the methods and techniques in which therapy for couples and families are provided. A study conducted by Bradley et al. (2008) suggests that when individuals/families seek counseling or therapy, they are more likely to encounter a therapist who practices “cognitive behavioral therapy, solution focused therapy, or Bowen family systems rather than a therapist whose primary…
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Modern day counselling is equipped with a wide variety of therapies, techniques and approaches. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast two approaches of therapy. Also in this essay the views of the person and the Therapeutic process will be discussed. The two models that are going to be compared are Gerald Egan’s The Skilled Helper model and Steve De-Shazer’s Solution Focused Brief therapy (SFBT). This essay is going to highlight the similarly and differences of the models and their…
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variety of therapeutic approaches that counselors may use to help families navigate their issues and seek solutions. One such approach is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). Many therapeutic approaches seek to discover why families are having problems and how to fix them. SFBT seeks to bring families to a solution through a variety of techniques. Solution-Focused Therapy is a short-term therapy approach. This therapy has developed as a social construct from influential leading figures, with innovative…
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However, their issue is big they tent to lose sight of their ability to solve their own problems. In SFT, one of the techniques is to validate what the client is already doing that is positive. One area that SFT could be applied is with children that have behavioral and academic issues. Franklin et al. (2001) reported that through a study conducted on school children that had behavioral and academic issues they found that using SFT resulted in positive changes…
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Solution-focused brief therapy is an effective approach because it can be used with children, adolescents, and adults. It is important to realize that SFBT emphasizes in the client’s strengths rather than defects. Also, this approach does not label the client with a diagnose, therefore allowing the individual to express his feelings and concerns more freely. For instance, in a school setting a female child may come in the office to tell their school counselor that they are being bullied. The counselor…
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Solution-focused therapy is a technique that enables the therapist to assist the client in concentrating on habits that will bring that client closer to a resolution rather than becoming involved in a cycle that permits a repetitive pattern of being engulfed with their challenges. In the taped scenario, we were asked to view, the counselor attempts to begin a dialogue on what the issues are and how everyone in the family is feeling and what they may be contemplating. One example that comes to my…
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the past. When a ‘victim’ blames him or herself, there is a core imbalance in power relations. Firstly to see ones’ self as a victim — as opposed to a survivor — and not as a product of one’s environment, and then to blame one’s self for problems, issues or misfortune, overtly acquiesces to, and accepts, the dominant paradigm. Conscientization can overrule these negative self-perceptions, and the client can assume, at least some, personal responsibility for change through the enhancement of self-efficacy…
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single parent. Once again the story seems to repeat itself my mother is left to raise five of us all on her own. In the past both my grandmother’s never remarried they remained single and just focused on raising their children and the pattern continued the same, my mother never remarried either. She focused fully in raising her children, when my father passed away my mother was pregnant of my youngest sister. My baby sister was born two months after my father passed, my mother always said that God…
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Running Head: WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN 1 When A Man Loves A Woman Client Description and Analysis Dr. Eileen O’Mara COUN 5260 Capella University WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN 2 Alice Green is wife to Michael Green, and mother to 6-year-old Jess and 4-year-old Casey. Alice lives in San Francisco in a beautiful home. She is able to have the help of a nanny, and depends on her nanny while Michael is gone, sometimes for weeks at a time. This leads to Alice feeling lonely and…
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was suicidal after her breakup and her current boyfriend is the one who kept her from committing suicide. Amber’s need to be in a relationship to be happy is something that should be addressed in counseling to figure out the reason behind it .Their issues seem to be fixable through communication and talking about what their expectations are for each other. Also talking about the past and apologizing for past mistakes because they both seem to hold resent towards each…
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