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Methodological Issues in Psychotherapy Assignment
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Running Head: METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOTHERAPYMethodological issues in psychotherapyName of the student:Name of the University:Author note:
1METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOTHERAPYIntroduction:Both psychotherapy and counseling are professional therapeutic activities, whichutilizes the interpersonal relationship between a therapist and the client to help the client todevelop self-understanding, which leads them to make changes in their lives. The most seenissues, which a psychotherapist or a counselor faces in his or her practice, are the dilemmaover many issues. One of the important dilemma the psychotherapists faces is the dilemmaover showing responsiveness and recursiveness to the clients. Another major issue thepsychotherapists face while treating the youth is the application of many methodologies asmost of the youth tries to resent the therapy. To study the effectiveness of the methodologiesthe psychotherapists follow, the researchers always depends on the process studies andoutcome studies (Anker, Duncan, & Sparks, 2009). Process research can be stated as theinteractive study between patients and the therapists. Outcome research depends on theoutcome of any health structure, which is needed for the well-being of the population. Thepurpose of the article is to explore these mentioned dilemmas the psychotherapists faces inpractice (Markowitz, Lipsitz, & Milrod, 2014). The article would also explore some evidencebased outcome studies on these mentioned methodological issues. The article will explore theoutcome result of the relevant studies which states about the methodological dilemmas thepsychotherapists faces in their life. Background:The psychotherapic treatment is considered as hazardous as the psychiatrists alwaysface the burden of keeping substantial relationship with the clients. The relationship betweenthe psychiatrist and the clients has a thin border. There are many complex ethical questionsthe that the therapists encounter during their practice. Many of these dilemmas are contextual,
2METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOTHERAPYcomplex and dynamic. Some of the ethical dilemmas, which are most frequently cited, arerelated to the professionalism and therapeutic boundaries (Stiles, 2009). To resolve theseethical dilemmas, the psychiatrists and the counselors uses the medical ethics as the medicalethics addresses many ethical dilemmas, which is better, expressed in a method. There areanother important dilemma which can be seen in the psychiatrists is their obligation towardsthe clients Overview of outcome research:The article would help the readers to identify the importance of solving themethodological dilemma faced by the therapists. The article would also address the currentproblem of the youth psychotherapy. The experiment logic and the usage of Randomized control trial over thepsychotherapy research are beyond confounding due to the presence of many non-independent contributing factors. However, some of the factors such as treatment, therapist,and clients depend on each other. There are many issues and dilemmas over the methodologies; a psychotherapist facesover his or her career. The counselors face many issues over the methodologies. Such as, thecounselors and psychotherapists have to maintain a strict treatment frame (Borkovec, &Ruscio, 2001). If the treatment frame is weak, the line between professionalism andpersonalization is breached. A counselor might feel strong emotion regarding the condition ofa client, but the counselor has to maintain the treatment frame. Sometimes the therapist triesto apply another approach instead of the usual approach while treating the client. Themethodological difference of these two approaches might bring some dilemma over the mindof the therapist (Luty et al., 2007). Another important issue, a psychiatrist faces when the
3METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOTHERAPYabused client falls in love with the therapist even if the therapist is maintaining a completelydifferent relationship with them. As the abused clients’ faces difficulty with intimacy, theyeasily fall in love with the therapist due to their new experience of having someone whoactually listens to their problems (Cuiipers et al., 2011). One of the key issues this article is going to discuss is responsiveness. Thecompetency of a therapist depends on his responsiveness regarding the information the clientgives. The responsiveness from the side of the client makes the outcome of the therapy morepositive. The feedback of the client for the study is also a part of being responsive(Etherington, 2009). One study was done on responsiveness of the couples who has attendedcouple therapy session. The study over the responsiveness of the couples has done arandomized control research. The psychotherapists face some issues while providing therapy to the patients withanxiety disorder. The psychotherapists mostly treat the clients with generalized anxietydisorders with CBT (Cognitive behavioral therapy). As the patients with anxiety deals withthe negative thoughts, they try to reject the therapist’s idea about preventing the anxietyproducing thoughts. The therapists are now trying to treat the patients with Interpersonalpsychotherapy (IPT). The therapy is successful while treating patients with mood disorderand eating disorder. Few therapists have been using this method as a test methodology whiletreating patients with anxiety disorder. This mentioned issue is going to be discussed in thisarticle (Barker, Vossler, & Langdridge, 2010).Discussion: Methodological issues in outcome research:Issue 1: One of the issues, which are going to be explored in this article, is the issue overresponsiveness the psychotherapists faces. Being responsive is human nature as the people
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