Eclectic Integration Model

I believe that Mental health practitioners should not subscribe to one therapeutic approach, rather they should create an eclectic integration model of practices. This is because none of these theories are valid or invalid, but instead offer different perspectives to understandings of human behavior (Corey 2015). In creating an integration model, an individual should be well aware of the way they see the world and be true to their own perspectives. As even the most loyal to a single theory is going to put forth their own ideas and practice differently than someone with a similar approach. My own current personal synthesis integrates many different perspectives of therapy deriving from my own beliefs and experiences. However, it is still …show more content…
I think this is really important because people are often able to realize when someone is not being authentic. I can personally speak to this as there has been situations in my own personal life where a person was agreeing with me, but I could sense that they actually felt differently. Why the person did not tell me how they really felt did not matter, whether it was because they wanted to avoid conflict, or did not feel comfortable voicing their opinion. What mattered is the result of them not being authentic with me. It made me more hesitant to share my feelings with them and would lose a level of trust towards them. This is why it is important to be congruent toward your clients so that you may build and maintain trust. Perhaps at an amplified importance for School Counselors working with students who have trust issues in adults as a moment of inauthenticity can shatter the trust that was built with them.
Being congruent as a counselor may sometimes consist of a counselor expressing a range of negative feelings toward client such as anger, frustration, concern etc. (Corey 2015). However, I know that this does not mean that I need to self-disclose whenever I feel negative emotions toward a client. Instead, self-disclosure of these feelings must be an appropriate, well timed, and with a therapeutic goal in mind (Corey 2015). Proper …show more content…
Growing up in my family we never talked much about emotions and feelings of one another and it was not a very supportive environment. I think that I and others similar to myself as a young student could have benefited from EFT as it helps clients increase awareness how to express and understand their emotions (Corey 2015). While I think, my circumstance may have been a bit more extreme than average, I think that overall feelings and emotions are not talked about as often as they should be. Therefore, EFT could be used to help all young people better understand their emotions, and