CNL 500: Theories and Models of Counseling (CNL500)

Would you consider choosing feminist, solution-focused, or narrative therapies when counseling individual clients, marriage clients, and family clients? What empirical evidence is available to support the use of these theories?

Read the “Case Study Analysis.” Select one of the following theories that you feel best applies to treating the client in the case study: 1. Feminist 2. Solution-focused 3. Narrative Write a 1,000-1,500-word analysis of the case study using the theory you chose. Include the following in your analysis. 1. What will be the goals of counseling and what intervention strategies are used to accomplish those goals? 2. Describe the process of treatment using this theory. This should include a...

How could the family genogram be applied to the treatment of a family with addiction issues? Please apply this to a hypothetical family.

How can Bowenian, structural or strategic family systems theory provide challenges to new counselors? What are some strategies to help them be applied in individual therapy?

Complete the Comparison Worksheet.

The textbook indicates that choice intervention strategies are a central element of reality theory. How might these strategies be used in conjunction with other counseling theories?

What are the benefits of using cognitive behavioral therapy versus using behavioral therapy?

Read the “Case Study Analysis.” Select one of the following theories that you feel best applies to treating the client in the case study: 1. Cognitive 2. Cognitive behavioral 3. Rational emotive behavior therapy 4. Reality therapy Write a 1,000-1,500-word analysis of the case study using the theory you chose. Include the following in your analysis. 1. What will be the goals of counseling and what intervention strategies are used to accomplish those goals? 2. Describe the process of t...

What are the issues of individual and cultural diversity a counselor must consider when using REBT and behavioral theories?

Joseph is a client of yours doing outpatient therapy, one-on-one at least once a week for social phobia. He presents with intense anxiety, fear of being judged by others, and intense negative self-judgments, and has dropped out of college because of these fears. Using behavioral therapy techniques describe your approach to helping Joseph overcome his social phobia. 1. What is the behavior you would like to change? 2. Using concepts of behavioral reinforcement, how can this be achieved? 3. Ho...