Eric Schwitsbebel’sargument in the beginning of the paper talks about not remembering the name of his roommate but also still being able to say some information about him. Which means that although he is not fully correct on the information he still does know some things. This goes with his example of the teacher and explaining prime number. He says that it is logical to think that one is a prime number but that it is not and it could bring some confusion to the students when they ask about it. So instead of confusing the kids and them thinking it is a prime she should specify in the beginning that every other number that are prime, except one. Although she may believe that one is a prime this would not say that she believes in it nor that…
If you were the client, how would you be likely to respond to the therapist's (Jerry's) comments and interventions in this particular session?…
Working with my two practice clients and having their honest feedback as been vital for me improving my skills as a therapist; and there appears to be a common thread amongst all written and said from them – that I make them feel safe and they have pure and unadulterated 1:1 nurture time. They have feedback they feel they can trust…
She has read a bit about behavior modification and requests that a program be developed to "reshape" Pete into a "normal child." Case 1-6: Eleven-year-old Susie is brought to therapy by her exasperated parents who claim that she is so disruptive and uncooperative at home that they are "at their wit 's end." Susie makes it clear that she does not want to "be shrunk" and vigorously protests attempts to sway her to a more cooperative attitude. The parents urge the therapist to give it a try anyway, and they accompany Susie to every session, waiting for her in the reception area. During the initial session, Susie sits straight and rigid in her chair, does not utter a single word, and makes no eye contact or other response to the therapist 's best efforts to interact or communicate. Two similar sessions follow, but the parents remain convinced that Susie will "break down soon" and ask the therapist to keep on trying. Both of these cases raise a number of questions regarding parents ' decision-making on behalf of their children. In addition, both cases will certainly be somewhat familiar to any child therapist who has been in practice for a few years. Both children have parents who want to define the goals of therapy independently of their child and perhaps independently of the therapist 's advice. Both cases also represent a clash between parents ' and child 's needs and priorities. In Pete 's case we seem to have a…
John Wideman’s essay “Our Time” is an intriguing, emotional piece about his brother and the hardships faced while living in a rough neighborhood. Wideman writes this story through the perspective of three people; Wideman’s brother Robby, his mother, and himself as a writer and a person. Wideman tells his story by using creative writing styles to help emphasize the point he is trying to get across in telling his brother Robby’s story. In this essay, the reader will learn not only about Robby and how his life takes a toll for the worse, but also about Wideman personally, and his struggles to create this piece.…
This viewpoint was formed because there are individuals who seek help from professional counselors every day because they believe that these professionals can get them back of track with their lifestyle and overcome the struggles of hardship they have been facing. If this individual does not believe that the help they are getting from the professional is successful than it would seem that either the professional or the individual seeking help is not giving 100% effort on their part in order to get positive results. There are many different reasons an individual seeks therapy; it can be gambling problems, drug or alcohol addiction, abuse, health issues, family issues, or even death of a family member. A professional counselor needs to be prepared for any reason that a client may seek help from them and be ready and willing to offer them appropriate help of treatment.…
“Competence is required of practitioners if they are to protect and serve their clients. Although the intents are to not harm clients, sometimes incompetence is a contributing factor in causing harm for practitioners” (Corey, et al, 2014). When therapists are conscious of his/her own individual morals, principals, and unsettled struggles they can successfully discuss their…
Within this case review I will explore the relationship between client and therapist by identifying the role it plays within the following; establishing the boundaries of my work; assessment/diagnosis; the development and process of the relationship, including my own self awareness gained from the use of supervision. To achieve this I will also explore my use of the underpinning skills of the cognitive behavioral theory. This will be explored through work carried out with one of my clients.…
In order for the therapy to be effective, the therapist must use a balanced combination of acceptance strategies and change strategies, and irreverent and warmly responsive styles of communication. This frequent alternation between change and acceptance strategies is necessary because, in order to change for the better, the client must first come to terms with and accept the fact that change is necessary. This alternation is also required to sustain progress with a client who frequently switches between various behaviors and attitudes. In order for the therapy to be successful, the therapist must also be able to balance between a nurturing style of teaching, coaching, and assisting the client, and a benevolently demanding style which involves dragging new behaviors out of the client and recognizing their existing capabilities and ability to change. If the therapist is not nurturing, the client will most likely not feel accepted, which means that they probably will not respond well to the demanding style that is also used (Dimeff et al.,…
