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With the end of the war in Iraq and the pending drawdown of forces in Afghanistan, the United States will see a substantial increase in the amount of combat veterans in the civilian world. At current there are approximately 300,000 veterans in the United States who suffer the effects from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by combat operations. With this number sure to grow over the next few years, it is paramount to identify the organizations the government has set up to serve this population. The Department of Veterans Affairs has established the Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS) division of its healthcare branch. The RCS has established 302 Vet Centers across the country to provide servicemen and women with readjustment counseling to help make the transition from military to civilian life (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2012). This paper will discuss the organizational structure, functions, and design of RCS to illustrate how it will meet the needs of veterans.…
(2011). Retrieved from http://www.psychologytoday.com The author illustrates how finding a safe common ground between combat veterans suffering from PTSD and the therapist is a successful approach as it enables the veteran to find their own solutions for their problems…
The VA consider two of the "A" treatments-prolonged exposure therapy and cognitive-processing therapy-that it is doing national rollouts of them within the VA, notes psychologist Antonette Zeiss, PhD, deputy chief consultant for mental health at the agency.…
The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment research, including the development of new treatments, their evaluation in outcome trials, and greater diversity of client samples. At this point, there are two major models of evidence based psychotherapy treatments for PTSD:…
We need to enhance services for female vets which provide a safe place for them to address their issues and rehabilitate back into society. It’s easy to criticize the military for not providing proper exit education to our troops or to blame the VA for the demise of mental health providers. It’s human nature to look for a quick fix to a complex problem. However, war is an experience that keeps on giving back through addiction, divorce, flashbacks, etc. Our soldiers and their families need all the support we can provide. Jeff Susman eloquently states, “We need to do more to reintegrate returning vets into civilian life. The reality is that we owe our vets—and their families—far more than we provide. (Susman, 2012) Susman quotes a soldier he met on a plane a month before Memorial Day. He sat next to a young man returning from his tour of military duty…”He seemed mature, upbeat, and whole. But when I asked him about his experience, he responded: “Sir, I gotta tell you, what I saw was hell.” (Susman,…
I feel this would be the best approach (or even most of the insight therapy methods) to solve many issues, because a person has control over their own well being, of course there are some exceptions to this, but I see this fitting the case for a majority of problems. I've been doing more and more research…
In 1987, Shapiro named this approach to treatment Eye Movement Desensitization. A case study was conducted to test the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization. The results indicated there was a significant decrease in distress and increase in confidence in positivity (EMDR Institute, 2012). When this treatment was first discovered it was reported it serves to decrease anxiety and did not claim to eliminate all posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Gaining feedback from clients and clinicians this treatment continued to develop. In 1991 reprocessing was added to eye movement desensitization creating EMDR. Adding reprocessing was to reflect the insights and cognitive changes that occurred during treatment and to identify the information processing theory (that Shapiro developed) to explain the treatment effects (2012). In 1995 the EMDR International Association was founded to establish standards for…
Hayes, S. C., Strosahl, K. D. & Wilson, K. G. (1999) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: An Experiential Approach to Behaviour Change. New York: Guilford Press.…
However, whether or not CBT actually solves the issue at hand or simply covers it up, as a "sticking plaster" (Martin & Helmore, 2006) has recently been a topic of discussion. This has arisen from psychotherapists whom believe that CBT and it 's effects are unproven whereas psychotherapy has been around for over a century and worked well for this duration of time, and thus must be better, despite the lack of evidence available. To quote Holmes (2002), "Absence of Evidence is not Evidence of absence". This debate is of high political importance as although psychotherapy has been around for longer, this should not be the leading factor in the debate. People 's quality of life is what should be considered and if there is a therapy which will highly improve this then it should seriously be taken into consideration.…
As a result, there are hundreds of suicidal vets who sought medical help but were forgotten or misplaced, and paid the ultimate price for our freedom. The number of Veteran suicides has risen, with almost shocking speed. Also, diagnosis is also a problem. Of the service members that went to a health clinic before committing suicide, 19% were diagnosed with a “catch-all” problem – musculoskeletal back pain. Less than 10% were actually diagnosed with a mental disorder (Schwarts). Also interesting, on the VA’s official list of initiatives, number 5 on the lengthy list is “Improving Veterans ' mental health”, which has obviously not happened, because the suicide rate continues to climb and the number of trained professionals hasn’t risen to meet the need. (VA History)…
Health professionals treating mentally ill patients often attempt to commit patients to psychiatric hospitals. When the patient will not agree, the doctor may consider involuntary commitment. This is generally considered at the insistence of the family. In recent decades, the United States Supreme Court has limited the circumstances where a person can be committed to a mental hospital against their will. Despite these rulings, the civil rights remain under attack. The public bodies often perceive those who suffer from a mental instability as a danger to society and want them separate from the community (Wahl, 1995, p. 1). Throughout this paper, I will detail the current system that governs involuntary commitment. I will also discuss the history and significance of that policy, and the key issues surrounding that policy. I will finally discuss the steps that are required to protect the civil rights of the mentally ill.…
This experience gives me the know how to not allow myself to be taken advantage by a client. This ca at the same time make me vulnerable, the knowledge I will receive through this program will expectantly give me the skills to balance this. Another personal experience that will help beyond my own mental health problems, is my history of domestic violence. This will allow me to understand that there are so many things under the surface you don’t know about a person. In my own life, everyone thought I had the perfect life and marriage.…
In this essay I will discuss and evaluate “The relationship is the theory” Judgements are based on personal knowledge & experience as well as written material composed by others. The basic principle being “the therapy is the relationship”, does this imply engaging a therapist equates to therapy or does it propose more?…
Bowen’s theory not only has been important to the development of the field, but it serves…
The study is similar to A Pilot study, it evaluated the same approach to collect data on people who were leaving the hospital setting. The 1 month period was not long enough to determine whether people with symptoms were controlled or deteriorated. IMR was compared to TAU and the participants showed more results with IMR than TAU (Lin et al., 2013). Additionally, overall, “both groups improved equally on the thought disturbing scale” (Lin et al., 2013). More research is needed for this study to extend it for a long term period greater than 1 month with all its measures. Lin et al., 2013 stated, “This was the first controlled evaluation of this version of IMR program in an East Asian culture and the first to evaluate it in an acute setting” (p.…