EPS 601 Theories Of Counseling
My Counseling Theory Paper
EPS 601 Theories of Counseling
November 27, 2006
Professor: Dr. Pit Kolodinsky
Student: Melanie A. Korth
Clinical Setting
It is my goal to become a school counselor in a local high school.
Population I intend to work with:
Yuma has a diverse group of high school students. Over fifty percent are of
Hispanic origin. Many children are first or second generation immigrants and don’t have a good grasp of the English language. Many of them bring with them a strong identification to their Mexican heritage; therefore, I will have to be sensitive to their culture in order to better understand them. There are also children of military members, who have moved to different countries and cities every couple of …show more content…
I would use Adlerian Therapy to guide how I counsel my students. Unlike
Freud, Adler stresses choice and responsibility, meaning in life and the striving for success, completion and perfection. He believed that human behavior was not determined solely by heredity and environment. People have the capacity to interpret, influence and create events. In order to understand people we must first understand the systems of which they are part. Adler’s life style assessment is holistic and systemic.
With each student, I would try and gather as much informatio n as I can about his attitudes and the world in which he lives from his perspective. This subjective reality is described as phenomenological and includes the individual’s perceptions, thoughts, feelings, values, beliefs, convictions and conclusions. Adler believes that encouragement is the most powerful method available for changing a person’s beliefs. I like how Adler
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emphasizes the goals for the future. He acknowledges that a poor childhood may influence life but the client may choose the direction of his or her life. I would encourage my students to try and understand themselves and gain insight into what they …show more content…
This is made up of five subordinate attitudes: the attitude toward self; the attitude toward difficulties; the attitude toward others; the attitude toward the other sex and the attitude toward life. The three tasks of life that each adult is face with in life are: other people; an occupation; love and sex. Part of the assessment would be how the student sees other people. As far as the other two task of life, I would have my students evaluate their current relationships and help them prepare for the future by thinking about what kind of occupation they would be interested in. I like Adler’s cognitive emphasis. He believes that emotions and behaviors are largely influenced by ones beliefs and thinking processes. I want my students to understand that they are entirely responsible for what they make of themselves.
2. Reality Therapy worksheet and WDEP, (Wants, Doing, Evaluation, Plan).
Glasser believes that we choose everything we do, including how we feel. Other people can’t make us miserable; we choose to be. I want my students to understand that they have within themselves the power to be happy and successful, by what they choose to
EPS 601 Theories of Counseling
November 27, 2006
Professor: Dr. Pit Kolodinsky
Student: Melanie A. Korth
Clinical Setting
It is my goal to become a school counselor in a local high school.
Population I intend to work with:
Yuma has a diverse group of high school students. Over fifty percent are of
Hispanic origin. Many children are first or second generation immigrants and don’t have a good grasp of the English language. Many of them bring with them a strong identification to their Mexican heritage; therefore, I will have to be sensitive to their culture in order to better understand them. There are also children of military members, who have moved to different countries and cities every couple of …show more content…
I would use Adlerian Therapy to guide how I counsel my students. Unlike
Freud, Adler stresses choice and responsibility, meaning in life and the striving for success, completion and perfection. He believed that human behavior was not determined solely by heredity and environment. People have the capacity to interpret, influence and create events. In order to understand people we must first understand the systems of which they are part. Adler’s life style assessment is holistic and systemic.
With each student, I would try and gather as much informatio n as I can about his attitudes and the world in which he lives from his perspective. This subjective reality is described as phenomenological and includes the individual’s perceptions, thoughts, feelings, values, beliefs, convictions and conclusions. Adler believes that encouragement is the most powerful method available for changing a person’s beliefs. I like how Adler
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emphasizes the goals for the future. He acknowledges that a poor childhood may influence life but the client may choose the direction of his or her life. I would encourage my students to try and understand themselves and gain insight into what they …show more content…
This is made up of five subordinate attitudes: the attitude toward self; the attitude toward difficulties; the attitude toward others; the attitude toward the other sex and the attitude toward life. The three tasks of life that each adult is face with in life are: other people; an occupation; love and sex. Part of the assessment would be how the student sees other people. As far as the other two task of life, I would have my students evaluate their current relationships and help them prepare for the future by thinking about what kind of occupation they would be interested in. I like Adler’s cognitive emphasis. He believes that emotions and behaviors are largely influenced by ones beliefs and thinking processes. I want my students to understand that they are entirely responsible for what they make of themselves.
2. Reality Therapy worksheet and WDEP, (Wants, Doing, Evaluation, Plan).
Glasser believes that we choose everything we do, including how we feel. Other people can’t make us miserable; we choose to be. I want my students to understand that they have within themselves the power to be happy and successful, by what they choose to