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Running Head: ASSESSMENT 2: CASE STUDY                        1
ASSESSMENT 2: CASE STUDY                                 11
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE
THEORIES OF COUNSELLING
COU102A
ASSESSMENT 2: CASE STUDY
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Humanistic Therapy    3
Goals of Applying the Approach    3
Role as a Counsellor    5
Relevance of Chosen Approach in Chosen Case Study    6
Two Methods of Intervention for Facilitating the Change    7
Gestalt Therapy    7
Client-Centred Therapy    8
Conclusion    9
References    10
Introduction
Joel is the client for the psychological counselling session, who has had a troubled childhood and he was not satisfied with all the love, which he got from his father. He was then married with a family and son and was earning sufficient to keep everyone happy. After some time, he felt an imbalance and overly stressed situation when he could not balance parenthood demands and work pressure. Recently, he has come to the healthcare for a counselling session to get rid of this dissatisfaction in his life. This case study has provided the key goals of applying the counselling approach on Joel based on the problems identified from the case study with proper justification and elaboration.
Humanistic Therapy
The chosen counselling approach for the case study of Joel, keeping in mind the issues he is currently facing and knowing his history, Humanistic Therapy would be the most suitable one. This therapy was developed by Carl Roger from 1940 to the 1950s, who was a humanistic psychologist and one of the most influential psychologists at that time (Jooste, Kruger, Steyn & Edwards, 2015). This approach is a non-directive one where the client talks and expresses his feelings and is guided by the therapist. The major key values, in this case, are maintaining the independence of the client, privacy and individuality, while treating him with dignity and respect and showing equality and diversity while securing his rights.
Goals of Applying the Approach
The primary focus of the approach is achieving the highest potential that one has, where the counsellor will play the role of the facilitator, but the client will work on their self-development. Accepting oneself is very important and a guilty feeling should not be there (Tellez & Perez, 2015). Elimination of any guilt feeling and raining the consciousness in the goal of the approach. Conscious thought will be provided more focus on rather than the thoughts of the unconscious mind and through that, the problems will be resolved.
The person's full potential is being resisted due to depression and anxiety. Facilitating that condition is the goal of taking the counselling; the problems and conscious thought will be listened to. Based on that, the strength will be identified. Through that, the person himself will recover from this state of constant discontent. Self-actualisation is the prime endpoint where the client himself will realise whatever is needed and whatever will come out of the constant unhappiness.
According to this theory, the person suffers from anxiety and stress because he does not perceive himself completely and self-acceptance is not there. Self-judgment is holding him from gaining peace within (Angus, Watson, Elliott, Schneider & Timulak, 2015). That is why it becomes important to make the person first accept himself with his faults; mistakes are part of life and incapability is natural, in a human being can fully be efficient in all aspects. If Joel is not able to currently be a good father and a good husband, which is completely okay.
He had his share of lack of love in childhood and due to that reason, he is now maybe not able to provide full attention, which seems like a demanding obligation for him. This is a phase and due to the pressure of work and relationships, she is getting into stressful situations. However, human beings are not always perfect and that will make him feel more soothed by having to realise this on his own.
The counsellor will only help him realise that and come out of this situation where he constantly feels that he is not good enough. Even in his work, he feels that he is not satisfied with his work. That is because he may not be fully dedicated like before, which is okay (Hazarika & Choudhury, 2019). That he needs to be assured from time to time, human beings are not machines and they have their share of sorrow and boundaries. Only with self-acceptance comes peace and relief. The goal here is to make him feel these on his...