Must read a 100 page book the instructions are attached and the book. https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/3403095/mod_resource/content/1/56ViktorFrankl_Mans%20Search.pdf * Use the first person, this is an informal, reaction paper rather than an academic one; This is a paper so it should be in paragraph form (not bullet-points, etc..) * Spelling and grammar are expected to be at a college level and will factor into your grade * If you use sources (even the book) be sure you quote/cite source as appropriate & necessary * You will turn in a typed, paper copy at the beginning of class * APA format is highly recommended but will not count against your grade if its not perfect APA Include all of the following elements in your paper: * Title, author of your chosen book & why you choose this book over the other options * A brief synopsis of the book as a whole -limited to two three paragraphs * Discuss who you think the author is/was as a person & clinician (based solely on your reading the book- do not look them up online!) include your thoughts on how the clinicians writing, points of view, and so on confirms, contradicts, supports, etc.. the theory they proposed * Pick 5 specific elements/themes/topics/events etc. in the book and, for each, * Describe it why did this particular element jump out to or stick with you? * What significance does it have for you? * How do you think it will affect you as a therapist/human being? * Discuss any common themes/issues/messages that you noticed * Anything in the book about which you were not in agreement, or that you felt was not genuine or didnt fit for you, and why you felt this way be introspective and thorough * How you feel about human nature/the human condition now as compared to before? * How do you feel about therapy/clients/the process after reading the book, compared with how you viewed therapy before? * The way(s) in which reading the book has affected you in general (if it has) * If you are glad to have chosen this book, or if youd wished youd chosen the other option, and why * I am looking for genuine, deep, personal insight and depth, not analysis!
