Document contains:
Summaries from 7 different
chapters from the Corey, G
(2017) textbook. Check the
table of contents to see a
list of the
chapters/approaches
summarized.
These summaries will
help you identify which
approach will suit you
PYC4809 assignments the best.
THERAPEUTIC Person-centered approach
is more in depth.
PSYCHOLOGY 2 Past assignment 2’s
included: based on the
ASSIGNMENT 2 GUIDE: different therapeutic
approaches as examples on
SUMMARY OF THE
how to incorporate the
approach into your
assignment.
THERAPUETIC
APPROACHES
TEXTBOOK USED:
Corey, G.T. (2017). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy: A South African
Perspective (2nd ed).
The second and third editions have no explicit differences in the content.
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Table of Contents
Assignment 2 Instructions ....................................................................................................................................................................2
Active link to download pdf version of assignment 2 via MyUnisa: ...........................................................................................2
Assignment 2 format: .....................................................................................................................................................................2
Document Format: .........................................................................................................................................................................2
Assignment 2 .......................................................................................................................................................................................3
Chapter 2 – The counsellor: Person and Professional .........................................................................................................................5
Chapter 6 - Existential Psychotherapy ...............................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 7 - Person Centred Therapeutic Approach ..........................................................................................................................17
Chapter 8 – Gestalt Therapy ...............................................................................................................................................................23
Chapter 9 – BEHAVIORAL THERAPY ..........................................................................................................................................31
Chapter 10 - Cognitive-Behavior Therapy .........................................................................................................................................38
Chapter 13 – Post Modern ................................................................................................................................................................45
FIRST ASSIGNMENT 2 BASED ON THE PERSON-CENTRED THERAPEUTIC APPROACH ...............................................50
SECOND ASSIGNMENT 2 BASED ON THE EXISTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC APPROACH....................................................57
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Assignment 2 Instructions
In Assignment 02, you will be required to discuss a therapeutic approach of your choice.
You will also be asked to explain how this approach contributes to your self-insight and personal growth.
And how it could be applied in the context where you did your voluntary work.
Active link to download pdf version of assignment 2 via MyUnisa:
https://mymodules.dtls.unisa.ac.za/mod/assign/view.php?id=218619
Assignment 2 format:
Font = Arial 12
Line spacing = 1.5
The margins must be set to normal (25.4 mm)
The page size must be A4
The pages must be numbered
Assignments must be submitted in the PDF format
Document Format:
Cover page
Contents page
Assignment
Plagiarism declaration
Following details must be included on the cover page of your assignment:
Name
Student number
Module code and name
Assignment number and unique number (646427)
Assignment due date
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Chapter 2 – The counsellor: Person and Professional
Personal Characteristics of Effective Counsellors
1. They have an identity
2. They respect and appreciate themselves
3. They are able to recognize and accept their own power
4. They are open to change
5. They are expanding their awareness of self and others
6. They are willing and able to tolerate ambiguity
7. They are developing their own counselling style
8. They can experience and know the world of the client
9. They feel alive and their choices are life oriented
10. They are authentic, sincere, and honest
11. They have a sense of humour
12. They make mistakes and are willing to admit them
13. They generally live in the present
14. They appreciate the influence of culture
15. They are able to reinvent themselves
16. They are making choices that shape their lives
17. They have a sincere interest in the welfare of others
18. They become deeply involved in their work and derive meaning from it
19. They maintain healthy boundaries
The Counsellor’s Values
Be aware of how your values influence your interventions
Recognize that you are not value-neutral
Your job is to assist clients in finding answers that are most congruent with their own values
Find ways to manage value conflicts between you and your clients
Begin therapy by exploring the client’s goals
The Counsellor’s Values and the Therapeutic Process
The role of values in counselling
1. Assist individuals in finding answers that are most congruent with their own values
2. Competent perception and expression of feelings
3. A sense of being a free and responsible agent
4. Developing strategies for managing stress
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5. Self-awareness and growth
6. Being committed in marriage, family, and other relationships
7. Self-maintenance and physical fitness
8. Having orienting goals and a meaningful purpose
9. Forgiveness
10. Regulated sexual fulfilment
11. Spirituality/ religiosity
Dealing with value conflicts
The therapist needs to be aware of their own experiences and systems of values and how they can
influence in a therapeutic relationship
Value imposition - Defining a client’s value imposing your own values actively or indirectly.
The role of values in developing therapeutic goals
It is critical that the general goals of the therapist be congruent with the personal goals of the client
The counsellors need to be able to understand, respect, and work within the framework of the client's
world
Becoming an Effective Multicultural Counsellor
Acquiring competencies in multicultural counselling
Beliefs and attitudes of culturally skilled counsellor
From culturally unaware to ensuring their personal biases, values, or problems w/n interfere with
ability to work w/culturally different clients
Cultural self-awareness & sensitivity to own cultural heritage essential
Aware of own positive & negative emotional reactions toward other racial/ethnic groups so as not to
impede developmental of collaborative relationship w/client
Seek to examine & understand client’s worldview
Respect clients’ religious & spiritual beliefs & values
Own cultural heritage not superior but able to accept & value cultural diversity
Realize traditional theories & techniques may not be appropriate for all clients or for all problems
Culturally skilled counsellors monitor their functioning through:
Consultation; Supervision; Further training or education
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Summaries from 7 different
chapters from the Corey, G
(2017) textbook. Check the
table of contents to see a
list of the
chapters/approaches
summarized.
