This essay has been particularly difficult for the writer to achieve due to the challenges they face in the transition from a Person Centred Counsellor to a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist in Training. The writer hopes to achieve a comprehensive critical reflection and analytical research based on a common human problem that has been assessed in the clinical setting. The essay includes Padesky five area systems and a disorder specific conceptualisation, including a diagram, which can be found in the appendix. The essay is research based; including information about prevalence, incidence and outcomes using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. The writer has also included DSM /ICD diagnostic criteria for as evidence of the diagnosis and this is too available in more detail in appendix.
To conclude the essay the reader will provide a detailed therapeutic plan for the treatment of the common human problem as assessed.
Presentation of the client;
The client in this essay as signed consent forms to be used as a case study for the purpose of the training required for the course. For the purpose of this essay I am going to call this client Cliff. Cliff has been to see his GP as he was struggling with Cliff (2010) “black thoughts” as the client calls them; risk assessment has been completed and can be seen in appendix. Cliff is a 43 year old male, who lives in a shared house with one other male. He is currently unemployed and became unemployed in February 2010. In the past twelve months he has suffered two significant bereavements those being his father and his sister in law and more recently he has spilt from his girlfriend, not his choice and is struggling with this decision. However Cliff is presenting with signs of depression and during the assessment process it became evident that his depressive
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