in chapter 6, I like the "Application to brief therapy" I like how it focuses on certain areas such as assuming personal responsibility, making a commitment to deciding and acting,and expanding their awareness of their current situation. I feel like if the clients starts making a commitment to start do certain things or acting a certain way then maybe things will get better as time goes on as the clients realizes that he/she has made is starting to make a differences in their lives. I also agree that group counseling may work for some people because then they will realize that there's someone out there facing the same problems as they are and maybe can build a relationship with that person,and maybe they will realize that even thought it may seem to be the end of the world to them but there's always someone out there going through worst things then they are. But then i feel like group counseling may not be the best depending on what your going to counseling for. Some people may have the attitude like " Im just another one of them". I also like the 6 proposition. I like how under " Therapist's Function and Role" How they say "Existential therapists are primarily concerned with understanding the subjective world of clients to help them come to a new understandings and options.
In response to Shaniece, I also like the idea of group therapy depending on the circumstances. I believe that we as people can sometimes help each other with our experience to encourage one another but I also agree that it can be discouraging according to the individuals personality.
In response to Shaniece, I also believe that group therapy can have its pros and cons. Some people are very private with the information that they may already be sharing with another stranger that they do not know fully, which could be the therapist, and now they are putting themselves in more of a uncomfortable zone by saying how they feel infront of a bunch of other strangers. Another thing added to group therapy is the way others may percieve you once you have talked about your personal issues. Lastly, a person may not like group therapy because they may feel like they are fully getting that individualized attention that they feel they need. But overall, it can be good, if everyone has experienced the same situation like: usings drugs or alcohol, or maybe the loss of a loved one.
From reading chapter 6 Viktor Frankl caught my attention because of his experience in the Nazi concentration camps. this was a previous subject that I was always interested in his horrible experience in seeing his family dying and still be able to further his education and career is inspirational to me. I believe that a good therapist is a person who has been through things and had the strength to overcome them. this is the type of person that I think can help people overcome their issues. I also like his logo therapy concept of "therapy through meaning" this means life has a meaning. he encouraging people to find have meaning through life. Rollo May concept of our choices determine the person we will become is something I also agree with. I enjoyed reading about anxiety as a condition of living. Anxiety is something that most people live with I do believe it comes from different events that take place in our lives. overall this chapter touched on a lot of good topics and therapeutic concepts that I learned from.
In response to Danielle, I agree with the statement you made about how a good therapist is a person who has been through things and had the strength to overcome them. I think this is so true because those type of people understands a lot and are more equipped to sympathize with the client. And they will also know ways in which a person can go in order to change the situation that they are in. Because sometimes the client might not want to open up to the therapist because they feel that the therapist might not understand their situation but when they know what their therapist been through they might feel more at ease because they feel that the therapist might be able to help them because they have been through similar things.
In respone to Danielle, Viktor Frankl also gave me alot of interest in him. I thought it was awful reading that he lost mostly all of his family. But even tho he did, he still managed to become sucessful in many ways. His past can have an impact on others that may had experienced an event like this, or something that is similar. It would allow the person to realize that even though they have suffered a great loss and grieving is a process, to keep your head up and make something out of the life you still have.
Chapter 6 is a very good form of therapy. It brings responsibility back to the client, questioning your life path, and not playing the victum. This therapy also is into more spirituality for the therapist to encourage the client to use. I also liked reading about Frankl's logotherapy. I liked how he touched on what it means to fully be alive and the meaning of life itself for the client.This helps the client find a purpose in their life and through other challenges they may go through. Most importantly, i like this therapy because it allows the client to become more aware of their actions and accept responsibility in their lives and realize " We are our choices" and only we can choose to change that.
In response to Alena, I liked how you brought out the spiritual stuff because not too many people are religious. And sometimes when a therapist encourages this I think it can be a good and bad thing. the client might see it as though the therapist is forcing their beliefs on them. But the client might also see it as something helpful, that maybe if they rely on God, and pray to him, that some of their problems will be solved.
