person centered

Case Study Analysis

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Concepts of the theory that makes it suitable for the client

The theory of individual psychology also known as Adlerian Psychology or Therapy holds that the motives of a person’s thoughts and behavior arise from the individual striving for superiority and power, in exchange for the feeling of superiority (Sofroniou, 2014). The therapy aims at helping a patient to overcome his or her sense of inferiority and achieve personal goals, which makes it appropriate for the client who feels inferior due to losing her job and being unable to raise her child alone.

Rationale for choosing this theory

This theory is the best for this client because if views a human being as a self-conscious whole unit and he functions as an open system. The theory also states that an individual’s perception affects his or her behavior and personality. In addition, all human activity is connected to social interest. The theory fits in the condition of the client who feels hopeless about herself, and worried about having a bad life, and feels she has no support from the social circles.

Goals of the counseling

The purpose of the therapy is helping the client to become a well-functioning individual. The advice will help the patient to overcome her inferiority, which makes her feel like she cannot do anything because she lost her job and had a small child. The counseling sessions will help her compensate her inferiority with superiority, and make her believe that she can get another job and raise her child even in the absence of her husband. The intervention strategies to achieve this goal include subjective interviewing where the counselor encourages the client to tell the story of her life while the counselor listens and shows empathy. In this technique, the guide looks for clues to helping the client to cope with the problems.

Time of the counseling

The Adlerian therapy can be effective both in the short and long term (Stauffer & Capuzzi, 2016). However, in most situations, the treatment takes a long term, which makes it not suited best for the individuals seeking a treatment that takes a shorter time or offers a quick solution. As the model is comprehensive, it requires a setting that is conducive to long-term treatment. Despite the theory taking a long time, it is adaptable to efficient brief sessions that can provide a solution to the client’s problems (Spiegler & Frew, 2012).

Counselor’s role with the client

The therapist should provide helpful stances that help the client to come up with clear and attainable goals for the counseling (Jungers & Jocelyn Gregoire, 2013).The counselor’s role is to assist the client in understanding, challenging and changing the circumstances bringing the problems. He or she also analyzes the patient lifestyle, checking deep into the memories and events that have occurred in the patient life and contributed to the current situation. After the assessment, the counselor provides insight and feedback to help the patient change their behavior.

Client’s role in Adlerian Psychology

The role of the patient is to narrate the memories and events that have occurred in her life that may have caused her current situation. For instance, the client should describe what led to the loss of her job, her feelings after the loss, and the challenges she faces in raise her child alone. She should also express her fears about life without a job and about her husband who is away. The general role of the patient in individual psychology is to provide all the necessary information about his or her life and then follow the counselor’s advice.

The population appropriate for this theory

Individual psychology theory is suitable for use in diverse populations, ranging from children to adults. The method is flexible, a characteristic, which makes it easy to tailor it to fit with culturally diverse clients.

Additional information

Additional information relevant to this case is that the patient may also suffer from other conditions that cause anxiety and body shaking. During or after the counseling sessions, the counselor should propose to the client to seek medical attention to determine whether she is suffering from another condition. The client arrived thirty minutes before the scheduled appointment time, which means that she was ready for the sessions and willing to overcome her conditions.

Risks of this approach

The risks of this method would include the client failing to give all the necessary information required by the counselor to provide an informed feedback. The withholding of information would reduce the effectiveness of the counseling sessions. Another risk would include the client failing to perform the recommended situations to change her position.

References Jungers, C., & Jocelyn Gregoire, J. G. (2013). The Counselor's Companion: What Every Beginning Counselor Needs to Know. Routledge. Sofroniou, A. (2014). ADLER’S INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY AND RELATED METHODS. Lulu.com. Spiegler, M. D., & Frew, J. (2012). Contemporary Psychotherapies for a Diverse World: First Revised Edition. Routledge. Stauffer, M. D., & Capuzzi, D. (2016). Counseling and Psychotherapy: Theories and Interventions. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons.