Introduction to Counselling

1. Presented by: Kimberly B. Magadia
Behavior
Therapy

2. Behavior therapy
is an umbrella
term for types of
therapy that treat
mental health
disorders.
It functions on the
idea that all
behaviors are
learned and that
unhealthy
behaviors can be
changed.
What is Behavior Therapy?

3. Therapeutic Process

4. Contents
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1 Therapeutic Goals
Client’s Experience
in Therapy
Therapist’s Function
and Role
4
Relationship
Between Therapist
and Client

5. Therapeutic
Goals
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6. The goal of behavior therapy is usually focused
on increasing the person’s engagement in
positive or socially reinforcing activities and to
help an individual understand how changing
their behavior can lead to changes in how they
are feeling.

7. Therapist’s
Function and
Role
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8. Therapist formulates initial treatment
goals and designs and implements a
treatment plan to accomplish these
goals.

9. They uses strategies that have research
support for use with a particular kind of
problem.

10. They also evaluates the success of the
change plan by measuring progress
toward the goals throughout the
duration of treatment.

11. Lastly, therapist conduct follow-up
assessments to see whether the
changes are durable over time.

12. Client’s
Experience in
Therapy
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13. Experiences
Client engages in
behavioral
rehearsal with
feedback until skills
are well learned
and generally
receives active
homework
assignments.
Client
awareness and
participation in
the therapeutic
process is
stressed.

14. Relationship
Between Therapist
and Client
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15.  Client–therapist relationship
is a foundation on which
therapeutic strategies are
built to help clients change in
the direction they wish.
 Establishing a collaborative
working relationship.

16. End
of
Presentation