Foundation: redue of blog 1

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          After reading and meditating on the text’s material, I have a few topics and reflection I will discuss

with my peers.  First, I found the graphs and illustrations to be beneficial for my learning and organization of the large amounts of information in Psychological techniques.  For instance “The Helping House” figure on page 8 of the text made sense to me because of the levels of understanding and organization of data, or beliefs (Thomas & Sosin, 2011).  Second, the text has made it clear that truth—after ones’ perception and interpretation of the truth—turns into a commonly held belief (Thomas & Sosin, 2011).  Lastly, the acronym C.R.E.A.T.E.S., (table1.3) found on page 18, reaffirmed my held views about God in a more organized way!   

        Lastly, in chapter three, I felt that this was another informative chapter for counselors.  One of the topics discussed were countertransference, which had many forms this hazard could take on: being a parent, being powerful, needing to be validated (Thomas & Sosin, 2011).  I feel counselors in training need to be aware of these possible problems between the professional relationships.  One of the hardest lessens, we as counselors will need to grasp, is this: the counseling session is about that client and not about our needs.  

References

Thomas, John C., Sonsin, Lisa. (2011). Therapeutic Expedition: Equipping the

Christian Counselor for the Journey.   

            The King James Study Bible. (1988). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.