Cognitive Behavior Therapy Approach: Topic Analysis

Cognitive Behavior Therapy: A Counseling Approach
Erika Moton I.D 2085356
Developing a Psych Perspective 3002
Topic Analysis Assessment
Capella University
October 2014

Abstract
This paper will discuss the theorists of cognitive behavior therapy beliefs and assumptions about helping and will describe the theorist’s helping style. It will further examine the theory’s key components: philosophy of a healthy personality, the nature and sources of dysfunction, and goals of the helping process. The paper will look at the theorist’s beliefs of the helper/client relationship, helping style, and preferred strategies for assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Furthermore, this paper will discuss how this theory was applied to a one-on-one
This counseling technique was the most used in my Constructive Action proposal with my one-on-one. My client is a 42 year old educator in public high school named Mr. Smith. He grew up, and currently lives, in the same community as his students and interacts with them beyond the boundaries of school. My client has compassion and concern for his pupil’s health regarding their promiscuous behavior and high HIV/STD infection rate. My consumer comes to me with a willingness to learn HIV/STD science and is very coachable and has a strong drive and positive attitude to bring about change for his student body. The counselor brings much experience with this problem to the counseling session having an in-depth knowledge on this social issue. Early on during sessions with Mr. Smith after the screening process, the person centered counseling therapy was used initially to accrue client information. Attentive listening or attending skills were the primary tools used in obtaining this material. To ensure that this information was accurate, reflective listening and feedback was then used. In ensuing sessions, reality therapy and self-disclosure was used by counselor presenting personal experience and success with this social problem. As the conversation continued, the session evolved to where cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) was introduced to attempt to change thinking and behavior for a successful
I was able to identify an issue I have not dealt with personally: Separation anxiety disorder. Separation anxiety disorder is a mental health condition that may first occur in infants and toddlers who have difficulty with strangers and separating from their caretakers. Infants exhibit stranger anxiety when someone unfamiliar approaches. Stranger anxiety occurs around 8 months thru 2 years of age, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Separation anxiety is a normal life stage and when a child understands their caregiver doesn’t disappear out of sight (object permanence), it then leads to developing true attachment and the life stage ends by 3 years of age (Healthy Place,