week 2 discussions

week 2 discussions

Week 2 Discussion Question 1: Advice Giving

Prepare a response in which you address the following:

• What types of client concerns will elicit an advice-giving response from you? How will you refrain from giving advice when the client scenario calls for a less directive approach? Explain how a new client’s maladaptive schemas and developmental experiences may be challenging, and what the therapist can do to address them in establishing a collaborative relationship.

Discussion Question 2: Resistance

Prepare a response in which you address the following:

• What is resistance? What are the different forms of resistance? What are three reasons why therapists find it difficult to approach their client’s resistance?

References for both:

Read Chapters 2 and 3 of the text Interpersonal Process in Therapy: An Integrative Model.