Topic > Therapeutic Modalities - 526

Anin Utigaard and Dr. Janet Edgette use two theories, person-centered child therapy and adolescent family therapy with children respectively in two video sessions. The therapies have a large impact but differ in important ways. Person-centered approaches seek to honor the client by supporting them in their self-exploration. Adolescent family therapy strives to strengthen the family system through the encouragement of members' feelings and contributions. These therapies and tools are viable strategies for use by professional school counselors. Compare/Contrast In the first video, Anin Utigaard counsels an eight-year-old girl, Shayla, who draws, plays with sand, and uses a turtle puppet as an extension of her personality. With a patient and gentle demeanor, Utigaard offers words of affirmation as his client chooses what he wants to do. In contrast to Urtigaard's non-intrusive manner, in the second video, Dr. Edgette maintains an ongoing back-and-forth conversation with a bold and bossy teenager, Heather, and her beleaguered mother, showing a balanced appreciation for both parties. ...