In response to Alena, I completely agree with you. It definitely does bring the responsibility back to the client. I know way too many people who always say "It's not my fault I turned out this way" and I ask them well whose fault is it. At the end of the day, we all have the choice to be who/whatever we want. If our lives aren't to our likeing then we need to fix them. It's not easy but if we don't have any control or responsibility in our life then we are ultimately lost.
In response to Alena . I also liked reading about Frankl's logotherapy.I don't think many people wrote about that in their summary but I do like how you did and you also summarized what his logotheraphy was. I enjoyed your summary to say the least.
Chapter six was about Essential therapy, the therapeutic progress, therapeutic techniques and procedures, as well as existential therapy from a multicultural perspective. The Essential therapy approach can best be described as a philosophical approach that influences a counselor's therapeutic process. I like this approach more then the Adlerian approach because this approach is grounded on the assumption that we are free and therefore responsible for our choices and actions. "We are the authors of our lives, and we design the pathways we follow." I strongly agree with this statement and I think people need to start taking responsibility for their actions and stop making up excuses or putting the blame on someone or something else.
In response to Molly, I agree you people do need to take responsibility for there choices and actions. Overall I think therapy is to help people coupe with the issues they have and overcome them not blame others find ownership. This is the only way I feel a person can get better with the future choices and obstacles they come against.
I enjoyed reading about existential therapy, I was fond of how self explainatory and simple some of the teqniques and procedures were explored thoughout the chapter. I also like how existential therapy focus on the client to recognize the ways they are not living, oppose to the way they are living, which will lead them to have a more focal point on ways to improve their lives.
In response to Shabrita, I agree also. It's always easier for a person to focus on what they are doing versus what they aren't because if we focus on our shortcomings or flaws then it requires an indepth look at ourselves and no one wants to feel incomplete. But If we were to focus what we're not doing versus what someone else is not doing then the world wouldn't have half the problems it does. Not only that then we could all reach our potential.
In response shabrita, I agree with existential therapy focus on the client to recognize the ways they are not living, oppose to the way they are living, which will lead them to have a more focal point on ways to improve their lives. I think this a good therapy because help improve the person life and help them grow as person and not make the same mistakes.
Chapter six was about how existential therapy started after world war 2. the purpose of this therapy is to help the client to take some responsibility of the situation they are in. Because sometimes people tend to blame other people for their problems. So during the session, the client might feel stuck and don't know how to get out of the situation but the therapist will help them to see how the situation started and what they will need to do to change the outcome of the situation.
In response to Kambaja i agree with this type of therapy because i always feel like a person should look at the big picture instead of thinking that its other people faults for there actions.
this is true, I believe that people dont own up to their faults unconsciously, however once you have someone to actually ask questions and have you speak out loud, its then you hear urself and realize that you could be a part of the problem.
In response to kambaja, I agree with the existential therapy because people do tend to blame other people for their problems. The person with problem should just own up take responsible for actions and stop blaming others.
In chapter 6, talks about the capacity for self-aweeness and freedom. Choice,and is constitute the foundation of self-aweeness.As you increase your awareness of choice available to us and we also increase our sense of responsibility for the consequence of these choices.i believe this true because anything you can have a good impact or negative impact on your life.if it is negative it can make people see different in the society and destroy image as a person.
Chapter 6 is maybe one of my favorites chapters. It speaks existential therarpy and selff awareness of a person. It explains how existential therapy is a way of thinking versus a particular style. Exisential therapy doesn't really have techniques but asks in depth questions about the person and their life. This approach to me would be the best effective because it encourages the person to take responsibility instead of always being the victim of circumstances.
In response to Niesha when you stated that Chapter 6 is maybe one of your favorites chapters I totally agree with you. I really enjoyed reading chapter 6. I think if I'm going to stick with the field of counseling I would use Existential therapy a lot.
