Assignment task:
Good Will Hunting
1) Reflect on Will Hunting mockery and internal refusal to therapy with Dr. Shawn Maguire. In your reflections and based on what you know about his life, indicate all the reasons that you think may have contributed to his rejection of therapy in general.
2) What is your take on the inner conflict between Will and Dr.Maguire?
3. Did childhood trauma in both their lives help them connect in a more meaningful way?
4. If so, are you willing to share your own trauma with your clients if you think it can provide them with an emotional breakthrough?
5. What would you have done differently in working with Will and why?