Assignment 1
Overview of Focus Questions for the Theories
For the chapters dealing with the different theories, you will have a basic understanding of this book if you can answer the following questions as they apply to each of the eleven theories:
Who are the key figures (founder or founders) associated with the approach?
What are some of the basic assumptions underlying this approach?
What are a few of the key concepts that are essential to this theory?
What do you consider to be the most important goals of this therapy?
What is the role the therapeutic relationship plays in terms of therapy outcomes?
What are a few of the techniques from this therapy model that you would want to incorporate into your counseling practice?
What are some of the ways that this theory is applied to client populations, settings, and treatment of problems?
What do you see as the major strength of this theory from a diversity perspective?
What do you see as the major shortcoming of this theory from a diversity perspective?
What do you consider to be the most significant contribution of this approach?
What do you consider to be the most significant limitation of this approach?