Niesha I agree, I also think that asking questions in depth could also make the client manifest other issues in different areas of their lives to hopefully want to improve certain situations or circumstances.
in chapter 6, I like the "Application to brief therapy" I like how it focuses on certain areas such as assuming personal responsibility, making a commitment to deciding and acting,and expanding their awareness of their current situation. I feel like if the clients starts making a commitment to start do certain things or acting a certain way then maybe things will get better as time goes on as the clients realizes that he/she has made is starting to make a differences in their lives. I also agree that group counseling may work for some people because then they will realize that there's someone out there facing the same problems as they are and maybe can build a relationship with that person,and maybe they will realize that even thought it may seem to be the end of the world to them but there's always someone out there going through worst things then they are. But then i feel like group counseling may not be the best depending on what your going to counseling for. Some people may have the attitude like " Im just another one of them". I also like the 6 proposition. I like how under " Therapist's Function and Role" How they say "Existential therapists are primarily concerned with understanding the subjective world of clients to help them come to a new understandings and options.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Shaniece, I also like the idea of group therapy depending on the circumstances. I believe that we as people can sometimes help each other with our experience to encourage one another but I also agree that it can be discouraging according to the individuals personality.
DeleteIn response to Shaniece, I also believe that group therapy can have its pros and cons. Some people are very private with the information that they may already be sharing with another stranger that they do not know fully, which could be the therapist, and now they are putting themselves in more of a uncomfortable zone by saying how they feel infront of a bunch of other strangers. Another thing added to group therapy is the way others may percieve you once you have talked about your personal issues. Lastly, a person may not like group therapy because they may feel like they are fully getting that individualized attention that they feel they need. But overall, it can be good, if everyone has experienced the same situation like: usings drugs or alcohol, or maybe the loss of a loved one.
DeleteFrom reading chapter 6 Viktor Frankl caught my attention because of his experience in the Nazi concentration camps. this was a previous subject that I was always interested in his horrible experience in seeing his family dying and still be able to further his education and career is inspirational to me. I believe that a good therapist is a person who has been through things and had the strength to overcome them. this is the type of person that I think can help people overcome their issues. I also like his logo therapy concept of "therapy through meaning" this means life has a meaning. he encouraging people to find have meaning through life. Rollo May concept of our choices determine the person we will become is something I also agree with. I enjoyed reading about anxiety as a condition of living. Anxiety is something that most people live with I do believe it comes from different events that take place in our lives. overall this chapter touched on a lot of good topics and therapeutic concepts that I learned from.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Danielle, I agree with the statement you made about how a good therapist is a person who has been through things and had the strength to overcome them. I think this is so true because those type of people understands a lot and are more equipped to sympathize with the client. And they will also know ways in which a person can go in order to change the situation that they are in. Because sometimes the client might not want to open up to the therapist because they feel that the therapist might not understand their situation but when they know what their therapist been through they might feel more at ease because they feel that the therapist might be able to help them because they have been through similar things.
DeleteIn respone to Danielle, Viktor Frankl also gave me alot of interest in him. I thought it was awful reading that he lost mostly all of his family. But even tho he did, he still managed to become sucessful in many ways. His past can have an impact on others that may had experienced an event like this, or something that is similar. It would allow the person to realize that even though they have suffered a great loss and grieving is a process, to keep your head up and make something out of the life you still have.
ReplyDeleteChapter 6 is a very good form of therapy. It brings responsibility back to the client, questioning your life path, and not playing the victum. This therapy also is into more spirituality for the therapist to encourage the client to use. I also liked reading about Frankl's logotherapy. I liked how he touched on what it means to fully be alive and the meaning of life itself for the client.This helps the client find a purpose in their life and through other challenges they may go through. Most importantly, i like this therapy because it allows the client to become more aware of their actions and accept responsibility in their lives and realize " We are our choices" and only we can choose to change that.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Alena, I liked how you brought out the spiritual stuff because not too many people are religious. And sometimes when a therapist encourages this I think it can be a good and bad thing. the client might see it as though the therapist is forcing their beliefs on them. But the client might also see it as something helpful, that maybe if they rely on God, and pray to him, that some of their problems will be solved.
