Psychology Of Education

Question 1:

Julia is a 35-year old single mother of two teenage boys who came to see a therapist for anxiety related to her new job. She explained to the therapist that she had worked part-time and attended school for over 10 years to reach her dream of becoming an occupational therapist (OT). After obtaining her degree, she was hired by a hospital with a large OT staff, and within 3 years she was promoted to the department head. But since her promotion, the staff had become increasingly critical of her, and her supervisor had made several pejorative remarks about her qualifications. Julia was feeling a great deal of anxiety about their opinions of her, and although she knew she was well qualified, she was doubting her ability to do her job. She asked the counselor to help her find a way to decrease her anxiety and “not care so much what other people say or think about me.”

Questions:

1) What are the cognitive, behavioral, affective, and environmental components of Julia’s complaint?

2) What do you think are the sources of Julia’s anxiety?

3) What would you do if you were Julia’s counselor? Which counseling techniques would you use?

4) What type of information would you need to conceptualize Julia’s case?

Question 2:
Discuss some of the most important traits you look for in a person with whom you would want to co-lead a group and explore ways that you might best work with a co-leader. Next, imagine you have a co-leader assigned to you. The two of you are responsible for facilitating six weeks of group counseling at your internship or work site. Although you are open to working with this person, it soon becomes evident that you two are not a good match. What would you do if you felt unable to work effectively with a co-leader? For more information on the Psychology Of Education check on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology_of_education