Insight Therapies

The textbook discusses several therapy approaches that are "insight" oriented.  For this assignment, I'd like you to choose one of the approaches discussed in this section (listed below):

• Psychoanalysis (hence the picture above - clients don't typically lie on couches, though!)
• Client-Centered Therapy
• Positive Psychotherapy/Psychology

Choose one of the therapy approaches listen above and do some self-guided research.  Please include the following:

• Which therapy approach did you choose?
• In detail, describe this approach.  Please include who the "founder" of this approach was, or who is most associated with it.  Also, what is the central tenet of the approach?  Etc.

Mental Health Professionals

Mental health professions are becoming increasingly popular, but what exactly is a mental health professional and what do they do?  To find out more about possible careers in mental health, please complete the following:

• Read a short snippet from NAMI that describes the various mental health professionals.
• After reading the article from NAMI, I would like you to choose two mental health professions and do some self-guided research on them.
• Describe the two professions that you have chosen.  What do they do?  What type of education do you need?  Where do they work? Etc.

If you are thinking about going into mental health, what are your plans?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is currently one of the most widely used psychotherapy approaches. Because of this, it is important to understand what CBT is.  For this assignment, I would like you to explore CBT.

Please complete the following:

• Read this short article from NAMI.  You may wish to explore other sources of information to gain a deeper understanding of CBT.
• Describe CBT.
• What mental illnesses is CBT used to treat?

Behavioral Therapies

Chapter 14 of your textbook discusses several types of behavioral therapies.  For this assignment, I would like you to choose a behavioral therapy technique to learn more about.  Some that your chapter includes are:

• Systematic Desensitization 
• Aversion Therapy
• Social Skills Training

However, if you would like to look at a different behavioral therapy technique, you are welcome to do so. Please do the following for course credit:

• Briefly discuss what behavioral therapy is.
• Choose a behavioral technique.  You can choose from the list above or discus a different one of your choice.
• Describe the technique you have chosen.  What is it typically used for?  How is it done?  Etc.