Application of Family, Feminist, and Transpersonal Theories

 

 

Introduction

 

How might your theoretical approach change when clients’ presenting problems are affected by their families? How might you alter your approach if presenting problems are affected by gender stereotypes and inequalities? How should counselors incorporate factors such as spirituality into their counseling, if at all?

 

Now that you have had an introduction to postmodern theories of counseling and psychotherapy, you further examine their impact on the counseling process by observing theory in practice.  You also consider which theories most resonate with you and how you would imagine using them with your own future clients.

 

Objectives

 

Students will:

 

• Analyze theoretical approaches in counseling sessions

 

• Evaluate the effectiveness of counselors’ theoretical approach

 

• Analyze postmodern theories

 

• Evaluate the effectiveness of post-modern theoretical approaches in working with a specific client population

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Analyzing Counseling Theories

 

Part 1: Chart

 

	Theory 1: Name	Theory 2: Name
Background Theory	·      Use only bullet points; no sentences—delete this before beginning your one page chart. The boxes will expand to accommodate your points.	·
Human Nature	·	·
Major Constructs	·	·
Applications	·	·
Evaluations	·	·
	Chapter Author, Year	Chapter Author, Year

 

 

 

 

 

Part 2: Reflection

 

1. Describe a specific population of clients with whom you hope to work in the future.Explain why you have chosen this population and what you hope to accomplish with this client base. (Note this point will remain the same on future papers, if you want to keep it. Please delete.)

 

1. Explain which one of the two theories in your chart would be the most effective in working with this client population and explain why.

 

III.   Describe at least two interventions from your chosen theory you would suggest using and how these interventions would assist this client population in reaching counseling goals.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

 

Finn, A. (2011). Jungian analytical theory. In D. Capuzzi & D. Gross (Eds.). Counseling and psychotherapy: Theories and interventions. (5^th ed., pp. 77- 94). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

 

Haley, M. (2011). Gestalt therapy. In D. Capuzzi & D. Gross (Eds.). Counseling and psychotherapy: Theories and interventions. (5^th ed., pp. 167- 191). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

 

Johnson, A. (2011). Psychoanalytic theory.  Haley, M. (2011). Gestalt therapy. In D. Capuzzi & D. Gross (Eds.). Counseling and psychotherapy: Theories and interventions. (5^th ed., pp. 97- 76). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

 

Note: Be sure to change your references to reflect those you have cited in the assignment.