http://www.novicecounselor.com Different scenarios in counseling and how they are handled by this Novice Counselor Tue, 08 Mar 2011 02:13:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/25/existential-therapy/ http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/25/existential-therapy/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:33:21 +0000 novice counselor http://www.novicecounselor.com/?p=138 Jake is a depressed client. An existential therapist would try to understand Jake’s world while fostering an interpersonal relationship between Jake and himself. The existential therapist believes that conflict arises as the persons tries to resolve confrontations with the givens of the human condition which are death, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness (Bauman & Waldo, 1998). [...]

]]> http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/25/existential-therapy/feed/ 3 http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/23/narative-approach/ http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/23/narative-approach/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 22:12:06 +0000 novice counselor http://www.novicecounselor.com/?p=93 The integration of expressive arts, narrative, and symbolism with counseling and psychotherapy theory is fundamental to the effective use of these approaches. Inclusion of integrative approaches in counseling enhances the therapeutic milieu and in turn fosters sound theoretical practice.(Capuzzi and Gross, 2007); An integrative approach combining Narrative integration with Adlerian theory will be used in [...]

]]> http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/23/narative-approach/feed/ 2 http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/22/structural-family-therapy/ http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/22/structural-family-therapy/#comments Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:10:20 +0000 novice counselor http://www.novicecounselor.com/?p=129 Structural Family therapy means approaching clients in their social context. It is based on changing the organization of the family. Structural Theory rests on the assumptions that outer context affects inner psychic processes, that changes in context produce changes in the individual and that the therapist working with the family becomes a part of the [...]

]]> http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/22/structural-family-therapy/feed/ 5 http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/21/unconditional-positive-regard/ http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/21/unconditional-positive-regard/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:48:11 +0000 novice counselor http://www.novicecounselor.com/?p=87 If I am working at a community mental health center or anywhere else as a counselor, it would be highly unrealistic to expect that each client I encounter will have the same personal beliefs and values as me. The person-centered perception of people is based on the key belief that people respond to their uniquely [...]

]]> http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/21/unconditional-positive-regard/feed/ 0 http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/21/three-different-ways-of-treating-a-depressed-client/ http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/21/three-different-ways-of-treating-a-depressed-client/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:26:30 +0000 novice counselor http://www.novicecounselor.com/?p=85 Jake is a depressed client. An existential therapist would try to understand Jake’s world while fostering an interpersonal relationship between Jake and himself. The existential therapist believes that conflict arises as the persons tries to resolve confrontations with the givens of the human condition which are death, freedom, isolation, and meaninglessness (Bauman & Waldo, 1998). [...]

]]> http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/21/three-different-ways-of-treating-a-depressed-client/feed/ 1 http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/20/treating-a-client-with-low-self-esteem/ http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/20/treating-a-client-with-low-self-esteem/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:59:22 +0000 novice counselor http://www.novicecounselor.com/?p=79 Abstract This project describes the treatment of a low-income client suffering with low self-esteem. The primary treatment mode utilizes Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). Background and causes of low self-esteem are explored, followed by steps taken to identify and dispute the client’s irrational thinking, utilizing REBT’s ABC Model. Suggestions for addressing client’s economic and quality [...]

]]> http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/20/treating-a-client-with-low-self-esteem/feed/ 15 http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/19/three-takeaways/ http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/19/three-takeaways/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:12:40 +0000 novice counselor http://www.novicecounselor.com/?p=68 The main thing that I take away from this course is the knowledge of different theoretical perspectives and interventions. Almost every theory that was covered in this course offered something useful and new to this learner. This learner was exposed to theories previously unknown to her such as Hakomi therapy and the transpersonal theories. This [...]

]]> http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/19/three-takeaways/feed/ 0 http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/19/transpersonal-theory/ http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/19/transpersonal-theory/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:05:54 +0000 novice counselor http://www.novicecounselor.com/?p=65 The article I chose deals with one study done on the effect of mindfulness-based intervention on individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. This population deals with significant and persistent symptoms of anxiety. Although mindfulness has been widely used to help individuals without psychosis, the authors claim that theirs is the first study in adapting mindfulness to [...]

]]> http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/19/transpersonal-theory/feed/ 0 http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/18/hakomi-therapy/ http://www.novicecounselor.com/2009/03/18/hakomi-therapy/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 01:09:30 +0000 novice counselor http://www.novicecounselor.com/?p=39 Hakomi techniques recognize that observing and tracking the client can lead to understanding the client’s world. Hakomi supports the idea that no intervention techniques should be undertaken unless they are appropriate based on the client’s conscious and unconscious worlds. Clients with certain serious mental disorders may need pre-therapy sessions to prepare them for the Hakomi [...]

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