2 assignments

Initial Response due 10/29/19 at noon

500 words

Mozdzierz, Peluso, & Lisiecki (2014) identified three nonlinear methods advanced counselors often use to assess client schema dynamics, which include the family of origin, sibling position, and early childhood recollections. Please select one of the three nonlinear methods for this discussion. How might this nonlinear method affect the client's view of self, others, or the world.Report on why you choose that particular nonlinear method and what about it is most important for you as a counselor. How does it inform your therapeutic approach? Provide examples as appropriate.

Assignment Due 10/31/19 at noon

500 words

The use of metaphors can be an important therapeutic tool. Please read the attached Counseling Today article title "A Scar is Not a Wound: A Metaphor for Counseling." https://ct.counseling.org/2016/11/scar-not-wound-metaphor-counseling/

Write a one to two page reflection paper. Discuss how understanding a client's schema and incorporating metaphors into counseling can lead to first-order and/or second-order change. Provide any thoughts, or specific examples, on how you might incorporate metaphors into assessment and case conceptualizations.