Person Centered Therapy: A Counseling Critique The client is a 24 year old African American woman who describes her overall life as overwhelming. She is currently in a graduate program in mental health counseling; she is almost nine months pregnant and is having labor induced on Monday, February 22, 2016. She has also expressed concern and apprehension for an upcoming visit from her significant-other’s mother. Although she appreciates her support system, she has communicated concerns about wanting to control pending situations around her. Her prevailing motives for seeking counseling at this time are that she does not want to be a burden to her fellow students and family with her personal demands, plus she feels that she has a lot going on in her life and is seeking guidance to sort out her feelings of being out of control. The client appeared to exhibit negligible discomfort with the counselor. She sustained suitable eye contact, sat comfortably, and displayed very little actions that indicated anxiety or apprehension. However, the client presented what seemed to be a nervous laughter when talking about stressful life concerns, whether in the past, present, or future. The client communicated openly while …show more content…
The counselor successfully mirrored key components of what the client was saying in order to get the client to reassess and reorganize her information. The counselor’s goal was to take a great deal of information that was being processed or divulged and consolidate it to a manageable and clear statement of the client’s issue. It seemed to work well because the client reported a new understanding of what she said when hearing it repeated back by the
Formulation of Problem/Needs: The client 's presenting problems are caused by her mother’s emotional verbal abuse. In spite of all, her emotional problems Ana maintains a positive outlook towards her future. Ana demonstrates self-determination as she clearly expresses her current issues. She struggles with overeating because she feels unloved and worthless. Ana is seeking services to overcome the resentment she feels towards her mother. She is requesting help to manage her coping skills and reduce her feelings of depression. According to Ana these feelings started at a young age. Ana’s current challenges are learning to cope with her mother’s verbal abuse. Anna will arrange monthly meetings with her social worker to talk about what methods she’s used to coping with her depression. Ana agrees that she needs to find positive away to communicate with her mother. Ana also stays that she wants to learn to be selfish and break free from the traditional stereotypical life of East LA. Ana would like to begin addressing the following
The purpose of this Reflective assignment is to demonstrate how the application of the Registered Nurses standards for practise (2016) can be used in reflective practise. The Registered Nurses standards of Practise (2016) states that RN’s should develop their practise through reflecting on experiences, knowledge, actions, their feelings and beliefs and recognise how these factors shape professional practise(RNSP, 1.2).Reflection allows individuals to look back on their day-to-day situations and how they made us react and feel; what we would change if we had the chance, to create a different outcome; and what we would do next time to enhance the way we conduct ourselves in a professional manner.
At times my personal and professional values seem to conflict with one another because of my culture and the environment from which I come from into the social work profession. For example, the stigma in the black community is in keep personal issues within the family and not to seek counsel. However, (FRC) promotes talking, action, and working through difficult situations; with trained professionals and educators to gather a perspective outside and in conjunction of one 's inner circle. With the hopes of encouraging clients to heal from past wombs, grow and evolve into the people they want to be and have the ability to exhibit healthy interactions in their personal and professional lives. Therefore through my training up to this point, I have begun to understand how important therapy and education is to the healing process for these individuals and their families. So from my professional perspective to hold things in and not seek treatment is only temporarily coping
Alison is a very aware of things around him. He knows the things and was telling answering the all the questions that I was asking him. He also remembers things from his childhood and has a vivid memory of many events that happened during his childhood Allison is organized and self-motivated. He takes wise decision to improve his life. He rarely cooks and eats all frozen food, but recently started to cook. He is aware of the problem he has been acting to improve his lifestyle. Allison has family and friend that he can rely on for emotional and financial support. Impressions and Assessment and Goals for working with Client: Mr. Allison is a 28 years white male who is employed and living with his brother. He was in a relationship but recently broke up with his girlfriend. He has no children and has never been convicted, but two tickets for speeding. He denied any substance abuse but has tried some drugs while he was in college. Allison admitted drinking four to six bottles of beer a week. He said he is in good health. He was above average student and is planning on going back to school. He has been in an abusive relationship but got out of it
During my time in the ward, I recently had a patient with alcohol dependency in my care. My patient, Mr Grey was a 51 year old male patient who was admitted with a fractured neck of femur and consistent hypertension. Mr Grey required a vast amount of medical treatment for his injuries. As well as Mr Grey’s physiological problems he also had poor mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. We later discovered my patient had some social issues and that he was homeless.
Licensed mental health counselors have many ethical and legal issues dealing with interacting with clients in a way that leaves them in a better place. It is crucial that counselors act within the b...
