5. Explain the differences between "Reality Therapy" and "Control Theory glasser" Reality therapy is a method of counseling and psychotherapy developed originally by William Glasser‚ a psychiatrist. Control theory‚ which serves as the basis of reality therapy‚ regards human beings as motivated to survive and to fulfill four basic psychological human needs‚ belonging‚ power‚ fun‚ and freedom. Human behavior is seen as based on choices. Reality therapy helps people examine their wants and needs
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Overview of Narrative therapy Narrative therapy was developed Michael White and David Epston. It is said to be an approach to family therapy that is built on the belief that reality is constructed‚ organized and maintained through the stories we create. (Corsini & Wedding‚ 2008) According to Corey’s key terms and definitions narrative therapy is “a postmodern approach that is based on the therapist’s personal characteristics that allow for creating a climate that encourages clients to see their stories
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113) Without questioning‚ most people continue to “accept” and acquiesce to the life that is before them‚ despite deep dissatisfaction‚ incredulity and unhappiness‚ and even to the point of dysfunction sometimes. As such‚ we need to differentiate between “resignation to” and “true acceptance” of a life that must be lived anyway. The Chinese commonly utter‚ “Whether one laughs or cries‚ one still has to pass through this life; better then to laugh through it.” But to be able to accept and laugh‚
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The differences between Chinese family and American family Abstract：Family is the basic miniature of the social economic activity‚ and it is the basic unit that constitutes the society. The values of the society rely on people’s family values in a large degree. However‚ due to the difference of geographical and historical background‚ religion and belief‚ different nations have their own family values.A clear and direct contrast between Chinese and American family values can bridge over their communication
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dared to further break through the traditional prescriptive‚ mechanistic view of mental health therapy by exploring the complexity inherent within the human condition. White was influenced toward a career working directly with people‚ while he was a mechanical draftsman. Realizing this‚ he found work with an inpatient unit. It was there that he understood the extent of traditional approaches to therapy and completely disavowed the systems thinking and cybernetic theory of old (Nichols‚ 2013‚ p. 204)
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Solution-Focused Therapy Solution–focused therapy (SFT)‚ unlike other forms of therapy argues that a person doesn’t have to understand any problem in order to resolve the problem and that the solution isn’t necessarily related to the problem. The purpose of this paper is to give a brief overview‚ description and rationale of Solution-focused therapy as well as an explanation of the therapeutic processes involved in SFT. This paper will also demonstrate through case example; systemic case conceptualization/hypotheses
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Solution-focused therapy takes a different approach to helping people with their presenting problems. Here‚ it is believed that people do not necessarily have to know the causes of their issues in order to change (Nichols‚ 2013). They‚ instead‚ are capable of behaving effectively‚ however‚ are hindered by their negative mindset (Nichols‚ 2013). According to Nichols (2013)‚ solution-focused therapists believe that people need to make slight alterations to their perspective about their problems to
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Michael White was an Adelaide‚ South Australia researcher‚ academic‚ and athlete who is known as the leading developer of narrative therapy. White attended South Australia University where he earned his degree in social work (Peterson‚ 2016). White started his own private practice at Dulwich Centre in his hometown Adelaide where he specialized in family therapy (Peterson‚ 2016). In the late 1970’s Michael White became fascinated by the work of Gregory Bateson‚ he began to develop ideas based off
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assessing a family the therapist should have in mind that the primary goal of family therapy is to produce a visible change in behavior‚ even though family members may not be totally aware that this is happening. Insight‚ helpful for the therapist‚ is not considered important for the family; getting them to be aware of the interactions is. The initial assessment may reveal some very significant family relationship problems by which case various
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Narrative Therapy is considered a non-blaming approach to the problems clients deal with. This type of therapy is a respectful and collaborative approach to counseling and community work‚ focusing on people’s ability to externalize problems. Narrative Therapy was developed by Michael White and David Epston. The central idea to this therapy is ‘the person never IS the problem. The person HAS a problem’. It essentially focuses on the stories of people’s lives and is centered on the theories that problems
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