Name that Theory
Behavior therapy founded by Albert Ellis
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Focuses on solving the problem in a short amount of time
Solution-Focused Therapy
Confrontation (Person-Centered)
Technique where group members act "as if" they were their ideal self
Acting "as if" (Adlerian)
Addresses group members' faulty logic
Adlerian
Focuses on the human experience (life and death)
Existentialism
Focuses on helping group members achieve self-actualization
Technique where group members share how they are being impacted in the moment
Immediacy (Person-Centered)
Technique where group members become more self-aware after hearing how others perceive them
Feedback (Person-Centered)
Heling group members construct new stories and meanings
Reauthoring (Narrative)
Concentrates on inherent social interest of individuals
Adlerian
Focuses on group members' stories & the meanings attached to them
Narrative Therapy
Technique of asking group members what would happen if the problem didn't exist anymore
Something from the past the needs to be addressed for the group member to have an "integrated self"
Unfinished Business (Gestalt)
Assisting group members with taking accountability for their choices
Personal Responsibility (Existenialism)
Humanistic approach founded by Fritz & Laura Perls
Gestalt
An outcome of a group using this theory includes authenticity
Existentialism
Technique of helping group members understand that the "problem is the problem"
Externalizing the Problem (Narrative)
Technique of helping group members prioritize their goals to make immediate changes
Scaling (Solution-Focused)
Facilitating spontaneous, unplanned experiences to assist with the group process
Experiments (Gestalt)
Says groups work because people are invested in the interests of others
Adlerian Social Interest
Acknowledges that knowledge is bound by time and culture
Social Constructionism (Solution-Focused Therapy)
Technique for helping group members identify a time when when the "problem" wasn't "true"
Exception Questions (Narrative)
Technique of helping group members see the "problem" from a different perspective
Reframing (Solution-Focused)
Demonstrating warmth, acceptance, genuineness, and openness to group members
Unconditional Positive Regard (Person-Centered)