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Throughout the course, you have studied and written about a number of counseling theories that are used as the basis for the counseling profession. In this paper, choose a theory and compare it against each of the following three theories:

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT)

Solution-focused

Psychoanalysis

Choose a theory that you have studied in this course. Do not choose one of the three theories listed above.

Compare your selected theory against the three theories listed above.

Write a 1,500-2,000-word paper discussing your theory comparisons. Include the following in your paper:

Part 1: Selected Theory

Founding theorist(s) for the selected theory
Standard interventions for the selected theory
At least three main concepts of the selected theory

Part 2: Cognitive Behavior Theory (CBT)

Founding theorist(s) for CBT
Standard interventions for CBT
Similarities and differences between your selected theory and CBT

Part 3: Solution-Focused Theory

Founding theorist(s) for solution-focused theory
Standard interventions for solution-focused theory
Similarities and differences between your selected theory and solution-focused theory

Part 4: Psychoanalysis

Founding theorist(s) for psychoanalysis
Standard interventions for psychoanalysis
Similarities and differences between your selected theory and psychoanalysis
Include at least three scholarly references in your paper in addition to the course textbook