Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Theoretical Orientation Research Paper
Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Theoretical Orientation Paper
Angela Williams
Delta State University
CED 601
December 10, 2014
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
My Personal Approach to Counseling
Throughout this course I have taken great interested in Cognitive Behavioral Theory or (CBT) which was developed in the 1960s by Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck. CBT is a therapeutic technique that underlies with other different theories, which also focused on the “here and now”. Put simply, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy changes one’s dysfunctional behaviors and/or thoughts to more realistic and healthy ones. This type of therapy encompasses a number of therapies focusing on the impact of an individual’s thinking as it conveys to expressed behaviors. …show more content…
I plan to get the necessary certification to become a school counselor. In my work professional, I will encounter diverse students and their perspective of how they think and behave in their life. I think cognitive behavior therapy will be a perfect fit for my students therefore it will definitely be my therapeutic approach when counseling them. Understanding my students and the way that they think is going to be the most important part of my job. The good thing about using cognitive behavioral as a therapeutic approach is that it is usually short term. That means (I know it will not apply to all students) the counseling sessions will be short and they will be able to get right back to class, usually they take about four to six months. As an example, a twelve year old boy comes into my office crying because he thinks that he’s going to automatically fail his nine weeks exam because he did not study the previous night. I would simply get him to see that if he’s thinking negatively then negative things might happen but if he reassures himself that although he did not study, he’s been paying attention in class, and that he knows this stuff, then he will probably pass. He has to set goals and go for …show more content…
CBT will allow me to introduce my students to a set of principle that they will be able to apply whenever they may need to. “Behavioral or learning theories differ from many other personality theories in one basic way. Instead of focusing on internal motivations, needs, and perceptions, they focus on specific observable behaviors. This involves people’s perceptions about different situations and their ability to distinguish between one and another. More credit is given to people’s ability to think, discriminate, and make choices” (Zastorw & Kirst-Ashman, 2007, p. 90).
“Behavior therapy aim to increase people’s skills so that they can have more options for responding. By overcoming debilitating behaviors that restrict choices, people are freer to select from possibilities that were not available to them earlier, which increases individual freedom. People have the capacity to choose how they will respond to external events in their environment, which makes it possible for therapists to use behavioral methods to attain humanistic ends” (Corey, 2013, p.
Angela Williams
Delta State University
CED 601
December 10, 2014
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
My Personal Approach to Counseling
Throughout this course I have taken great interested in Cognitive Behavioral Theory or (CBT) which was developed in the 1960s by Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck. CBT is a therapeutic technique that underlies with other different theories, which also focused on the “here and now”. Put simply, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy changes one’s dysfunctional behaviors and/or thoughts to more realistic and healthy ones. This type of therapy encompasses a number of therapies focusing on the impact of an individual’s thinking as it conveys to expressed behaviors. …show more content…
I plan to get the necessary certification to become a school counselor. In my work professional, I will encounter diverse students and their perspective of how they think and behave in their life. I think cognitive behavior therapy will be a perfect fit for my students therefore it will definitely be my therapeutic approach when counseling them. Understanding my students and the way that they think is going to be the most important part of my job. The good thing about using cognitive behavioral as a therapeutic approach is that it is usually short term. That means (I know it will not apply to all students) the counseling sessions will be short and they will be able to get right back to class, usually they take about four to six months. As an example, a twelve year old boy comes into my office crying because he thinks that he’s going to automatically fail his nine weeks exam because he did not study the previous night. I would simply get him to see that if he’s thinking negatively then negative things might happen but if he reassures himself that although he did not study, he’s been paying attention in class, and that he knows this stuff, then he will probably pass. He has to set goals and go for …show more content…
CBT will allow me to introduce my students to a set of principle that they will be able to apply whenever they may need to. “Behavioral or learning theories differ from many other personality theories in one basic way. Instead of focusing on internal motivations, needs, and perceptions, they focus on specific observable behaviors. This involves people’s perceptions about different situations and their ability to distinguish between one and another. More credit is given to people’s ability to think, discriminate, and make choices” (Zastorw & Kirst-Ashman, 2007, p. 90).
“Behavior therapy aim to increase people’s skills so that they can have more options for responding. By overcoming debilitating behaviors that restrict choices, people are freer to select from possibilities that were not available to them earlier, which increases individual freedom. People have the capacity to choose how they will respond to external events in their environment, which makes it possible for therapists to use behavioral methods to attain humanistic ends” (Corey, 2013, p.