The Pros And Uses Of Collaborative Therapy

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Collaborative therapy uses methods that are related to solution-based therapy (Gehart, 2014). However, the philosophical foundations, viewpoint, roles of the intervention, stance of the therapist, and political issues are different. Politics- with the clients input and thoughts politics are used in a tentative manner Therapeutic relationship- this facilitates the role of the therapist Therapeutic process- there are no interventions but therapist facilitates a specific process Philosophical foundations- Uses postmodernism, social constructionism, and hermeneutics To shift the meaning the therapist listens and learns with the client who is considered an equal, instead of the professional having all the answers. The therapists has a genuine …show more content…

Giving them the power of the problem. When the mother in the video discloses her inner dialogue about her past attempts at therapy not be successful, Sue who is the other therapist compliments on the mothers capability to be true with herself and on her resilience. This stimulates the client to talk more about her daughter and less on herself. While having a conversation with the mother, Harlene made the client feel safe and that her feelings of inadequacy were valid and not strange. This allowed the client to lead the dialogical process, which helped the client to express what she wanted the therapist to …show more content…

These comments help in changing the shift of focus through the video. By listening for the pause in the conversation Haelene was able to insert appropriate unusual comments to improve the discussion. Harlene expresses her inner private thoughts allowing more control for the client. In the recovery model assessing the client’s worldview is similar they involve understanding the worldview or perspective by looking at how they relate to cultural backgrounds, interactions, and life experiences. Allowing the client to be in control of the dialogue of the therapy and conversation, is a philosophical stance of social constructing views and of the recovery model. For the client to benefit from the recovery model there needs to be commitment to aiding the individual from everyone involved. This includes professionals, friends, and family. The client will succeed when given resources and services that help with the new way of life. By using the collaborative therapy approach the therapist is a facilitator and not the one in charge, allowing a positive therapist and client relationship, and build trust. The client is the expert and drives the

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