Theories of Counseling

Corey, G. (2020). Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy, Enhanced (10th ed.). Cengage Learning US. https://ecampus.vitalsource.com/books/9781305855953

According to the above text in regard to Behavior Therapy:

Nature of People.How does the theory view of the nature of people (e.g., "People are basically good, bad, blank slates, etc."), including the sources of people's problems and ineffective functioning? Would one agree or disagree with this? Explain.

Mental Health.How does the theory define mental health? What is "normal" and "healthy"? How does a "normal" and "healthy" personality develop? Would one agree or disagree with this? Explain.

Purpose of Counseling:How does the theory view the purpose and the major goals of counseling? Would one agree or disagree with this? Explain.

Therapeutic Relationship: How does the theory view the therapeutic relationship, including the counselor's role and the nature of the counselor-client relationship to facilitate change (e.g. active, non-directive, etc)? Would one agree or disagree with this? Explain.

How People Change:How does the theory view the process of how people therapeutically change (e.g., what's the client's experience like?)? Would one agree or disagree with this? Explain.

Techniques and Strategies:What techniques, strategies and/or evaluation tools are used in this theory? Would one like or dislike them? Explain.

Strengths and Shortcomings:What would one see as strengths of this theory? What would one see as missing/a shortcoming of this theory?