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Behavior Therapy: Case Study Analysis
Behavior Therapy: Case Study Analysis
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Select a counseling theory DIFFERENT from the theory you presented on in class to analyze your case study. Compare and contrast how this theory impacts your idea of the best helping strategy for you.
Using Behavior Therapy analyze a case study and create a counseling intervention proposal based on a counseling theory and the American Counseling Association Multicultural Counseling Competencies. Reflective in nature students must cite current research using the American Psychological Association from journal articles (2012 – 2017) to support their response.
Write a response to the question and/or statement posed. Be certain to answer all questions posed and/or required. Cite 5 resources from the course learning modules and include a reference list.
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy TENTH EDITION
Gerald Corey
Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9
Behavior Therapy
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Four Areas of Development (slide 1 of 2)
1. Classical (or Respondent) Conditioning
Refers to what happens prior to learning that creates a response through pairing
2. Operant Conditioning
Focuses on a type of learning in which behaviors are influenced mainly by the consequences that follow them
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy – Chapter 9 (1)
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Four Areas of Development (slide 2 of 2)
3. Social-Learning (or Social-Cognitive) Approach
Gives prominence to the triadic reciprocal interaction between an individual’s behavior, personal factors, and the environment
4. Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Social skills training, cognitive therapy, stress management training, mindfulness, and acceptance-based practices all represent the cognitive behavioral tradition
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy – Chapter 9 (2)
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Behavior Therapy (slide 1 of 3)
A set of clinical procedures relying on experimental findings of psychological research
Based on principles of learning that are systematically applied
Focus is on the client’s current problems and on assessing behavior through observation or self-monitoring
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy – Chapter 9 (3)
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Behavior Therapy (slide 2 of 3)
Largely action-oriented and educational – therapist teaches clients skills of self-management
Behavior is something that can be operationally defined; it includes overt actions as well as internal processes
Change can take place without insight into underlying dynamics and the origins of a psychological problem
Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy – Chapter 9 (4)
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Behavior Therapy (slide 3 of 3)
Behaviorists ask: “What treatment, by whom, is the most effective for this individu