Theory of Change
Feelings of inferiority
increasing client’s self-awareness,and challenging and modifying his or her fundamental premises, life goals, and basic concepts.
Therapist’s Role
- Accepting, encouraging,respectful, optimistic
- Co-thinker
- Relationship is collaborative and built on trust
Treatment Goals
- Challenge the client’s basic premises and life goals
- Develop socially useful goals and increase social interests
- Increase the client’s sense of belonging
Primary Concepts & Interventions
- Inferiority:
- Early Recollection:
- Family constellation:
- Lifestyle Assessment:
- Social Context:
- Social Interest:
- Dream Interpretation:
- Summary:Therapist shares the results of the assessments as a narrative summary that is discussed with client.
PhasesofTreatment
Beginning:
Middle:
End:
Beginning:
Establishing the Relationship: Therapists start by helping clients become aware of their assets and strengths.
Completes assessment using early recollections, questionnaires, and family constellations. Summary is shared with client.
Middle:
Encourage self-understanding and insight through interpretation.
Clients are positively encouraged to overcome their feelings of insecurity through therapist’s optimism.
Collaboratively explore ways in which client can feel more deeply connected in his social context.
Support client to turn dysfunctional styles of life into more functional, socially beneficial ones.
End:
Putting insights into practice.
Encouraging clients to take risks with new behaviors to act as if they are the people they want to be.
