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Counseling 174Describe the basic components of the psychotherpy process. What are the key features? What
is the nature of the therapist client relationship? - ANS-Psychotherapy is a process of
engagement between two people, both of whom are bound to change through the therapeutic
venture. This is a collaborative process that involves both the therapist and the client in
co-contructing solutions to concerns. Counselors facilitate healing through a process that
involves both the therapist is remains the most critical factor affecting the client and promoting
change. It is essential that counselors explore their own values, attitudes, and beliefs in depth
and work to increase their own awareness.
What are some of Stan's presenting problems? - ANS-getting along with people/making friends,
problem drinking, existential issues, social anxiety, regret, worried about intelligence, worried
around women (how manly he is), suicidal thoughts, hasn't lived up to family's expectations,
depressed, sexual difficulties, parents fought a lot, compared to siblings unfairly, used drugs and
sent to youth rehab, expelled from regular school
What are the areas of Stan's strength and weakness? - ANS-enjoy psychology and construction
(satisfying), wants to help people (was helped), family loves him, shady past behind him, willing
to take risks, supervisor at youth camp had confidence in him, believes in himself, successful as
auto-mechanic
What issues do you expect to be prominent in his treatment with Jerry Corey? - ANS-wants to
start feeling good about himself, wants to stop drinking, wants to enter a relationship, become
less fearful of women, feel as an equal to others, less anxious and guilty, become a good
counselor for kids, trust people
Describe the research findings regarding treatment outcome of psychotherapy. What factors are
the most important and why? - ANS-most important factor is the client-therapist relationship,
with the most important tool being the therapist, and they therapy type used
-client-therapist relationship most important because it is required to build good rapport with the
client, and build a trusting environment
What is the value of personal therapy for the counselor? How does this process contribute to
the professional development of the counselor? How do most counselors feel about this
process? - ANS-can consider your motivations, find support as you struggle, have help with
issues opened as you work with clients
-most counselors feel that, it is personally beneficial, and important for their professional
development
How might personal therapy help counseling students? What are the most important benefits of
personal therapy to counseling students? - ANS--helpful because it allows the students to
, experience the nervousness that a client may feel, can reduce the chance of assuming
attitudes, avoiding superiority stance
-learns what is helpful and what is not, enhance interpersonal skills, help deal with ongoing
stress
How do a counselor's personal values impact the therapeutic treatment with their client? Be
sure to define value imposition and comment on its effects on counseling. - ANS--strive for
being value-neutral with the realization that it is not 100% possible
-value imposition=how your values influence your interventions and clients therapeutic
experience
What are the key features of an effective counselor? - ANS--you are your most important
instrument, model of person struggle for living up to potential
-be authentic (mom-stereotyped/ professional role)
-be a therapeutic person (clear about who you are, to risk, to care, and be involved)
What is an authentic counselor? What attributes does an authentic counselor posses? -
ANS--genuine, congruent, non-prototypical/ stereotype
what are some specific elements of effective multicultural counseling? What must a counselor
do to become culturally competent? How might the counselor have to adjust his or her own
values to work with clients from differing culture? - ANS--become aware of your own
multi-culutreal biases, norms and expectations
-try to understand the world through client's vantage point
-gain knowledge about oppression, racism, stereotyping, and discrimination
-study historical background of client
-open to learning from client
-develop awareness of acculturation strategies
-expand your point-of-view by seeing from clients eyes
How does an effective counselor stay alive as a person and as a professional? - ANS--take care
of your single most important instrument (you)
-know what causes, how to recognize, remedy and prevent burnout
What are the signs of burnout and how might burnout be treated or prevented? -
ANS--signs=physically draining, psychologically depleted
-prevent by self monitoring or self care (assessing your own life), incorporate wellness
perspective
How is therapist self-care an ethical matter as well as a way to prevent therapist burnout? -
ANS--by doing self care we ensure that we are working at our optimal level and better able to
treat clients, this also ensures that we do not become depleted over time and are unable to take
care of ourselves
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