PSYC 4061 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Biofeedback, Borderline Personality Disorder, Steve De Shazer

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 4061
• Professor: Michael Luther

Document Summary

Interventions that lead more directly to relief of symptoms. Action oriented approaches characterized by their reliance on behaviourally specific interventions and outcome measures. Counsellor works actively to structure sessions so that concrete, observable, and measurable goals can be established and accomplished counsellors are directive. Key it action oriented methods is that talk is not enought. Radical counterpoint to the humanism of carl rogers. Assimilated into the mainstream of counselling even insight oriented approaches use this. Use time series charts for graphic portrayal od client change. Helps counsellor study a single case, plotting baseline data and the results of interventions. Asids in quantitatively and specifically describing the behaviors targeted for changes as well as noting the effects of any action. Strength of behavioural approach is in assessment procedures and its wide variety of treatment strategies. Saple contract includes: goals procedures consequences daily punishment contract reward and contract punishment.