychology) do you apply to your practice?” She answered, “I use Cognitive-Behavioral psychology.” When asked why she told me “Cognitive psychology focuses on the process of thinking or