Personal Narrative Therapy Program Analysis

At the start of the program I wanted to work with children and adolescents dealing with a range of problems. I felt that my Catholic values of compassion, treating others equally, and kindness were enough to help community members. Through this program, my vision of helping community members expanded and the clientele had changed as well. I found myself interested in researching the effects and therapeutic techniques for trauma and loss. My curiosity in these areas of study sparked from my volunteer experience with the distress centre and a bereavement minister. These positions allowed me to interact with people coming from all walks of life and dealing with problems stemming from loss. My journey with loss began in my training as a bereavement …show more content…
I feel these theories and its techniques can assist me with clients of trauma and loss. What I like about collaborative therapy the way Professor Chris Kinman taught was that it was a natural conversation and connection with clients. It does not assume the therapist is the expert on the client’s problems and it is okay to not have the answers. The therapist journeys in conversation where the client wants to go. I also like that Mr. Kinman takes his therapy outside the confinements of an office into natural settings that are more unstructured. As for narrative therapy, I have seen how effective story writing and journaling is for clients with loss and trauma. I know these tools can help me with these clientele, however, at this point I only know the basics. I am intending on educating myself more into this philosophy and therapeutic …show more content…
Being in the counselling program, I had to write a lot of papers that were worth a large sum of my grade. Although, I still have anxiety about paper writing a few tips my professors and classmates have helped. My professors understand my paper anxiety. So, I email or talk to them ahead of time to get a better layout of how to write papers. Or I have them review it for structure prior to me handing them in. My classmates suggest that I try writing an outline to help me organize my thoughts. I am generally a creative writer, so structured writing becomes a challenge. After going to an internship interview, I realize the importance of writing treatment notes, goal plans, and treatment plan. I actually wished we had more practice with these