When observing the video between Dr. Judith Beck and her client, Dr. Beck had several define directions and frame solutions. What caught my attention was on how Dr. Beck helped her client on determining the advantages and disadvantages of moving first and getting a car first. Instead, Dr. Beck focused on the advantages of moving first. As defining directions is “the process of negotiating a mutually agreeable preliminary goal. It also helps gather information to frame a concrete intervention plan with specific goals and objectives” (Davis, 2015). The define direction goal for both Dr. Beck and the client was to discuss advantages of moving out. That can help the client articulate the same to her sisters. From my observation, they both succeeded …show more content…
Judith Beck’s aim from the session was informing her client on what she can do to reach her goal. The goal for the client was to express herself to her sisters her decision(s). The client heard from her sister what they informed her, it was now her turn to say want she wants to say and do as she did to Dr. Beck. In my opinion, this is a way for the client to change what she couldn’t do to what she can do based on the decisions she made and developed. Dr. Beck informed her client that even though her depression is in the severe range, she “reframed” it by informing her client, she “seem to be very clear thinking about this. So somehow, you’re able to over come the depression to do this” (Alexander Street). The same goes for when Dr. Beck states to her client, “You’ve got a good head on your shoulders, and you know what to do…” (Alexander Street). This was after when the client didn’t know what to do about hearing the opinions from her sisters about moving out first and getting a car first, and dealing with depression. Dr. Beck “reframed” the negative symptoms of depression to showing (through writing) and informing her client that she is able to make decisions, and do what she believes in without having her depression overcome her. She can overcome her depression by fighting it and taking
Kathleen Orr, popularly known as Kathy Orr is a meteorologist for the Fox 29 Weather Authority team on WTXF in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born on October 19, 1965 and grew up in Westckave, Geddes, New York with her family. The information about her parents and her siblings are still unknown. As per bio obtained online, Kathy Orr is also an author. She has written a number of books like Seductive Deceiver, The drifter's revenge and many others. She graduated in Public Communications from S. I. Newhouse which is affiliated to Syracuse University.
Thirdly, Latifa had to deal with her own illness of depression and learned to deal with this by reading.
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It was an effective film to show that clarifying goals of therapy is another way to provide effective counseling rather than giving advice and solving the clients’ problems. Working with a minority group client, I always try to be prepared, learn about my client culture, background, values, beliefs, create a plan, make sure my client doesn’t feel overwhelmed or discouraged by any of my statements, frame the issue in a personal context, and allow a moment of silence for the emotions to come out.
Carl Rogers and Gloria 's session was a learning lesson and evidence that the developments in life overtime can have a direct impact on how we evolve as human beings. Various aspects, topics and behaviors that were viewed in this clip reminded me of scenarios that I see on a weekly basis. I myself have struggled with the fear of making the "wrong" decisions, I have seen relationships go astray due to inadequate trust, honesty, and transparency, and I have witnessed immature disagreements turn into full blown arguments and rage simply due to the absence of active listening and the list can go on. This session enabled the viewers the opportunity to see themselves from the client 's perspective which would involve seeing things through her eyes and trying to understand why she feels the way she does based off of signs such as both verbal and non-verbal communication, her diction, body language,
“Modest goals are seen as the beginning of change”. Clients talking about the exceptions to the problems. No problem is constant and change is inevitable. When clients begin to truly change their views and become more positive about their situation they have engaged in change. Positivity concerning their strengths leads to the more desireable outcome which is a brief series of sessions. Small changes make way for larger changes.
Melinda Sordino was just a young teenage girl trying to have some fun. Now, she is loathed by afar for something nobody understands. During a summer party, Melinda drunkenly fumbled for the phone and dialed the cops. As she enters her freshman year of high school, her friends refuse to talk to her, and she escapes into the dark forests of her mind. “I am Outcast” (Anderson 4). But something about that party was not right. Something she tried not to relive but to forget. “I have worked so hard to forget every second of that stupid party, and here I am in the middle of a hostile crowd that hates me for what I had to do. I can’t tell them what really happened. I can’t even look at that part of myself” (Anderson 28). Depression is a serious mental disorder. The duration and symptoms vary from person to person, and some even have a genetic inclination to develop this illness (Bruce). Depression is not simply a chemical imbalance but a disease caused by several factors.
.... This is where the freedom comes in. If the Therapist were to force something on the client by saying this is what's wrong, and here is how you fix it, they might head in the right direction at first, but not because of their own will. By allowing them to make a conscious effort to help themselves it will mean more and last longer. In reading this book I learned a lot about the way existential therapy works, and how I can go about helping people that come to me for advise. Not only do I understand that people have the freedom to make there own choices, but also now I understand that people have the freedom of responsibility which allows them to change their lives and better themselves.
