**Discussion post of 350 words** Conceptualization skills provide the counselor with a rationale and a  framework for his or her work with clients, and with today’s greater  focus on evidence-based pr

**Discussion post of 350 words**

Conceptualization skills provide the counselor with a rationale and a  framework for his or her work with clients, and with today’s greater  focus on evidence-based practices, effective case conceptualization has  become essential.

 Case conceptualization is a tool for observing,  understanding, and conceptually integrating client behaviors, thoughts,  feelings, physiology, and external as well as internal  influences. Zubernis and Snyder (2016) recognized:

Before a treatment plan can be developed and in order to guide the  counseling process, the counselor must come to a deeper understanding  of the client by gathering information and weaving all that they know  about a client’s life and history together. (p. 41) 

For this discussion, briefly summarize the related processes of  evaluation, organization, and orientation described in Chapter 3 of your  Case Conceptualization and Effective Interventions text, and their importance in the case conceptualization process.

• What was your understanding of case conceptualization prior to reading about the T/C model?
• What may you choose to consider in your approach to case conceptualization following reading about the T/C model?