Discussion 1 Please view the "Case of Tim" video .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcryfuenp2c After viewing, please answer the following questions: What are the key characteristics of cognitive therapy that distinguish it from other therapy approaches? What is the role of the client/therapist relationship from the cognitive therapist’s point of view? What are some cognitive behavioral techniques used with Tim in his therapy session? If you were to continue working with Tim as his counselor, what specific cognitive behavioral techniques might you use? What goals would you have in mind for Tim? Please include in your answer some of the following "cognitive" terminology: internal dialogue, irrational beliefs, coping-skills program, stress inoculation, unconditional “shoulds,” absolutistic “musts,” faulty assumptions, automatic thinking, self-evaluating, self-sustaining, schema restructuring, cognitive distortions/errors, autosuggestion, blame, arbitrary inferences, A-B-C theory, Socratic questioning, distortion of reality, disputing irrational beliefs, over generalization, magnification and minimization, polarized thinking, cognitive restructuring. Discussion 2 1. Share a time when you wrote or said something that was interpreted, or perceived, incorrectly by the recipient of your message. What do you feel might have caused your message to be interpreted incorrectly? Explain. 2. As you move forward in school and work, what strategies provided in the textbook (Chapter 11) might you leverage to ensure your communications are clear and accurately interpreted? Explain. 3. Finally, how important will communication be in your specific career path and in achieving your academic mission statement RESPOND TO TIFFANY, Brandon, Anna and Shannon by Asking  RELEVANT QUESTIONS Tiffany post I was an administrative assistant for a large (800 units) apartment complex for 3 years... Given my background in Customer Service/Sales, I had no idea how to function as an administrative assistant.  Part of my responsibilities was to create and send the majority of correspondence to all residents. Initially, it seemed like I got everything wrong, because the wording, jargon, and legalities of property management.  Since I didn't have any examples of sample letters I had to "wing it".  Needless to say, every time I sent correspondence out, the calls were soon to follow, whether it was because I didn't have the date and time for an occurrence, or the building/apartment number listed, etc.  I often wondered to myself what's the big deal, but then over time, I realized it was a HUGE breakdown in communication within someone's place of residence... No matter how nice I could smooth someone over with my customer services, it doesn't take away the multiple feelings of anxiety that I may have caused individuals simply by not giving enough information. Once I got the hang of giving detailed information to the community and individuals about their home/comm.

1. Discussion 1
Please view the "Case of Tim"
video
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcryfuenp2c
After viewing, please answer the following questions:
What are the key characteristics of cognitive therapy that
distinguish it from other therapy approaches?
What is the role of the client/therapist relationship from the
cognitive therapist’s point of view?
What are some cognitive behavioral techniques used with Tim
in his therapy session?
If you were to continue working with Tim as his counselor,
what specific cognitive behavioral techniques might you use?
What goals would you have in mind for Tim?
Please include in your answer some of the following "cognitive"
terminology: internal dialogue, irrational beliefs, coping-skills
program, stress inoculation, unconditional “shoulds,”
absolutistic “musts,” faulty assumptions, automatic thinking,
self-evaluating, self-sustaining, schema restructuring, cognitive
distortions/errors, autosuggestion, blame, arbitrary inferences,
A-B-C theory, Socratic questioning, distortion of reality,
disputing irrational beliefs, over generalization, magnification
and minimization, polarized thinking, cognitive restructuring.

2. Discussion 2
1. Share a time when you wrote or said something that was
interpreted, or perceived, incorrectly by the recipient of your
message. What do you feel might have caused your message to
be interpreted incorrectly? Explain.
2. As you move forward in school and work, what strategies
provided in the textbook (Chapter 11) might you leverage to
ensure your communications are clear and accurately
interpreted? Explain.
3. Finally, how important will communication be in your
specific career path and in achieving your academic mission
statement
RESPOND TO TIFFANY, Brandon, Anna and Shannon by
Asking RELEVANT QUESTIONS
Tiffany post
I was an administrative assistant for a large (800 units)
apartment complex for 3 years... Given my background in
Customer Service/Sales, I had no idea how to function as an
administrative assistant. Part of my responsibilities was to
create and send the majority of correspondence to all residents.
Initially, it seemed like I got everything wrong, because the
wording, jargon, and legalities of property management. Since
I didn't have any examples of sample letters I had to "wing it".
Needless to say, every time I sent correspondence out, the calls
were soon to follow, whether it was because I didn't have the
date and time for an occurrence, or the building/apartment

3. number listed, etc.
I often wondered to myself what's the big deal, but then over
time, I realized it was a HUGE breakdown in communication
within someone's place of residence... No matter how nice I
could smooth someone over with my customer services, it
doesn't take away the multiple feelings of anxiety that I may
have caused individuals simply by not giving enough
information.
Once I got the hang of giving detailed information to the
community and individuals about their home/community, my
job became 10x's easier and the Residents seemed much more
happier. Success came with me brainstorming, re-reading what
I had written, and making the necessary revisions.
As a student, I understand brainstorming will be my best friend,
before submitting my papers, and before I communicate with my
Professors. This way I can have a clear and open dialogue with
my and not have to forget anything.
I believe as a family therapist who deals with addiction that
communication is the ONLY way I will be successful, with that
said, I feel like I need to learn multiple styles of communication
so that I can be relatable to my Clients.
Brandon post
There was a time when I was in a high school creative writing
class that the final message for a paper I wrote was completely
misinterpreted. We were given a very open-ended assignment to
write a story with a message, that’s it no guidelines outside of a
clear message being present. To summarize the story, I
wrote for the class it was a dinner party murder mystery. There
was the initial victim and the seven remaining suspects, each