DeleteIn response to Alena, I completely agree with you. It definitely does bring the responsibility back to the client. I know way too many people who always say "It's not my fault I turned out this way" and I ask them well whose fault is it. At the end of the day, we all have the choice to be who/whatever we want. If our lives aren't to our likeing then we need to fix them. It's not easy but if we don't have any control or responsibility in our life then we are ultimately lost.
DeleteIn response to Alena . I also liked reading about Frankl's logotherapy.I don't think many people wrote about that in their summary but I do like how you did and you also summarized what his logotheraphy was. I enjoyed your summary to say the least.
DeleteChapter six was about Essential therapy, the therapeutic progress, therapeutic techniques and procedures, as well as existential therapy from a multicultural perspective. The Essential therapy approach can best be described as a philosophical approach that influences a counselor's therapeutic process. I like this approach more then the Adlerian approach because this approach is grounded on the assumption that we are free and therefore responsible for our choices and actions. "We are the authors of our lives, and we design the pathways we follow." I strongly agree with this statement and I think people need to start taking responsibility for their actions and stop making up excuses or putting the blame on someone or something else.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Molly, I agree you people do need to take responsibility for there choices and actions. Overall I think therapy is to help people coupe with the issues they have and overcome them not blame others find ownership. This is the only way I feel a person can get better with the future choices and obstacles they come against.
DeleteI enjoyed reading about existential therapy, I was fond of how self explainatory and simple some of the teqniques and procedures were explored thoughout the chapter. I also like how existential therapy focus on the client to recognize the ways they are not living, oppose to the way they are living, which will lead them to have a more focal point on ways to improve their lives.
ReplyDeleteIn response to shabrita, i agree with you
DeleteIn response to Shabrita, I agree also. It's always easier for a person to focus on what they are doing versus what they aren't because if we focus on our shortcomings or flaws then it requires an indepth look at ourselves and no one wants to feel incomplete. But If we were to focus what we're not doing versus what someone else is not doing then the world wouldn't have half the problems it does. Not only that then we could all reach our potential.
DeleteIn response shabrita, I agree with existential therapy focus on the client to recognize the ways they are not living, oppose to the way they are living, which will lead them to have a more focal point on ways to improve their lives. I think this a good therapy because help improve the person life and help them grow as person and not make the same mistakes.
DeleteChapter six was about how existential therapy started after world war 2. the purpose of this therapy is to help the client to take some responsibility of the situation they are in. Because sometimes people tend to blame other people for their problems. So during the session, the client might feel stuck and don't know how to get out of the situation but the therapist will help them to see how the situation started and what they will need to do to change the outcome of the situation.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Kambaja i agree with this type of therapy because i always feel like a person should look at the big picture instead of thinking that its other people faults for there actions.
Deletethis is true, I believe that people dont own up to their faults unconsciously, however once you have someone to actually ask questions and have you speak out loud, its then you hear urself and realize that you could be a part of the problem.
DeleteIn response to kambaja, I agree with the existential therapy because people do tend to blame other people for their problems. The person with problem should just own up take responsible for actions and stop blaming others.
DeleteIn chapter 6, talks about the capacity for self-aweeness and freedom. Choice,and is constitute the foundation of self-aweeness.As you increase your awareness of choice available to us and we also increase our sense of responsibility for the consequence of these choices.i believe this true because anything you can have a good impact or negative impact on your life.if it is negative it can make people see different in the society and destroy image as a person.
ReplyDeleteChapter 6 is maybe one of my favorites chapters. It speaks existential therarpy and selff awareness of a person. It explains how existential therapy is a way of thinking versus a particular style. Exisential therapy doesn't really have techniques but asks in depth questions about the person and their life. This approach to me would be the best effective because it encourages the person to take responsibility instead of always being the victim of circumstances.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Niesha when you stated that Chapter 6 is maybe one of your favorites chapters I totally agree with you. I really enjoyed reading chapter 6. I think if I'm going to stick with the field of counseling I would use Existential therapy a lot.
DeleteNiesha I agree, I also think that asking questions in depth could also make the client manifest other issues in different areas of their lives to hopefully want to improve certain situations or circumstances.
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