Peta Model

In the past four weeks, our class took a journey through understanding major theories based on the BETA Model, which stands for Background, Emotional, Thought, and Action theories. For the purposes of this paper, I will focus on comparing and contrasting theories associated with the Background, Thought and Action theories. The theories I have chosen to focus on are Adlerian Therapy (Individual Psychology), Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). Before exploring these three theories, it will be important to define and describe each of the selected theories. Adlerian Theory, also known as Individual Psychology, was developed by Alfred Adler with its foundation in believing that individuals have a
REBT is built around the idea that “It’s not what happens to us, but how we react to it that matters” (Epictet, 2002). Essentially, REBT believes that our problems occur in life when we have irrational thoughts about a situation, as a result of our innate desire to survive, avoid pain, and self-actualize (Seligman, 2014). Clinicians who practice REBT believe that we can choose to allow situations to affect us, or we can choose to live rational lives. The ABC method, which will be described later in this paper, is a process of treatment that moves the client through identifying an activating event, the understanding the beliefs associated with the event, and recognizing the emotional and/or behavioral consequences as a result of the beliefs. A person’s thoughts are the focus of REBT. Just as the name suggests, Solution-focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), is a therapeutic treatment that focuses on solutions to manage and overcome challenges in a person’s life. The major contributors of SFBT, Steve de Shazar and Insoo Kim Berg, developed SFBT with the view that “small behavioral changes lead to larger changes that have ripple effects” (Seligman, 2014). SFBT also believes that every person has the resources within themselves to see desired outcomes in their lives. A person’s