Individuals that reach out for some form of therapy tend to view the therapist as an all knowing expert. Some individuals have realized that they no longer have the resources nor the ability to move forth with a self-evaluating or self-counseling within their frame and do not trust that they are competent and capable to regain control and move their distress to a more acceptable normalized view of functioning. By attending therapy and the therapist encouraging the client-as-expert mentality, a client could be overwhelmed with anxiety and low level of self competence to continue with the therapy process. Also, a client that is made to attend counseling for some reason, may exhibit that they believe nothing is wrong to have to be a part of therapy. With the client taking this position and remaining an expert, could result in no attainable knowledge or desire to complete therapy with the intentions of changing for the better or making better life…
In this therapy an individual is supposed to recognize the irrational belief, confront the belief, dispute the belief, and replace it with a more rational belief. These feelings are not always reduced but are less severe where one learns to live with the belief. He has a number of negative beliefs such as, “I’m not good enough,” “It’s always my fault,” “Everyone hates me,” and “Don’t trust anyone.” For example, I want to discuss the belief of “It’s always my fault.” A therapist would say why? Why do you believe it is your fault? Dave was born and raised believing that it’s always his fault. Thanks to his uncle and older brother they have burned the idea of fault to his brain. Dave has to realize that it’s not just him. He isn’t perfect and neither are any of his family members. He then has to come up with a rational belief such as “It’s okay to make mistakes, no one is perfect.” This rational belief doesn’t put all the blame on Dave and it also claims it is okay to make mistakes here and there.…
I would further exhibit goals, for expected progress, be patient, and encourage Deidre to develop new behaviors. Despite of the school’s health clinic referral, the choice for Deidre to participate in counseling was her choice, for the purpose of engaging in something “new” which is also a component in this theory. Due to the fact Deidre, does not suffer from severe mental illness or childhood trauma, she is not resistant, and her curiosity for what counseling is all about, makes her a candidate for successful therapy with this theoretical…
If a counsellor finds herself drifting into judgemental thoughts upon listening to a client describe a lifestyle in which she eats all day, while attempting to lose weight, it will be extremely difficult for me to keep the results of my emotional response to this judgemental attitude from reflecting in my voice and choice of words in working with the client. Clients may be dysfunctional, but they aren't emotionally insensitive or unintelligent, and are very likely to hear the implied feelings of the therapist. Obviously, this will do little to establish or maintain the kind of trust necessary for effective counselling. I need to recognise this more in myself. I am sure that intellectually I try to have no prejudices; however I know that I do because I can tell by the tone of my voice or the little voice that may appear in my head. I know that I am hypocritical in several of these instances. For example, I may think that that unemployed people are lazy, and that fat people are lazy too, when I have been unemployed and not looking for work. Even though I don't often think in prejudicial terms I can do if under pressure and stressed, and looking for someone to blame.…
A client may attempt to avoid counseling attempts for all sorts of for example, a fear of intimacy or discovery, an unwillingness to face personal truths, a lack of interest in counseling, a tendency toward self-destruction and/or low self-esteem to name a few. Resistance refers to the client’s efforts to block the progress of treatment. These efforts are usually unconscious. Resistance occurs because the client experiences anxiety when unconscious conflicts begin to be uncovered.…
According to Cory, the therapist should focus on the excellence of the therapeutic relationship. The therapist should let the client take the lead in the session when it come to the client making their own decisions. The therapist is only there to help guided the client to make a rational decision based on what the client thinks is right or wrong. The therapist should never give advice, suggestions, or persuades the client to change his or her decision based on what the counselor thinks is right or wrong. For this reasom, the counselor do not always know what is best. The counselor is only there to guide the client to become more self-aware. The counselor should always be genuine and caring without being false and or telling a lie to protect the client feelings. The counselor should be able to openly express feelings but should not judge the client. Under those circumstances, the therapist cannot consist of do pro or cons with the client. He or she should focus mainly on the problem and not the person. In practically, if the client does or say anything that an counselor do not agree with then the counselor cannot judge or tell the client what he or she can talk about. Clients have the freedom to talk about his or her feelings, identify, accept, express and explore his or her feeling while in a session. With that said, counselor should never believe that clients cannot understand and resolve their own problem without the direct help from the counselor. Lastly, counselors should always remember that the Person- Center Therapy is use to help clients learn how to be responsible for themselves and how to be free to express feeling and to make decision for…