Session 1. Asses client’s concerns and complete a biopsychosocial. The biopsychosocial interview, is an assessment typically conducted by counselors at the beginning of the therapy process and assesses for biological, psychological, and social factors that can be contributing to the client’s issues. It is a holistic assessment, looking at a client at all different levels, which allows the counselor to see aspects, such as genetic, developmental, behavioral, emotional, cognitive, psychological, and multicultural issues. It is not enough just to look at a person; you have to look at their environment as well.
Session 2. Orient the client to the counselor’s theoretical approach. Set an initial treatment plan and goals. Orientation …show more content…
Counselors should foster and sustain a treatment frame that establishes those requirements essential to support a professional relationship and develop boundaries. Mental health treatment plans typically highlight important assessment information, define areas of concern, and establish concrete goals for treatment. Treatment plans are strength-based and collaborative, and they aim to reflect the best interests of the person in therapy. Concrete representations of the therapeutic alliance between the counselor and client are evident in the treatment plan and represent an agreement that outlines a collaborative approach toward problem-solving and …show more content…
Begin/continue intervention techniques. CBT interventions are designed to target the client’s core beliefs or automatic thoughts that may be distorted, such as “I am defective.” The counselor should work through problem formation since thoughts affect emotions and behavior. There are five main interventions that are used in CBT: 1) Psychoeducation focuses on how it is natural, but not helpful, to have automatic thoughts that are in accurate or distorted. 2) Cognitive self-monitoring includes the client tracking their distorted thinking. 3) Socratic questioning is designed to help the client immediately respond to their overestimation and catastrophizing with curiosity and rational. 4) Distinguishing thoughts from facts technique which helps the client differentiate their irrational beliefs form what is happening now or in the future. 5) Generating alternative interpretations techniques, other wise known as cognitive restructuring, teaches the client to gently dispute automatic thoughts and replace them with alternative