Exam #2 Flashcards

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Criteria for Abnormality

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  1. Interference with Global Functioning
  2. Psychological Handicap
  3. Subjective Distress
  4. Social Deviance
  5. Persistence
  6. Out of Context
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Guiding Assumptions

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  1. God
  2. Complex
  3. Exceptions
  4. Changing
  5. Expert
  6. Co-Created
  7. Problem
  8. Positional
  9. Aint Broke
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Axiom #1 in full

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  1. God is already active in the counselee (God is already at work in both the counselee and the counselor)
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Axiom #2 in full

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  1. Complex problems do not demand complex solutions
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Axiom #3 full

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  1. Finding exceptions helps create solutions
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Axiom #4 full

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  1. The counselee is always changing
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Axiom #5 full

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  1. The counselee is the expert and defines goals
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Axiom #6 full

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  1. Solutions are co-created
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Axiom #7 full

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  1. The counselee is not the problem; the problem is
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Axiom #8 full

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  1. The counseling relationship is positional
    a. Willing position: willing to try to do something different because what he is presently doing is not working
    b. Blaming position: comes with a great deal of information about a problem someone else has – does not see himself as part of the solution – wants other person to change
    c. Attending position: comes to interview unwillingly (please someone, court ordered)
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Axiom #9 full

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  1. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it
    a. Basic tenets: solution-focused in counseling are these: if it’s not broken, don’t fix it; once you know what works, do more of it; and if it’s not working, do something different
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Case Study: • David (son) and Joshua (dad)

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quickly labeled son based on music, violent acts, knife under pillow
– thought he was aggressive, anxious, paranoid.

If they had a stronger relationship he may have had a conversation with him resulting in different actions.

He may have been able to share his values and thoughts;
accept/understand David;
reassure him of his love;
and address feelings of guilt and shame.

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Case Study: • Women who called about marriage and unable to get an appointment

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Counselor encouraged her to make a list of observations that she wanted to continue to have happen.

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Case Study: • Mom/Dad/Johnny/Jimmy

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Pulled Jimmy aside to ask him if he wanted to prove his family wrong (move from attending to willing position);
observe family alliance, bring all into session (system theory), ask them to solve the problem while in the office: “what does it mean that a rolling stone gathers no moss?”;
determine dominate person, observe affect, etc.

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Case Study • Byron

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– worry sickness

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16
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3 attributes of depression:

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  1. Global: always terrible (everything is bad)
  2. Stable: always been terrible
  3. Internal: worthless person; not any good
17
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Frustration leads to…

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(1) anger or (2) depression

18
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4 stages of Counseling (brief)

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  1. Listening
  2. Questioning
  3. Clarify
  4. Give feedback
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First stage of counseling (detailed)

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  • Show fit (empathy - match emotion)
  • Encouragement feedback (Give encouragement to keep talking)
  • look for clues (hypotesize)
  • Feeling heard: hear affect
  • Invitation (wait for)
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Second stage of counseling (detailed)

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Future Focus (represents a possible solution
Externalize (shift focus from individual to problem)
Recent changes
Manage (how the counselee keeps the situation from getting worse)
Self-interest (Counselee’s goals: what do you want?)

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Third Stage of counseling (detailed)

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Describe goals (attainable, measuring goals)
Specify, objectivify
Steps formulated (co-created)
Scaling (how much wanted, confidence)

22
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Fourth Stage of Counseling (detailed)

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Re-present intial conversation
Exceptions to concerns
Co-Create solutions
Educate
Support the exceptions

Homework progress
Qualify the exceptions

23
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important components to include when presented with situation:

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Disclosure as faith-based counselor (beliefs)
Use Metaphors, similes, parables, etc. to convey a message
Build up to self-assessment

Prayer (open and close)
Establish trust
Cultural awareness/sensitivity
Strengths/experience

24
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Why can breaks be used in counseling?

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Counselee:
Opportunity to digest info
Remove discomfort

(Not necessary)

25
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How to approach an individual stuck in individual paradigm

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  1. Find out what the counselee wants
  2. Look for what God has already placed into the counselee’s life that is working
  3. Do something different
26
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Presupposition of FBSB Counseling:

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We create solutions as a JOINT effort with God’s preparation

MORE than one outcome to counseling can be created
God has given us the ABILITY to create solutions
The solutions can be DESCRIBED and clarified

This PROCESS can be taught
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The counselor and the counselee can do the creating and clarifying TOGETHER