It seems reasonable that a client would know why he or she is seeking counseling, however there may be an underlying issue that the client is not aware of that is causing difficulties in his or her life. For example, a person may feel depressed and therefore seeks counseling for depression but it is the job of the provider to help the client find the cause of their depression. The intake form used for this essay asks several questions that would help the client to think about why he or she is seeking help at this time. In addition, the form asks what remedies, if any, has the person already tried and did those methods
The client is a 20-year college student, who has experienced many hard times through her life, especially with her family. Before beginning
Counseling is a process in which a counselor and client must build a good rapport and relationship in order to be successful in reaching the goal at hand. There are several stages of counseling which must be considered when counselors intend to build a relationship with their client, each stage being equally important in leading to the next stage. The stages of counseling include: establishing the working relationship, assessing or defining the presenting problem, identifying and setting goals, choosing and initiating interventions and planning and introducing termination and follow-up (Hackney & Comier, 2013). I will discuss each of the stages of counseling and cultural considerations that must be taken in building a counseling relationship.
As a future counselor, I have enjoyed learning about the different techniques and theories of counseling. Understanding each approach is important but I believe that the counselors self knowledge of her or his own values, worldviews and life philosophy is just as important for the counselor to do the job effectively. Each theory that we learned about, I could see being helpful to different people, their circumstance and individual problem. I can see myself using different parts of each in my future career. Currently, I more drawn to the Adlerian theory. I understand and agree when Adler believed that people do have the ability to monitor and control the direction of their lives.The unconscious shapes personality,
Person-Centered Therapy is an optimistic theory that is categorized in the humanistic approaches to therapy. PC therapy believes that human beings are intrinsically good, and are motivated to be the best that they can be (Carver & Scheier, 2008, p. 346). The theory embodies respect for individuals and values of tolerance and understanding (Brodley, 2007, p. 140). As the name implies the client is responsible for his or her own growth and improvement (Carver & Scheier, 2008, p.344). Rogers' stated that the main assumption of his approach is that “individuals have within themselves vast resources for self-understanding and for altering their self-concepts, basic attitudes, and self- directed behavior” (Rogers, 1980, p.115). One of the underlying assumptions, and main motivation, of Person-Centered Therapy is that human beings possess an innate tendency to grow and meet their full potential, or to self-actualize. Self-actualization is the inherent motivation to reach our highest potential, both emotionally and intellectually (Kosslyn & Rosenberg, 2004, p. 464). Self-actualization moves one towards autonomous behavior and self-sufficiency, it enriches one’s life and enhances their creativity. It also promotes congruence, wholeness, and integration of the person. Rogers describes self-actualizing people as the fully functioning person (Carver & Scheier, 2008, p.322).
Over the years, the name of Rogers' theory has changed from non-directive counseling to client-centered therapy, and then to person-centered therapy. However, Rogers (1995) affirms that the "person-centered approach seems [to be] the most descriptive" title for his theory (p. 115). The Person-Centered approach can be best described as a theory that embraces a consistent and organized set of perceptions and beliefs about oneself. It is a phenomenological theory that "aims directly towards the greater independence and integration of the individual" (Rogers, 1942, p. 28). In terms of human nature, Rogers viewed individuals as being innately good and trustworthy.
Working as a clinical social worker in the Washington, DC area with patients diagnosed with life-limiting illness such as, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis and Lou Gehrig ’s disease (ALS), has taught me to be dedicated to a person-centered approach to therapy with patients and their families. Person-centered care is a trend that has been building in the social work community over the last few years. And I had considered the idea of person-centered care as a decent and noble practice. I now wholeheartedly trust the patient as the most salient guide in developing their own treatment. My most valuable work with patients is to listen and learn from each one, and let them determine their goals. The person in person-centered
The client, Ali, is a 15 year old white female attending high school and living in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. She lives with her biological father, but her family system also includes her brother, Larry, biological mother, Carol, and maternal grandmother, Lucinda. She is in overall good health and there was no mention of any physical health concerns. However, based on the descriptions given by her relatives and Ali herself, as well as observations from the first meeting, Ali shows signs of anxiety, depression, and some difficulties understanding social cues.
Reflecting on the Person-Centered Therapy, it is similar to the Existential Therapy because it focuses on the client/therapist relationship, where the therapist needs to be totally genuine, empathetic and non-judgmental toward their clients in order to gain the client’s trust. I like the fact that the Person-Centered Therapy views the client as their best authority on their own experience, and being fully capable of fulfilling their own potential for growth. I also like the fact that the therapist is non-directive, does not give advice and there is no specific technique involved. Person Centered Therapy can basically develop their own technique as their relationship develop with the client.