Multisystemic Therapy

  1. The therapist has to understand the client’s problems and how they relate to their surroundings.
  2. Therapists emphasize the positive in the client and use their strengths as markers for change.
  3. Sessions are designed to promote responsible thinking and behavior while decreasing irresponsible actions with or toward family member.
  4. Therapists base their techniques on the idea that they are changing present behaviors through new actions. Each solution deals with a specific problem experienced by the client.
  5. Therapists target behavioral patterns that occur across areas of their life.
  6. Solutions to problems of client are age appropriate and fit the needs of the client.
  7. For successful change in behavior, the client and the family have to demonstrate 100% effort.
  8. Efficact of the treatment is constantly evaluated in all of the client's surroundings.
  9. Treatments for the issues of the client are created to allow for long term, consistent and positive change of the individual.

Cognitive Behavior Therapy

  1. Our thoughts affect our actions and emotions.
  2. The number of sessions for clients is 16 on average.
  3. Formal therapy and treatment will end. This is information the client is told up front.
  4. Self counseling skills are taught so that the client can continue the therapy after formal therapy is completed.
  5. Therapist’s job is to listen and teach. The client’s job is to talk about their issues, learn and demonstrate the techniques learned.
  6. In CBT, therapists do NOT tell people what and how to feel.
  7. The questioning method used in CBT is the Socratic Method.
  8. Different techniques are taught each session.
  9. CBT therapists believe that emotionally charged reactions and behaviors are socially learned.
  10. The therapists goal is to get the clients to change their behavior and learn a new way of reacting to issues that used to warrant negative reactions.
  11. Homework is crucial to therapy and is a requirement of CBT