Discuss The Challenges Of A Therapist

The Job that I would love to have after I graduate college is becoming a therapist. I want

Constant assessment of the clients’ problems and cognitions is very important in evaluating if techniques are being effective. Often in the beginning there is an extensive interview process that can last several hours. This interview gives the therapist insight into the client’s past, what the current problems are, and client goals. The interview will allow the therapist to set up a structured plan for how the therapy will proceed.

Scenario 1: A client, who has recently lost his job as an automobile dealer, is interested in exploring other career opportunities and has narrowed his search to those found below. Specifically, he is interested in a job that “pays well.” Which of the following occupations would you recommend and why?

Using a symptom checklist the client is currently experiencing sad moods (3 times weekly), bouts with(several times throughout the day daily), difficulty sitting still (9-10 times daily), difficulty staying focused (9-10 times daily) bad dreams (nightly), blames self for trauma (nightly), negative feelings about self (3-4 times weekly) and physically fight others (once a week). The client denies any current suicidal or homicidal thoughts.

Therapist met with the client at school for individual therapy. Therapist checked with client about his symptoms, behavior, and coping skills. Therapist process with client his thoughts and feelings about his teacher at school, his academic level, his father and his mother as he is living with his father and he visits his mother once a week or over the weekend, and his siblings at home. Therapist psychoeducated the client about the behavior's consequences, how to control his impulses, the medication that the psychiatrist prescribed two weeks ago, and the alternative options for the same situation, especially in the classroom as he used to move a lot and not pay attention to the teacher. Therapist processed by the client his thoughts and feelings

Henderson et al (2008) commented that this model was designed for those clients who are defined as high service users that is, the severely mentally ill and has been found effective in engaging clients in treatment (Henderson et

Therapist diverted from plans to meet with individual. Therapist and individual discussed fighting with her peers. Therapist explained to individual to try the calm techniques before fighting. Therapist and individual worked on calm techniques through role-play to assist individual with interacting positively with her peers through role-play. Individual states she will calm down the next time before fighting.

Counseling clients with mental disabilities requires patience, understanding, perseverance, and education. Counseling clients with disabilities is an issue in the United States and around the world because they are considered

My therapist likes to ask me questions. He gets one question a session and I know what he’s leading up to – I know what the last question will be. He wants me to trust him first, so I can let the big “secret” fly. They all think I’m lying when I say I can’t remember what happened, but I, honest to God, have no clue what the hell happened that night. So far the questions have been generic. Kind of like questions you’d expect from a student profile your grade school teacher handed out on the first day of class. There are instances though, when they’re pretty damn hard to answer. I have spent entire nights wondering why there are questions I can’t answer about myself. Don’t I know myself well enough after 23 years to answer why my favorite color is my favorite, or why I love the taste of three-cheese mac and cheese at midnight? There are certain facts that I know, questions that my therapist has asked that come easily to me, even though they’re not necessarily very easy. Whenever my brain goes a little crazy, I think about the questions I can answer, not the questions that I can’t put into words or the one question that will probably never come to me – what happened?

I was able to participate in one of their group communication activities. The topic was stress. The patients were to circle problems they experience when they are stressed such as, acting out, headaches, and difficulty sleeping. Next they were to state what makes them stress and what things they do to relieve their stress. One patient in the group continued to speak out of turn, and read the worksheet aloud which began to distract others. One way the therapist diffused the situation was to allow the patient to read the instructions

The therapist and client relationship is important in effective therapy. The therapeutic relationship must be built upon before any technique and theory will be effective. Communicating real empathy and showing a genuine interest in the client will begin a solid therapeutic foundation. However, the therapist must “have the ability to stay outside the system while maintaining some emotional attachment to its members” (Patterson, Williams, Edwards, Chamow, & Grauf-Grounds, 2009, p. 107). This paper reviews and critiques an interview I recorded of a couple that pertains to clutter building up around the house. The goal of this activity was to seek out information using various questioning techniques and basic interviewing skills, and

Being a good therapist is more than listening to a patient; it involves a lot of meticulous work. There are many guidelines set out for therapist in order to help themselves and their clients in many ways. An important way for a therapist to do a good job is to keep good records. These records can range from session notes, making reports of abuse, getting adequate permissions and paperwork filled out, and general management and maintenance of their records. Therapist also must have guidelines for themselves and their clients in order to maximize how much they will be able to help their client. There are guidelines such: no personal relationships with patients, staying professional, only treating within area of expertise, and knowing danger

The most catastrophic, and life altering challenge that has ever approached me was the decision to attend therapy. When I was merely eleven years old, I was incapable of being eleven. At this age, children are carefree, social, and beginning to experience the painful miracles of hormones and puberty. You begin to morph from an adolescent to a teenage mini-adult, and I thought this obsolete. Instead of developing the desires to become a social butterfly, and to absorb every aspect of life that I possibly could, I decided to hate the transition.

I think this therapy could be more effective if the therapist already knew why they were talking to the patient. Perhaps they could have the patient fill out a questionnaire so the therapist has a better idea of what is going on in their lives. I think it would also be helpful if the therapist got to know the patient before they asked them about their problems.

Explore client’s beliefs about treatment and cause of disorder Rational: they may think that problems are caused by others and not their own actions