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The Cognitive Therapy And Narrative Therapy Model

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Questions: 1. Compare and contrast how two different models of counselling would understand and approach treating Jim. Both the Cognitive Behavioral therapy and Narrative Therapy model are used to help persons with a wide variety of problems (addictions being one) learn how to view their world a bit differently. Cognitive therapy helps people to look at and to change disruptive beliefs which have a detrimental impact on our behaviors, emotions and overall quality of life. Narrative therapy helps people to put more attention on the positive storylines that make up their reality rather than just the negative. Both hold that positive thoughts and positive self-narratives tend to have a positive or advantageous impact on a person’s behaviors and emotions. For Jim treatment approaches with the CBT model would most likely consistent of Cognitive Psychotherapeutic interventions. This type of interventions for Jim would be used to help him focus his attention on the disruptive thoughts and beliefs in his life that lead him to drink. In Jim’s case these thoughts may be directly related to the trauma he suffered as a result of the war, his own father alcoholism and the tension and stress cause from traveling for work and at home. The aim for Jim with this type model of counselling would be to adjust these thoughts and belief so that the no longer are risk factors that bare a substantial negative impact on a Jim’s life. Specific techniques that Jim would likely

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