I have attempted to apply the automatic thoughts (AT) and the activating event, belief, and consequence (ABC) approaches in the following selected scenarios provided.
The first scenario chosen is a middle-aged man who recently got divorced and feels like a failure. A skillful approach is to first listen and acknowledge his feelings and thoughts surrounding his divorce and why he feels like a failure. This gives the client an opportunity to describe details, motivational interviewing may be used to probe additional responses for further understanding. This opens the discussion to explain and identify what automatic thoughts, identify evidence supporting and not supporting thoughts, then discuss and alternate way of thinking. He is not a failure because his marriage did not work out. He …show more content…
A skillful approach is utilizing the ABC method that identifies an activating event, belief, and a consequence. The young man could share that he felt failed his last public speaking engagement, and as a result of this, feels that he is not articulate and intelligent enough to public speak, which is causing him to want to quit his job. I would probe questions to focus on his strengths, accomplishments, learned skills from previous public speaking engagement. Strengths is used to change his belief or any fears that he may have about himself. Once his confidence has increase and changed his belief, he may change his mind about quitting his job.
What is skillful about conducting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with clients is the strategy and mechanics of directing a client to changing their thoughts, attitude, and how they perceive the problem, which reflects upon their overall mood. As a clinician, you have the ability to assist the client to break down the current stressor that could help them understand the problem in order to make changes and resolve
The first scenario chosen is a middle-aged man who recently got divorced and feels like a failure. A skillful approach is to first listen and acknowledge his feelings and thoughts surrounding his divorce and why he feels like a failure. This gives the client an opportunity to describe details, motivational interviewing may be used to probe additional responses for further understanding. This opens the discussion to explain and identify what automatic thoughts, identify evidence supporting and not supporting thoughts, then discuss and alternate way of thinking. He is not a failure because his marriage did not work out. He …show more content…
A skillful approach is utilizing the ABC method that identifies an activating event, belief, and a consequence. The young man could share that he felt failed his last public speaking engagement, and as a result of this, feels that he is not articulate and intelligent enough to public speak, which is causing him to want to quit his job. I would probe questions to focus on his strengths, accomplishments, learned skills from previous public speaking engagement. Strengths is used to change his belief or any fears that he may have about himself. Once his confidence has increase and changed his belief, he may change his mind about quitting his job.
What is skillful about conducting Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) with clients is the strategy and mechanics of directing a client to changing their thoughts, attitude, and how they perceive the problem, which reflects upon their overall mood. As a clinician, you have the ability to assist the client to break down the current stressor that could help them understand the problem in order to make changes and resolve