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1 Christian Worldview (I Am a Witness) Allie M. White Department of Psychology and Counseling, Point University HREL 301-1 Dr. Monica Gray March 1, 2024

2 Abstract I chose Adlerian Counseling theory and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) theory based on my own outlook on life and how I feel I can use them in conjunction with each other to allow the love of God to be seen through me and the works I could do by utilizing both the Adlerian Counseling theory and CBT theory. My four core values relate directly to my outlook on life and my life experiences as well as my personality, which sets me up for success with the use of both of these two theories. God’s love for us allows us to love others in various ways that are unique to each of us. Helping others to change their outlook on life is my way of loving people as God loves me.

3 Christian Worldview (I Am a Witness) I find myself leaning towards not one, but two different theories. One is insight-oriented and the other is action-oriented. I find myself wanting to combine the two into my own personal theory rather than simply choosing one theoretical approach to counseling. The Adlerian Counseling theory (Kottler & Shepard, 2015) speaks to the way I view the world, in the sense that I see everyone constantly comparing themselves to each other (Cherry, 2022) and this theory uses that information as the basis of change. The second theory I am drawn to is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) theory. This theory is attractive to me because it confronts the negative thoughts and urges the client to change their way of thinking and thus change their outlook on life. In the same way that we put God into a box and believe He can only do so much until we see and experience otherwise, we must realize our negative way of viewing ourselves by comparing ourselves to other imperfect people, as it says in Romans 3:23 (NIV, 2011), and just like when we learn more about our Lord and are able to remove Him from the theoretical box we keep Him in, we must also be as willing to change our beliefs in ourselves by changing our thoughts and adjusting our goals. My overarching worldview is that we as humans were created to love and serve God by loving and serving those around us as stated in Matthew 6:36-40 (NIV, 2011; Tackett, 2006). My

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