Psychotherapy

The strengths reflected by cognitive theory are those that provide knowledge about relationships, enhances perpetual skills, improves decision-making skills, and improves assessment skills (Nylund, 2015). Some criticisms of the theory suggest that cognitive theory focuses primarily on the individual and not the environment as a dynamic (Walsh, 2006, p 196). Furthermore, this theory does not focus on an individual’s emotions, such as crying, since the theory is over rationalized. This perspective…

The four practice frameworks that are used to develop the integrative Solution- Oriented Social Work approach are the strengths perspective, solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, and the MRI approach (Greene & Lee, 2011). The first framework is known as the Strengths Perspective. The main point behind this perspective is that the clients already have the different skills and resources necessary to be able to handle their problems in a successful manner, but they are either not aware that…

Theoretical Orientation The postmodern lens eliminates the erroneous belief that therapists are experts in their client’ lives and can easily “fix” problems. I learned the importance of acknowledging that I am the expert in my life; and that I am the owner of my story. For instance, my story is rich in experiences that help me identify my resilience, but this would not be possible without acknowledging the ownership of my story. Since resilience is the individual act of recovering from a…

Program. The Finding the Missing Piece Program is created to help families that are struggling with managing a family due to a child being diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder. The program will consist of psycho-educational of ASD, and parent management training for parents and/or caregivers. In addition to a social skills group for children with ASD. The program will be every Monday from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. starting May 2 - December 26, 2016, at Northwest Journey located in Wausau,…

Person-Centered Approach to Addiction and Recovery Person-centered therapy is an egalitarian relationship. The client and counselor are equals. However, the therapeutic process is largely client led. The person-centered counselor believes that clients are the best authority on their lives and have all the resources they need within them to improve their life situation. The counselor acts as a sounding board, refrains from judgment, and trusts that the client knows what is best for them.…

1) Please describe the concept of unfinished business as used in Gestalt Therapy (2 points) a. Unfinished business refers to the idea that clients have some unresolved conflict that is holding them back at the present time. In other words, unfinished business can be described as the feelings that are associated with certain memories that the client is not completely aware of. Moreover, Gestalt therapists may use the process of figure formation to better understand how the individual organizes…

The aim of this essay is to explore two counselling theories or theorists in depth, comparing and contrasting their background, theory of personality, theory of problems in living and theory of change. It is also necessary to assess their strengths and weaknesses as you see them and to evaluate which counselling situation that they would be most appropriate for. The two theories that I am going to discuss are the humanistic approach of person-centred therapy and the cognitive behavioural therapy…

Judith Myers Avis (2005) wrote an article about if feminism and family therapy co-exit. My comprehension on what she wrote indicates that she feels that both can co-exit. I will discuss my findings about why I think that she feels that both can exist. She stated that many therapists were focused on feminist therapy when she was in university. She took courses that helped her develop her feminism style of counselling and provided her with an open mind. She states that over 35 years, counselling…

Psychodynamic theory stresses the significance of early childhood experience and how it affects adulthood. This theory relies on the relationship developed between the counselor and client, allowing of freedom of expression to take place. When applying this theory within a school setting an advantage is understanding and knowing the clients behavior patterns. Psychodynamic focuses on the past with the assumption that a student is currently acting a certain way based on childhood experiences…

Summary My second interviewee, Margaret Anton, is a fourth year clinical psychology student at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. While she is in clinical psychology program as a graduate-student at UNC, she also works as a research assistant, where she helps to research how technology can improve mental healthcare for low income families. To get to where she is now she went through three years as a post-doc research assistant at the University of Virginia, the school where she also…