INTRODUCTION Psychodynamic counselling and therapy involves a number of important elements‚ which perhaps is what makes the psychodynamic approach more and more interesting to those who go on developing in their work. (E.g. Erik Erikson ’s work on life stages and the object relation theory) While in no sense wishing to undervalue the importance of basic listening and responding skills‚ nor the centrality of a positive therapeutic relationship‚ the ongoing experience of working with people leads
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I find the approaches of psychodynamic‚ cognitive-behavioral‚ and person centered approaches to counseling fascinating. There are many different aspects to all three approaches that fit my personality. I do not believe that I would be able to pick one single approach and stick to it. I do however feel that if you have a client that would benefit from one single approach then that would be the responsible thing to do for the client. However‚ I am not sure if a persons (professional) human nature
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12816772 25th October 2013. Exploring the contribution of the working alliance to the development of an effective therapeutic relationship in both Psychodynamic Counselling and CBT Introduction (300 words approx) In my essay I shall be exploring my understanding of the working alliance‚ and effective therapeutic relationship in both Psychodynamic Counselling‚ and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. I shall include my experience gained in class and outside of the classroom setting. With situations of when
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Compare and contrast CBT and psychodynamic approaches to counselling focusing particularly on trauma and PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder): Theory and therapy. When working with clients in today’s society it’s extremely important to take into consideration the specific needs of each individual. Serious contemplation is given to the approaches and methods regarding the client’s need and presenting matters. Trauma appears in many forms in society‚ even from the 1960’s due to the impact on returning
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it may be beneficial to start with a psychodynamic approach ‚ where a counsellor use gentle word association ‚ and discussing set topics which might then enable the client to talk .Once the client has learnt to disclose and trust then it may be beneficial to start using a different approach like client centred or CBT . If you get a client who wants to talk and talk‚ the Person centred counselling would be best to start
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However‚ as the unofficial “humanistic” approach gained momentum in the field‚ it received a lot of warning and criticisms. For example‚ in the 1960’s when there was a great emphasis on peace and justice from the ending of recent wars‚ Carl Rogers warned that the approach would not become permanent if it was made into a protest movement. The humanistic approach needed to be taken seriously‚ and if psychologists treated it as a “fad”‚ then the community will treat it as such as well. In order for
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The Comparison between Psychodynamic and Humanistic Theory There are very distinct differences between Psychodynamic and Humanistic Counselling but both ultimately offer the help and guidance to discover why we act the way we do and why we make certain choices in our lives. Throughout this essay‚ I will endeavour to explain those major differences and you will see that despite these completely different methods of therapy‚ depending on what the problem maybe‚ they can both work very effectively
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“Behaviourists explain maladaptive behaviour in terms of the learning principles that sustain and maintain it. Discuss this statement and show how a behaviourist’s approach to therapy is in stark contrasts to a psychoanalytic one” BEHAVIOURISM: (bĭ-hāv’yə-rĭz’əm) n. A school of psychology that confines itself to the study of observable and quantifiable aspects of behaviour and excludes subjective phenomena‚ such as emotions or motives
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Part A Compare and contrast how the person-centred and psychodynamic models of counselling understand the person‚ and how these two approaches explain psychological distress experienced by individuals. (1250 words) Within society today‚ there is an extensive range of theoretical approaches used by Psychotherapists and counsellors. The aim of this discussion is to compare and contrast two of these approaches‚ the person-centred and the psychodynamic models of counselling‚ especially how these theories
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Written Report Written Report Title: Types of Counseling Approaches School Year /Semester: 1st Semester/ 2011-2012 Reporter: John Carlo J. Sto. Domingo School/Department: SSTED/1-Biyo Types of Counseling Approaches A counselor’s assistance to an individual depends on the type of counseling he uses. The five types of counseling approaches are: Directive or Clinical Counseling‚ Non-directive Counseling (Client-Centered)‚ Group and Environmental Counseling‚ Group Counseling and Developmental Counseling
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