4. were representative of one of the seven deadly sins. In the end
all the guests died except for the woman representing
envy because she eventually put aside her jealousy towards
other characters and focused on her own talents and
cunning, and thus able to solve the mystery and escape. It was
supposed to be a message of overcoming yourself as an obstacle
and redemption. My instructor, however missed my message
and felt I arbitrarily choose a character to survive, or maybe I
was implying envy was not a sin to the same degree as the
others. I came to realize that the reason my instructor missed
the message was due to the lack of time and description I used
when conveying this change to the reader. If I had drawn more
attention to the character's change or started peppering hints of
the change to come sooner in the story, I could have conveyed
the message much more clearly.
I feel that reviewing my writing has always been my weak spot.
When I write I usually take my time and plan out each sentence
before moving on to the next, reviewing as I go. This helps me
catch small spelling and grammar errors before I move on, but I
can still miss gaps in the overarching story or argument in
trying to make. Since I utilize a lot of energy revising
each sentence as I go, combing through the entire paper again
can seem daunting while also less rewarding
since I'm usually confident I don’t have many spelling or
grammar errors. A good middle ground for me would
most likely be to instead review my work paragraph
by paragraph, instead of sentence by sentence or going back to
reread an entire essay in one sitting.
Communication is essential in every career path and my desired
field of computer science is no exception. Communicating is
key in making sure that everyone working on one project is
moving efficiently towards one larger goal with no
errors. Collaboration and clarity are imperative in
ensuring programs function smoothly. In my academic career

5. I’m sure reaching out to professors and academic peers will
prove invaluable to my success and advancement towards
earning my degree. It’s a resource I've sorely neglected
in the past.
Anna cox post
What are the key characteristics of cognitive therapy that
distinguish it from other therapy approaches?
Cognitive therapy focuses on the here and now. It does not look
to the past or focus too far into the future, the present is what is
important, what can we change now? How can we alter our
current perception? How can we help ourselves in our current
situation? Cognitive therapy is a problem-solving technique
based on achieving specific goals.
2.What is the role of the client/therapist relationship from the
cognitive therapist’s point of view?
The relationship from the cognitive therapist's point of view is
meant to make the client feel comfortable enough to express
detailed behaviors, bad habits and negative though processes
they may be caught up in. The therapist is meant to assist the
client in working through those and find realistic goals and
solutions.
3. What are some cognitive behavioral techniques used with
Tim in his therapy session?
Tim's therapist used a sentence completion technique and used

6. detailed descriptors to help Tim pinpoint his issues. He made
Tim question his thought process and the use of negative
language towards himself like the "losers" comment. The
therapist questioned him on what he has currently tried and why
he thinks it isn't working. He then asked Tim to identify his
largest issue and found ways to tackle them and set specific
goals and a clear cut course to achieve those. He also asked him
journal for when his negative thoughts popped up and to use
cost benefit analysis and percentage analysis to combat his
negativity.
4. If you were to continue working with Tim as his counselor,
what specific cognitive behavioral techniques might you use?
I would encourage Tim to continue to journal, but not only
focus on altering his negative thought process, and use the cost
benefit and percentage analysis. I would additionally ask his to
use stress reduction and relaxation techniques when he feels too
overwhelmed or anxious.
5. What goals would you have in mind for Tim?
Tim's largest issues are his lack of fulfillment in his career and
his single life. I would set up goals like apply for 3 jobs a week
that Tim feels he is a good candidate for and to schedule one
social/group activity outside of his regular hangout with his
friends (i.e. rock climbing, yoga, amateur group sports, etc.).
These should help Tim to actively socialize and meet new
people which will assist with his self esteem, this is turn could
encourage new job opportunities and ways for Tim to network
along with his applications.
Shannon post

7. What are the key characteristics of cognitive therapy that
distinguish it from other therapy approaches?
The key characteristics of CBT is knowing how to separate
rational thoughts from irrational thoughts. Learning how to
change your beliefs. It teaches people not to listen to the
“shoulds” in life and focus on the now. CBT works on changing
the client’s pattern of thinking. Instead of focusing on the
negative should have or must, they focus on the now. What is
the rational now not the belief.
What is the role of the client/therapist relationship from the
cognitive therapist’s point of view?
The therapist is responsible for teaching the clients to see all
the unconditional “shoulds” that they have in their lives and
how to turn them around. A second thing the therapist should
do is to teach the client how to dispute irrational thoughts.
Finally, the therapist is teaching the client how to use rational
thinking in place of irrational thinking.
What are some cognitive behavioral techniques used with Tim
in his therapy session?
The first one I noticed was sentence completion. This forced
Tim to talk about what his belief was about why he was sad. It
also brought about his belief about himself. He felt he was such
a looser. Next the therapist made him see his thoughts as
irrational. Tim admitted that not everyone without a “good” job

8. was losers. They also created a problem list and prioritized it,
so they knew what was most important to focus on first. They
were goal setting.
If you were to continue working with Tim as his counselor,
what specific cognitive behavioral techniques might you use?
I would continue working on his problem list and meeting his
goals and making new ones along the way. I would also want
him to keep a journal about every time he felt negative feelings
toward himself. We would work on breaking his habit of saying
should. Show him how to focus on right now not on his future.
What can he be doing right now to change where he is in life?
What goals would you have in mind for Tim?
He would need to continue seeking a new job and apply to a
new job every week. He would need to question himself every
time he feels or says anything negative about himself. Continue
to journal about his negative thoughts. What is he feeling at the
time of the thought?