These are circumstances which can place an individual in a social work context, where he or she must address both personality disorder and practical living obstacles.
Sensitivity to Cultural Differences:
Cultural differences are also significant in the way that a social worker channels specific aspects of the treatment. For instance, Cognitive Therapy is a constructive way to address the likelihood of unique individual realities based on characteristics such as race, gender, sexual orientation or income. These individualities mean that no one treatment course is right for all individuals. Cognitive Therapy respects this condition, proceeding from the logic that "the way people feel is associated with the way in which they interpret and think about a situation. The situation itself does not directly determine how they feel; their emotional response is mediated by their perception of the situation." (Beck, 14)
This is a perspective which is echoed by the emphasis on individuality in Dialectic Behavior Therapy, which indicates that "the relationship between the client and therapist in DBT is thought to be highly influence in the success of therapy. Linehan goes as far as to suggest that this therapeutic relationship is sometimes the only thing that keeps the client alive." (Jones & McDougall, 14)
In terms of the cultural versatility of the Behavior model, it too will depend heavily on the capacity of the therapist to relate to and facilitate comfort in a patient. In order to attack those behaviors which have stimulated a negative pattern in the patient's life, it is necessary to first identify these. The nature of the Behavior Therapy model is such that the therapist will be a determinant force in making these identifications. In order to achieve the type of comfort which would allow such disclosure, the patient must feel that he or she is in a sensitive and non-judgmental context. Thus, Madison denotes, "behavior therapy typically begins with the analysis of a trained therapist. The therapist analyzes the behaviors of the patient that cause stress, reduce the patient's quality of life, or otherwise have a negative impact on the life of the patient. Once this analysis is complete, the therapist chooses appropriate treatment techniques." (Madison, 1) This means that the treatment approach is not predetermined by is instead selected according to the unique needs and outlook of the individual. This denotes an opportunity for sensitivity to individual needs that extends to culture, ethnicity and personal orientation in any number of categories.
Value to the Social Worker:
The Cognitive Therapy model presents a constructive framework for collecting and interpreting client-data. This is an approach with is centered on encouraging the client to speak and disclose, to the point that Beck tells that "the final element of every therapy session is feedback." (Beck, 41) Beck also contends that the Cognitive approach is important to assessing client strengths and limitations, with the latter of those being defining the by the dysfunction of thought central to cognition based theories. Also central is the Cognitive model's emphasis on achieving goals that have been designed by client and counselor in concert. By helping to alter dysfunctional thinking to this end, Cognitive Therapy can be important in helping to implant measures preventing future emotional discord.
The Dialectic Method is somewhat more intensive upon the therapist's taking the lead role. For the attending social worker, there are distinct risks affiliated with the borderline personality disorders which often invoked the use of DBT. Thus, this field is central in helping the social worker initiate actions to achieve therapeutic goals. More than any of the other areas of focus, this model is geared toward therapeutic intervention first. Concsequently, the therapist also becomes an important channel for treatment, taking a lead role in negotiating, mediating and advocating for clients who may lack the emotional stability to do so for themselves.
The Behavioral method, contrary to the cognitive approach, is a less self-directed approach to recovery for many. This is because, according to Barlow et al. (1989), "it has been used with positive results in patients with developmental disabilities and with severely disturbed psychotic patients. It is the treatment of choice for severely ill patients who can't participate in insight-oriented or cognitive therapies." (Barlow et al., 262) Thus, for the social worker who must reach a person demonstrating levels of disturbance deep enough to prevent self-directed recovery, the behavior model can be a way to construct strategies that actually can be self-direct in the aftermath of...
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