Assignment task: Watch a session 2 and assess the below areas, be sure to include timestamps as necessary. APA format is required- 3 points. Answer the below questions in 2-3 pages.
Reflect on your experiences as the therapist during the mock therapy session. Discuss challenges encountered, successful interventions utilized, and areas for improvement (include timestamps for each of these).
Analyze the effectiveness of the CBT techniques applied and their alignment with theoretical principles including the subsections of CBT used eg Solution Focused Therapy, TF-CBT, etc.
Evaluate the client's engagement with the therapeutic process, their understanding and acceptance of CBT concepts, and their willingness to engage in homework assignments and behavioral experiments. Identify any barriers to progress and explore alternative approaches that could have been employed.
Compare your skills in session one to this recorded session. In what ways did you improve? Discuss ways that your body language changed between the sessions. Which skills did you feel more confident in utilizing the second time over the first?