Compare and Contrast How the Cognitive-Behavioural and...

Word Count:1245 Compare and contrast how the cognitive-behavioural and person-centred models of counselling understand the person, and how these two approaches explain the psychological distress experienced by individuals. In Part 2, reflect on and write about which of the two models appeals most to you and why. In this assignment I will describe and explain how the cognitive-behavioural approach to counselling reflects behaviour as learned. I will explore how the cognitive-behavioural approach describes dysfunctional thinking as the cause of psychological distress. I intend to explore how the person-centred models of counselling describe the awareness and acceptance of self and how phenomenological thought processes explain†¦show more content†¦Person-centred therapists focus on phenomenological thinking. The therapist creates a congruent relationship with their client by allowing the client to take control and find solutions to their problems whilst the therapist empathises. (word count:54) The main theorist that believed in â€Å"non-directive† counselling was Rodgers (CR 1942). He stated that it was important to let the client explore their own problems and the counsellor was there to empathise, overcome incongruence and accept the client, this became known as the â€Å"core-conditions model† (Rodgers CR 1957). Rodgers suggested that incongruence happens due to â€Å"conditions of worth†, every child grown up with conditional or unconditional love from parents and distortions in the self-concept are caused by conditions of worth. Unresolved childhood issues cause dysfunctional internalized values making the client struggle to fulfil the ‘ideal-self’. Through a therapeutic relationship that encompasses the core-conditions model and the importance of empathy to create congruence, the client explores inner emotions and grows to receive internal actualization. Growth is achieved through therapeutic processes such as creating congruence and empathy. Gendlin (1967:75) described congruence as a process that requires a deliberate a ct of attention on the part of the counsellor. The client relies on the counsellor, who will create a relationship with the client throughShow MoreRelatedLeadership for Health and Social Care and Children65584 Words   |  263 PagesPeople’s Services (Adults’ Advanced Practice) 3978-52 600/0573/7 3978-53 600/0573/7 3978-54 600/0573/7 3978-55 3978-56 600/0573/7 600/0573/7 2 City Guilds Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Health and Social Care and Children and Young People’s Services (England) (3978-51/52/53/54/55/56) Contents 1 2 3 4 5 Unit 501 Unit 502 Unit 503 Unit 504 Introduction Centre requirements Delivering the qualification Assessment Units Use and develop systems that promote communicationRead MoreExploring Corporate Strategy - Case164366 Words   |  658 Pages22/10/2007 11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge speciï ¬ c issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the reader to extend this linking of theory and practice further by analysing the strategic issues of speciï ¬ c organisations in much greater depth