7. Name an intervention technique and describe how you (the therapist) would use it with this client to ultimately reach the goal. (1.5 pts): When empowering this family, I will utilize SFT’s stress management intervention technique. Stress is considered a significant factor in relapse for families with a parent struggling with addictions. To support Jack, I will encourage that the family to find activities that will exercise them mentally and physically.
Therapist discussed further using coping skills with client. Therapists introduced new coping skills with client. Therapist encouraged the client to verbalize his emotions in regards to his daily mood and how it changes from time to time and using it as coping
The location I chose for my inventory lab rotation is the Warm Springs Rehab Hospital in Kyle, TX. Warm springs rehab is a Hospital where patients are getting treated will and will be taken good care of and its also a place to feel comfortable such as a home. Which I spent two hours there. At the beginning, we were introduced to the Caroline Holt which is the dietitian of the Warm Springs Hospital, Caroline showed me and my partner the kitchen and she explained what they do on a daily bases, we also saw the dishwasher area which was very neat, then she showed us the cooking area which was next to the cooler, which is easier for them when they need to cook, which everything was organized and clean. After that we went to the office which was
At this time the client presented with a readiness to change and is highly motivated to receive treatment at MRFH. The client was diagnosed with Alcohol Use Disorder: Severe, and Cocaine Use Disorder: Severe. The client stated, "I am pretty much homeless and I left the Salvation Army after I was about to get into the Step Up Program. There were so many drugs at the Salvation Army. I want to learn more about myself and my addiction.
While this model focuses on the intervention of client-based determined goals and addresses denial/resistance, its philosophy promotes positive effects, helping clients to build on their own capacity and
Operating from a theory will help me to remain focused on therapeutic goals and allow for more in-depth processing. In addition, biases can be managed more effectively while adhering to guidelines directing me to appropriate responses. I think counseling without a theoretical perspective is like going on a road trip without a map. After learning about many of the theories, the strategic family therapy seems to click with me the most. When I get chance, I am going to do additional research on this approach and ask questions as needed. By looking up videos of this approach I can begin to learn more in depth about what this theory looks like in practice.
With my limited counseling experience, at this point, I have certain preferences in theoretical orientation when treating
My client has come a long way from her first counseling session. I think she is motivated to make changes because she believes she can. Also, staying active has helped her to live a healthy and happier life, which also helps to keep her mentally aligned. There are two changes I would like to make in the last two counseling sessions. These changes include helping my client manage expectations and to create/develop more realistic
These goals and objective could be things such as no longer being fearful or to no longer assume everyone is bad. This program will assist each person to accomplish those goals. We will help them all the way through their counseling and help encourage them to meet those goals or surpass them. Permitting the victims to be the one to set a number of the goals allows them to feel like they are in control of their future. The victim and we will be able to use these goals put in place to track their improvement and be certain they are succeeding.
Developed by Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), is a behavior based, goal oriented, treatment system that focuses on the present and future, rather than past experiences, to find solutions to problems (Goodtherapy.org, 2016). This paper will explore Solution-Focused Therapy, its core constructions, approach, and techniques. Core constructs Berg and de Shazer (as cited by Fiske, 1998), used three principles to direct their philosophy when creating SFBT: (1.) “If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it” (p. 186). (2.)
Putting the client as the expert, understanding her story instead of attempting to judge it, in the therapist’s point of view. The therapist must in any point display with utmost care, interest, respectful curiosity, openness, empathy, and fascination. Once this collaborative relationship has been established, the counsellor and the client can move forward and work on how to improve the outcomes of the
Proficient use of skills and techniques, leads to the achieving of one’s ultimate goal. The objective with effective therapy is that you are equipped to generalise skills and coping strategies to a variety of events and circumstances. Clients are thus equipped with strategies for relapse prevention, resulting in long-term
I used Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques with some of my clients. I was not trained in this therapy but was familiar with the idea of being in the here-and-now. This technique worked for my schizophrenic client by keeping her focused on what was happening each day by writing in a journal and distracting her from what she thought had been happening in her past. I was able to use Art Therapy with the client I had with PTSD, depression, and suicidal thoughts. I had one client on probation who was ordered to be in counseling before she could get off of probation.
I do envision being able to surpass whatever is holding me back from performing this form of therapy. I do believe that one day I will be able to openly display unconditional positive regard to all my clients no matter what impulses or behaviors they have acted upon and carried out in their lives. As a therapist, I will need to be genuine with my clients and provide the nurturance and support they need. I feel that this treatment approach is very effective because it allows the clients to be autonomous and still have the support they require for inner personal growth. I feel that providing these services to my clients
Family counseling draws on systems thinking in its perspective of the family as an emotional unit. When systems thinking, which assesses the portions of a system in relation to the whole, is related to families, it proposes behavior is both informed by and indivisible from the performance of a client’s family of origin. Families facing a struggle within the family unit and looking for professional help to address the problems may find family counseling a helpful approach. Within family counseling there are four family system approaches: systems, structural, strategic, and communications. Family System Aprroach Family counseling centers on, and is best defined as, the family and its members’ interactions and relations (Henderson & Thompson,
