Integrated Approach For Counseling And Counseling

In the coaching discussion it was not said that my conduct was not meeting expectations, but not allow myself to be in situations where it appears I’m being insubordinate.

My first concern while reading Integrative Approaches was, it was overwhelming at times. There were a few chapters which were very long. I had to take notes instead of highlighting. This

Technical eclecticism has the potential to describe detailed changes within the therapy. The changes throughout the process will match the appropriate intervention that helped the client change. With more than one approach, therapists are more likely to get the full understanding of what happen with the client and if the issue being resolves. But, the cons of the factor go back to misjudging/ misdiagnosing the patient from another patient with the same symptoms in the pass (Lampropoulos, 2000). Lampropoulos (2001) address some advantages and disadvantages of assimilative integration. The main advantage allow therapist to practice within their own belief without losing the benefits of the effective techniques in other approaches. Therapist can rearrange their techniques to eliminate frustration and provide the effectiveness techniques to resolve the issue. Also, the continuation of guided practice and research will provide the therapist with the proper knowledge to work with diverse clients. An disadvantage is increasing the number of psychotherapies that would bring more confusion and therapist with unfamiliar knowledge of the appropriate issue (Lampropoulos, 2001). With the theoretical integration, there is more than one approach to use in a given situation. A disadvantage is focusing on one specific disorder than doesn’t correspond with another approach. Being able to use more than one approach within a disorder provides a better understanding of the situation

“With this in mind, the theory offers the framework or method work by providing us with a comprehensive system of conceptualizing our clients’ problems, applying techniques, and predicting client change”(Neukrug, 2011). The world invokes, a spirit of mind over matter and people experience different things at a different point in their lives whether good or bad searching for an answer.

Establishing a theoretical orientation in counseling is vital to mental health profession, without a basis of knowledge on how to respond will often lead to the thinking that the counselor in incompetent in the field. Development of a theoretical orientation is often initiated and enhanced through

Individual personal theory of counseling is very important for the successes of any therapeutic process that affects how I council. Personal perspective, how the world works, belief system, the way things interact, and how they actually are form the basis of working of all individuals in life. In order to have the best decision with respect to any therapeutic process, I

As a counseling student, it is very important to formulate a counseling theory tailored to ones’ own personality and beliefs. A counselor may choose a single theory to model when practicing therapy or pick and choose components and techniques from various theories, otherwise known as eclecticism. No theory is considered right or wrong. Understanding the different therapeutic approaches are important to effective counseling, however, counselors must also understand their own personal value, view of human nature, human behavior, counseling techniques and the purpose and goals of counseling. Understanding these components along with the different theoretical approaches will provide the counselor with a 9 knowledge of their own counseling, orientation and is essential to not only the productivity of counseling but the growth of the counselor as well.

Throughout this essay I will illustrate the similarities and differences between the three core theories by looking at the theory behind each concept, the nature of the client/counsellor relationship and the techniques used. The three core theories to be considered here are Humanistic,

Psychotherapeutic integration is combining different theories and/or techniques to create a more comprehensive and complete outcome for the client. By integrating techniques the weaknesses of individual theories can be addressed or minimised. An example of integration would be where a presenting issue such as anxiety is treated with the integration of existential, cognitive-behavioural, and feminist therapies.

2). Counseling theories allow practitioners to use them in the way best suited for the clients needs. The application is given when a counselor or therapist assesses the theory for the best use in their current circumstance. For example, a client comes in an anxiety disorder. One should not use a theory just because it has been used in similar circumstances before. The counselor can deviate from the use of only one theory to use parts of several for the best outcome of the client.

This quarter’s course of “theories of counseling” felt like a whirlwind of theories, theorist, therapeutic techniques, and proper application of theoretical framework to help counsel students. As the course continued each new theory and therapy style I learned about seemed more appealing and useful than the last. In deciding which therapy styles I would favor using I have to take into account the general demographic of the students and communities I wish to work in. I plan to work with middle school to high school students that are from urban low social economic status and are recent arrivals to the country. Some of the characteristics of obstacles these students and families face daily are, single parent home/income, past/recent trauma, history of low family education level and legal trouble. I am fortunate to live in the community and society I want to help and that I have grown up in. I am equally blessed to be raised and have the opportunity to give back to my community and society the best way I know how by giving back in a positive manner.

Counseling process tries to help people solve their problems. Many times a person suffers from maladaptive attitudes and thoughts” (Comer, pg. 188). If counseling is intended to help group members think “more deeply and thoroughly” how do we accomplish this goal (Gladding, pg. 198)? DeBono believed that “in ordinary unstructured thinking a person thoughts were unfocused” (Gladding, pg. 198). DeBono’s six hats looks at parallel thinking and how it differs from critical thinking.

My theoretical approach to family therapy is very integrative as I believe families cannot be described nor treated from a single-school approach. I view humans through a humanistic and existential lens but am more technically structural and solution-based. With this integrative approach, I believe I will be the most effective in helping families grow and reach their goals.

In his model Smith (as cited in Joubert, 1999, p. 255-276) examined the theological methods, such as prayer and bible study before integrating the facts that they produce into his view of psychotherapy (view 2.4.5). Smith does not explicitly refer to theological methods, however the approach to various psychological techniques (such as cognitive behaviour therapy techniques) is Biblically based (the concept of Agape-love). Smith’s (as cited in Joubert, 1999, p. 255-276) model of integrative therapy demonstrates how a transformed psychology enhances the quality of integration.

Technical eclecticism is when a clinician has a theoretic framework from which they practice regularly, but at times will supplement with other techniques that are derived from theories that do not necessarily fit within their practiced framework. For example, a cognitive behavioral therapist may find that their client is not benefiting from utilizing behavioral techniques and may decide to employ a psychoanalytic technique instead (with consideration that resolving an underlying or unconscious issue may be advantageous before employing something like desensitization). Theoretical eclecticism is different in that the clinician utilizes or combines different schools of theory to create their own framework. Unlike technical eclecticism, theoretical eclecticism does not focus on one theory as the basis of how to