The client stated that she came to therapy because she has been feeling really lonely and feeling as though that she is not enough since the death of her father. After the death of her father, her mother did not pay her any attention; she understood that her mother was grieving, especially when her grandfather passed a year later. I stated that the frequent death that surrounded her mother, seem to have caused her mother to distance herself from her. She responded “yes, and it even gotten worse when my mom started to date and eventually marry my stepfather”. She mentioned that once her little sister was born, she became jealous and envious. I emphasized with her by stating that she must have felt as though her little sister was going to take the attention that she sought from her mother. After confirming that her mother paid more attention to her sister and stepfather, she mentioned that during this time she began to cut herself in places that no one would notice. The pain did not take the feeling away, but she wanted to know that if she could still feel pain after the thought of losing everything. However, the only person who paid her any attention during this time, was her grandmother. Her grandmother showed her the love that her mother nor “father figure” never showed her. I stated, “the love that your grandmother showed was not the love you were
Understanding the counseling session from the client’s perspective is a very important aspect in the development of a therapeutic relationship. A clinician must be an excellent listener, while being to pay attention to the client’s body language, affect and tone. The dynamics in the counseling session that is beneficial to the client include the recognition of the pain that the client is feeling. The detrimental part of this includes a misunderstanding of the real issues, a lack of consideration of the cultural aspects of the client, and a lack of clinical experience or listening skills. In this presentation, we will discuss the positive and negative aspects of the counseling session from the client’s perspective which includes the client’s attitudes, feelings, and emotions of the counseling session. We will next examine the propensity of the client to reveal or not reveal information to the counselor, and how transference, and counter-transference can have an effect on the counselor-client relationship.
Even if the client says something that is obviously distorted, do not attack or challenge their views, as you likely are pushing them to face something they are not ready to face, and telling them in effect that therapy is about being pushed to face unpleasant things.” I do not agree with this portion of the article. Pushing the client to deal with their problems is what therapy is about, but I say I will not argue or degrade the client. Challenging the clients to accept their demons, or trauma is what seeking help is about. Enabling the client to not focus on their past is coming their therapy session stuck. I understand to meet each client “where they at,’ but I have a hard time accepting that. I do agree with the article when stated, “Do not interpret the client 's words or actions to the client, or speculate on the dynamics underlying their personal functioning or the functioning of those around them.” The very difficult thing a person can do is assume what you are about to say or
The client might have had an event that would activate different thought-patterns, which could lead to an irrational belief, leading to a consequence. For the client with the depression, the client might have had felt isolated from friends in the stage of the early adulthood, which led to an irrational belief about the friends disliking the client, leading to the consequence of the client withdrawing from social activities. The A-B-C theory emphasizes changing the thought-pattern this irrational belief has caused, by disputing an intervention, which would lead to an effective philosophy, which eventually would lead to a new feeling. For the client suffering from depression, disputing intervention might include talking about whether the friends were actually isolating the client or if that was an irrational belief. Confronting the issue could lead to an effective philosophy where the client would realize that it was an irrational belief that the friends were excluding the client, which would lead to a new feeling where the client would not withdraw from social activities (Corey, 2015). For the psychosocial perspective, Erikson’s psychosocial stages can create a diagnosing effect while confronting the root of the issue and solving the crisis. Intertwining Erikson’s psychosocial stages with the phenomenological
For many clients, the experience of counseling may be viewed as an advantageous relationship that has not only assisted them in modifying their cognition and behavior, to a more rational approach but has allowed them to encounter alternative solutions that can provide a new way of living. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end and when clients exemplify that their goals have been attained, the counseling relationship must be terminated. On the contrary, not all counseling relationships or sessions close on a good note, which may precipitate premature termination. Nevertheless, counselors must still implement closing tactics when terminating any session or relationship in therapy, despite their causes (Jacobs & Schimmel, 2012, pgs. 160-162). To further understand these strategies, I will elaborate on one uncommon reason a therapist might terminate a counseling relationship and describe specific steps of closing tactics that were displayed in Dr. Patton’s counseling video. In addition, I will also list five key points counselors should consider when terminating a counseling session and provide an analogy of one point that is being utilized in Dr. Buckley’s video (Laureate Education, 2010).
But I had realized that I do not have to have all the answers and I am not here to give solution to the client. Instead, I am here to assistant the client in finding solution to their problems that would work for them. Therefore, when I am stuck I would have to paraphrased or summarized the client statement or conversation that the client had said to me. I would always keep in mind that I have to be an active listener and listen to my client with non-judgmental. This is only reason that I was able to continue with my session with my client (husband) and most of the time I did not let our relationship interfered with the counseling session. During the interview I had use the reflection of meaning, interpretation and reframing. Meaning is how my client feels about the situation. Interpretation is what I think he is feeling about the situation. As for the reframing I had assisted the client to find an alternative way for client to approach the