Therapeutic Modalities

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Anin Utigaard and Dr. Janet Edgette use two theories, person-centered child therapy and adolescent family therapy with children in two video sessions respectively. The therapies are highly impactful yet differ in important respects. Person-centered approaches seek to honor the client by supporting them in their self-exploration. Adolescent family therapy strives to strengthen the family system through encouragement of member’s feelings and contributions. These therapies and tools are viable strategies for use by professional school counselors. Compare/Contrast In the first video, Anin Utigaard counsels an eight-year-old girl, Shayla, who draws, plays in sand, and uses a turtle puppet as an extension of her personality. With a patient, gentle demeanor, Utigaard offers affirming words as her client chooses what she wants to do. In contrast to the non-intrusive manner of Urtigaard, in the second video, Dr. Edgette maintains a continual back and forth conversation with a bold, domineering adolescent, Heather, and her beleaguered mother, exhibiting a balanced appreciation for both sides ...

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