These summaries will
help you identify which
approach will suit you
PYC4809 assignments the best.
THERAPEUTIC Person-centered approach
is more in depth.
PSYCHOLOGY 2 Past assignment 2’s
included: based on the
ASSIGNMENT 2 GUIDE: different therapeutic
approaches as examples on
SUMMARY OF THE
how to incorporate the
approach into your
assignment.
THERAPUETIC
APPROACHES
TEXTBOOK USED:
Corey, G.T. (2017). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy: A South African
Perspective (2nd ed).
The second and third editions have no explicit differences in the content.
, lOMoAR cPSD| 13797853
Table of Contents
Assignment 2 Instructions ....................................................................................................................................................................2
Active link to download pdf version of assignment 2 via MyUnisa: ...........................................................................................2
Assignment 2 format: .....................................................................................................................................................................2
Document Format: .........................................................................................................................................................................2
Assignment 2 .......................................................................................................................................................................................3
Chapter 2 – The counsellor: Person and Professional .........................................................................................................................5
Chapter 6 - Existential Psychotherapy ...............................................................................................................................................11
Chapter 7 - Person Centred Therapeutic Approach ..........................................................................................................................17
Chapter 8 – Gestalt Therapy ...............................................................................................................................................................23
Chapter 9 – BEHAVIORAL THERAPY ..........................................................................................................................................31
Chapter 10 - Cognitive-Behavior Therapy .........................................................................................................................................38
Chapter 13 – Post Modern ................................................................................................................................................................45
FIRST ASSIGNMENT 2 BASED ON THE PERSON-CENTRED THERAPEUTIC APPROACH ...............................................50
SECOND ASSIGNMENT 2 BASED ON THE EXISTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC APPROACH....................................................57
1|P age
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PYC4809 THERAPEUTIC PSYCHOLOGY
Assignment 2 Instructions
In Assignment 02, you will be required to discuss a therapeutic approach of your choice.
You will also be asked to explain how this approach contributes to your self-insight and personal growth.
And how it could be applied in the context where you did your voluntary work.
Active link to download pdf version of assignment 2 via MyUnisa:
https://mymodules.dtls.unisa.ac.za/mod/assign/view.php?id=218619
Assignment 2 format:
Font = Arial 12
Line spacing = 1.5
The margins must be set to normal (25.4 mm)
The page size must be A4
The pages must be numbered
Assignments must be submitted in the PDF format
Document Format:
Cover page
Contents page
Assignment
Plagiarism declaration
Following details must be included on the cover page of your assignment:
Name
Student number
Module code and name
Assignment number and unique number (646427)
Assignment due date
2|P age
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Assignment 2
3|P age
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4|P age
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Chapter 2 – The counsellor: Person and Professional
Personal Characteristics of Effective Counsellors
1. They have an identity
2. They respect and appreciate themselves
3. They are able to recognize and accept their own power
4. They are open to change
5. They are expanding their awareness of self and others
6. They are willing and able to tolerate ambiguity
7. They are developing their own counselling style
8. They can experience and know the world of the client
9. They feel alive and their choices are life oriented
10. They are authentic, sincere, and honest
11. They have a sense of humour
12. They make mistakes and are willing to admit them
13. They generally live in the present
14. They appreciate the influence of culture
15. They are able to reinvent themselves
16. They are making choices that shape their lives
17. They have a sincere interest in the welfare of others
18. They become deeply involved in their work and derive meaning from it
19. They maintain healthy boundaries
The Counsellor’s Values
Be aware of how your values influence your interventions
Recognize that you are not value-neutral
Your job is to assist clients in finding answers that are most congruent with their own values
Find ways to manage value conflicts between you and your clients
Begin therapy by exploring the client’s goals
The Counsellor’s Values and the Therapeutic Process
The role of values in counselling
1. Assist individuals in finding answers that are most congruent with their own values
2. Competent perception and expression of feelings
3. A sense of being a free and responsible agent
4. Developing strategies for managing stress
5|P age
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5. Self-awareness and growth
6. Being committed in marriage, family, and other relationships
7. Self-maintenance and physical fitness
8. Having orienting goals and a meaningful purpose
9. Forgiveness
10. Regulated sexual fulfilment
11. Spirituality/ religiosity
Dealing with value conflicts
The therapist needs to be aware of their own experiences and systems of values and how they can
influence in a therapeutic relationship
Value imposition - Defining a client’s value imposing your own values actively or indirectly.
The role of values in developing therapeutic goals
It is critical that the general goals of the therapist be congruent with the personal goals of the client
The counsellors need to be able to understand, respect, and work within the framework of the client's
world
Becoming an Effective Multicultural Counsellor
Acquiring competencies in multicultural counselling
Beliefs and attitudes of culturally skilled counsellor
From culturally unaware to ensuring their personal biases, values, or problems w/n interfere with
ability to work w/culturally different clients
Cultural self-awareness & sensitivity to own cultural heritage essential
Aware of own positive & negative emotional reactions toward other racial/ethnic groups so as not to
impede developmental of collaborative relationship w/client
Seek to examine & understand client’s worldview
Respect clients’ religious & spiritual beliefs & values
Own cultural heritage not superior but able to accept & value cultural diversity
Realize traditional theories & techniques may not be appropriate for all clients or for all problems
Culturally skilled counsellors monitor their functioning through:
Consultation; Supervision; Further training or education
6|P age
