Carl Rogers was born in 1902 in Illinois USA to a farming family. He was university educated, but opted to join a Christian missionary in New York, rather than farm himself, after he married his “childhood sweetheart” He went on to study psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University after becoming disillusioned with the rigidity of the church. He worked with children and families in New York for 12 years and in this time began to develop his ideas and theories on an individuals capacity for self help (“First Steps in Counselling” P Saunders. 2002 p.36)…
Wilson, S. D. (2001). Hurt people hurt people: Hope and healing for yourself and your…
Both authors express many overlapping elements of revealed truth in regard to the process of counseling and the problems that are derived in the life of clients and people suffering from disorders and psychologically unhealthy mindsets. Hawkins utilizes a theory of 5 concentric circles defining the human psyche and physiology. Hawkins goes on to relay his theory of counseling that utilizes 4 phases in which the counselor and the client work through the issues that hinder the client and formulate a plan of action in which the client is assisted in overcoming issues and able to become accountable and productive within the community. Crabb’s (1977) theory of counseling rests on the counselor being aware of the goal of counseling. Crabb (1977) continues to state that personal worth is defined by significance and security and that through biblical understanding and application one may achieve the goal of the counseling process and obtain a biblical sense of worth and security.…
Robbins, S., Chatterjee, P., & Canda, E. (2012). A critical perspective for social work. (3rd ed.).…
In this paper I will be describing how the first two session of the Brice family went. I will talk about what systems approach to therapy was used, and will include how Whitaker and Napier conceptualized the family’s difficulties. I will also describe how this differs from an individual understanding, and will talk about what specific interventions they used to support their systemic understanding of this family.…
Throughout Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson’s article “Mistakes Were Made (but not by me)” , the authors state the claim that students are afraid to make mistakes due to the way they are perceived for being incorrect. They further support this claim by referring to the comparisons of the education in Asia and America, which psychologists Harold Stevenson and James Stigler observed.…
Dalrymple, Theodore. "IN THERAPY WE TRUST." The Wilson Quarterly 25.4 (2001): 147. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 27 Apr. 2013.…
Timothy Wilson’s book, Redirect, is definitely a great read for those of us who are skeptical yet somehow intrigued by the self-help industry. Wilson provides an innovative theory which is “so crazy it just might work.” He debunked life fulfillment myths often propagated by the self-help industry and also provided in-depth explanations of how thought patterns are developed through four key scenarios: The first- semester college student who did poorly on their first exam, child abuse, teenage pregnancy, and group interaction which is meant to reduce conflicts and prejudice. The book’s major strength of the book is how clear Wilson explains how little time is required for some interventions that make very lasting changes in people´s behavior and outcomes. Wilson presents the material in a way in which scientific novices, like myself, can understand and appreciate the ideas he is trying to convey. He provides so many examples of the point he tries to make across and ties in everything to how it is possible to change a person’s narrative. A criticism I have of the book would be the section he expands on experimental designs and conditions. I saw it as a tangent on his behalf because it doesn’t exactly go along with “story editing”. Although, studies should be conducted in such ways explained by Wilson and it is extremely important to take into consideration because your life is an experiment in itself. Another would be the repetition of formatting he implemented throughout the book. First was a story, commonly tragic, that he then spoke about the routine processes following the incident, picks it apart, criticizes it and then shows how story editing/prompting could be used instead. The book itself made a contribution to our understanding of social psychology because Wilson popularizes the idea of positive thinking but adds his own spin to the age-old concept and showing how it could be integrated into “redirecting” our own personal narratives through new approaches…
Dubois and Miley, (1996), Cited from: http://aosw.socialwork.dal.ca/theory.html, Date accessed: December 29th 2009, December 21st 2009…
GARZON, FERNANDO L.: Address: Center for Counseling and Family Studies, Liberty University, 1971 University Blvd, Lynchburg, VA 24502. Title: Associate Professor. Degrees: PsyD, Fuller Theological Seminary. Specializations: Religious psychotherapy; forgiveness; and multicultural counseling.…
American Counseling Association. (2005). Retrieved January 11, 2011, from Code of Ethics of the American Counseling Association: www.counseling.org…
American Counseling Association. (2005). Retrieved January 11, 2011, from Code of Ethics of the American Counseling Association: www.counseling.org…
Zastrow, C. (2009). Introduction to social work and social welfare, empowering people. (10 ed.). Belmont: Brooks/Cole Pub Co.…
Napier, Augustus (1987). Later stages in family therapy. Contemporary family therapy, Vol. 9, No. 1-2 (pp.42-55).…
Sanders et al (2009, p.69) examines the importance of a helper’s self-awareness. Without self awareness and knowledge, we all have a tendency to repeat patterns of behaviour unconsciously. Therefore in order to ensure that sessions are client centred and not biased, it is important to achieve an insight and understanding of self.…