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Individual Psychotherapy . Introduction. Types of Therapy Wohlberg (1967). Supportive. Reeducative . Reconstructive. Mistakes Therapists Make. Too much of one thing. Setting the client up for failure. Trying to solve the problem before you understand the problem.
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Individual Psychotherapy Introduction
Types of TherapyWohlberg (1967) • Supportive. • Reeducative. • Reconstructive.
Mistakes Therapists Make • Too much of one thing. • Setting the client up for failure. • Trying to solve the problem before you understand the problem. • Not finding out how the client has tried to solve the problem. • Discussing a problem only once.
Mistakes Therapists Make (Cont…) • Not tolerating silence. • Not going to deeper levels. • Moralizing or passing judgment on the client. • Holding back too much from the client.
Mistakes Therapists Make (Cont…) • Social behaviors inappropriate to the role. • Trying to be a friend. • Focusing on someone other than the client. • Allowing too limited time for termination. • Not setting limits.
Common Tasks Of Psychotherapy(Meichenbam’s Constructivist Cognitive-Behavioral Approach) • Develop a therapeutic alliance and help clients tell their stories. • Educate clients about the clinical problem. • Didactic vs. Socratic approach. • Help clients their problems in a more hopeful fashion. • Ensure that client’s have coping skills.
Common Tasks Of Psychotherapy (Cont…) • Encourage clients to perform “personal experiments.” • Ensure that clients take credit for change they have brought about. • Conduct relapse prevention.
Differences Between A Constructivist Cognitive-Behavioral Approach & Standard CBT • Places a greater emphasis on the developmental history. • Targets deeper core beliefs and processes. • Explores the impact, emotional toll, and personal price of holding “root metaphors” • Engages the patient in a discovery-oriented process.
Socratic Questioning =A pedagogical technique in which a teacher does not give information directly but instead asks a series of questions, with the result that the student comes either to the desired knowledge by answering the questions or to a deeper awareness of the limits of knowledge.
Common Coping Skills Developed in CBT • Self-monitoring. • Relaxation and breathing retraining. • Self-instructional training. • Imaginal rehearsal. • Cognitive restructuring. • Assertiveness training. • Relapse prevention skills.