CNL 500 Behavioral Therapy Techniques Discussion Questions

Topic 4 DQ 1 (Obj. 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3)

Joseph is a client of yours doing outpatient therapy, one on one at least once a week for social phobia. He presents with intense anxiety, fear of being judged by others, intense negative self-judgments, and has dropped out of college because of these fears.

Using behavioral therapy techniques describe your approach to helping Joseph overcome his social phobia.

1. What is the behavior you would like to change?
2. Using concepts of behavioral reinforcement, how can this be achieved?
3. How long do you think this would take to make this change?

This discussion question is informed by the following CACREP Standard: 2.F.5.a. Theories and models of counseling.

TEXTBOOKS

Murdock, N. L. (2017). Theories of counseling and psychotherapy: A case approach (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. ISBN-13: 9780134240220.

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