Moralistic Therapeutic Idealism

Some people come into therapy with the misconception that the therapist is overly responsible for figuring out what is wrong with them and then can change it. The problem with this misconception is that it makes the therapist the impetus for change; clients take on the role of passive recipient, waiting to be cured. It puts unrealistic expectations on the therapist. As a new therapist, this is something I will have to watch out for myself. I will need to watch for the client having unrealistic expectations that I will be able to fix them all by myself. I will also have to watch that I don’t put unrealistic expectations on myself; needing to be the expert that has all the answers and amazing insights and solutions for the client’s problems.

This paper will look at the logic of narrative therapy by focusing on 5 major points. This paper will begin by discussing how the narrative approach defines and perceives problems. It will address how narrative therapy views the nature of the relationship between the client and the professional. This paper will look at how problems are solved using the narrative approach. It will also focus on three main techniques used in narrative therapy, which will include externalization, deconstruction and re-authoring. This paper will also include a short narrative critique of the medical model.

When it comes to the education of children, there are numerous fundamental factors, to mention a few: parents, teachers, the student himself, curriculum, methodology, culture, and the Holy Spirit. Students must first take responsibility for their own education and desire to learn. Even though this key educational factor is not a prerequisite for learning, all students must eventually hunger for learning or it will never take root in their lives. Responsible teachers must use responsible materials and methodology in order for purposeful education to have a lasting impact. Teachers must use their divine calling and materials that “are not sugar-coated, censored, vacuous and dry, nor merely politically correct” (Holtrop) to challenge this current generation of students. While secular humanism views children as inherently good, we know that scripture teaches that all mankind to be innately evil, a

A sixteen year old teenager refuses to leave home and the therapist must review the situation from a MRI therapeutic approach. First, the MRI approach would not focus on the problem or how it developed but rather what efforts have the parent made to reach a resolution. MRI stems from the premise that families use practical attempts at resolving their situation but the attempts are ill-advised. MRI’s main focus is aimed at dilemma driven solutions; there is no advantage in long term change or what capacity the problem serves within the family.

Developmental psychologists have provided evidence that children are naturally tuned to believe from figures of authority.A child’s brain is set-up to believe what is told by elders, even if what is told is nonsense. Children usually acquire the religious views of their parents.

Human perspective differs and leads to diverse worldviews. Several factors contribute to the creation of worldviews; the environment, experiences and most importantly the education that a human is exposed to. The question is often asked if there is such a thing as a write or wrong worldview, since it can consist of religious beliefs, political connections, and subjective opinions on life, love, family and friendship. These worldviews create philosophical questions regarding how society truly functions and different human beliefs. As educators it is critical that we nurture the Christian mind in order to fulfill the Christian worldview. It is also absolutely essential that the education system and learning objectives put

To begin with, forcing children into accept a religion of any denomination can potentially lead to opposition of faith

Moralistic Therapeutic Deism is a combination of a variety of trains of thought and can be conclusive of many religions. It is found mainly amongst U.S. teenagers as there is a large adolescent inarticulacy regarding religion. This inarticulacy is demonstrated through a few main views of this religion which include God creating the world which he watches over, only becoming involved when he is needed by the people living in it who were created to be good and when they are, allowing them into heaven. These people have life goals of feeling both good and happy about themselves. This train of thoughts is popular among mainline Protestant and Catholic youth and it also can be traced through black and conservative Jews, Protestants, other religions and even non religious groups.

In this Fascinating book Love’s Executioner and other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom, we can appreciated different techniques used in a session of Psychotherapy, this book was easy to read and understand and especially it was very addictive, making it the perfect tool and inspiration for psychology students who are starting to appreciate this career more deeply. There are ten different cases offered in this book, some patients share similar symptoms but still have different mental dysfunctions. Out of the ten cases I picked three:

Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) is a cognitive-behavioral model of treatment that uses individual and group counseling sessions, along with workbook exercises, to help the addicted person in reasoning their lack of desire to change, promote personal and moral values, and to evaluate what their belief system is, and how it effects their decisions.

In the article Types of Theories: Theoretical Orientation and Practices of Therapists by John M. Grohol, the author reviews the four-main school of theory and therapy techniques that are utilized in practice. In my opinion Grohol is a great job in explaining about each theory and giving examples of each of them, I also think he wrote this article in simple enough terms than anyone will be able to read and learn more about psychology and counseling in itself.

Different ethical theories would view this issue in various ways. Virtue ethics believes in placing a heavy focus on moral character, while focusing less on the action itself. In this situation a virtue ethicist would evaluate if ending or continuing Samantha's treatment would impact her moral character. The beliefs of strong moral character carried by a virtue ethicist would encourage Samantha to further her parents wishes of continuing treatment. A virtue ethicist respect for human life causes them to believe that Samantha should continue treatment because of the courage and strength it shows. However some virtue ethicist might argue that because of the value for human life, Samantha should be allowed to discontinue treatment to end the immense suffering she is in. A virtue ethicist would considered all of the details of the patients suffering before making a

I am submitting a paper on counsellors’ belief systems that may have an impact on the therapeutic process. This paper discusses my perspective of two case studies with different scenarios and is via my reflection of the cases. The aim and goal will be to learn to write as the third person and gain insight. The method I will discuss will be from placing me in the shoes of the counsellors’, and walking in their shoes.

It is not easy for me as a therapist to separate my subjective experiences and developmental history from the ability to hear the client and the client’s narrative, especially as it cancers the moral landscape of the client. Because I believe the assessment is a "two way street" that influenced by client and therapist variables, I started to analyze my values and beliefs, and how far my stereotypes come from my attitudes towards the client. The values, beliefs and stereotypes come from my developmental history, background and my culture identity. I also believe if I get influenced by these factors I can have common mistakes errors in diagnosis like

Be conscious, paint a picture with your story so they can see how much you care about your topic. Most people want their readers to sympathies with what the main character is going or has been through, but if you can get them to empathize they will do more than just start, they will finish reading your book. Anyone can feel sorry for what you've been through and wish you well, but when you empathize you do more than just feel sorry, you understand what the character went through. The fact is that when you empathize you have placed yourself in their shoes, their hurts become your hurts. Readers who empathize will want to know the whole story.