CNL 500: Theories and Models of Counseling (CNL500)

CNL 500 (Theories and Models of Counseling) Topic 6 Discussion Question 2 (Obj. 6.3) Description: How could the family genogram be applied to the treatment of a family with addiction issues? Please apply this to a hypothetical family.

CNL 500 (Theories and Models of Counseling) Topic 3 Discussion Question 1 (Obj. 3.1) Description: Do you think it is possible to combine client-centered and existential approaches in therapy? Why or why not? Explain what a combined approach might look like.

CNL 500 (Theories and Models of Counseling) Topic 4 Discussion Question 2 (Obj. 4.2) Description: What are the issues of individual and cultural diversity a counselor must consider when using REBT and behavioral theories?

CNL 500 (Theories and Models of Counseling) Topic 7 Discussion Question 1 (Obj. 7.2) Description: Would you consider choosing feminist, solution-focused, or narrative therapies when counseling individual clients, marriage clients, and family clients? What empirical evidence is available to support the use of these theories?

CNL 500 (Theories and Models of Counseling) Topic 1 Discussion Question 1 (Obj. 1.3) Description: Most of the psychological theories reviewed in our text were developed by White European or American males. Given the origins of these theories, how can the information provided be useful to you as a developing mental health professional?

CNL 500 (Theories and Models of Counseling) Topic 1 Discussion Question 2 (Obj. 1.1, 1.3, and 1.4) Description: Traditional psychoanalysis is based on the interpretation of unconscious conflicts. This approach relied on another completely fallible human being with his or her own unconscious conflict and problems to make accurate interpretations. Comment on how this approach can have legitimacy. Does a contemporary psychoanalytic two-person psychology model offer any improvement in this reg...

CNL 500 (Theories and Models of Counseling) Topic 2 Discussion Question 2 (Obj. 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3) Description: What is the primary goal in Jungian analysis? What are the four stages of the individuation journey that characterizes Jungian analysis? What type of client would benefit from this approach to counseling?

CNL 500 (Theories and Models of Counseling) Topic 6 Discussion Question 1 (Obj. 6.1, and 6.4) Description: How can Bowenian, structural or strategic family systems theory provide challenges to new counselors? What are some strategies to help them be applied in individual therapy?

CNL 500 (Theories and Models of Counseling) Topic 8 Discussion Question 2 (Obj. 8.1) Description: How can you, as a counselor, avoid becoming "stuck" in a particular theoretical framework? Identify specific ways that you can ensure you continue to grow. What are some trends you are interested in learning about now that you understand counseling theory?

CNL 500 (Theories and Models of Counseling) Topic 8 Discussion Question 1 (Obj. 8.2) Description: Now that you have studied all the different theories of psychotherapy, what theory do you feel has the strongest approach for the population you may want to work with? Do you think that you will need to learn more than one approach? Why?