Focus: Ms. Smalls (MHP), Ms. Simmons (MHS) and Amber review the created Individual Plan of Care (IPOC) and discuss Amber behaviors.…
Steve Williams has behavioral difficulties, and poor social interaction skills. Mrs. Andrews states, “Steve works ineffectively in cooperative group learning situations. Steve has difficulty interacting with his peers and has refused to work with his classmates the last few weeks” (Ally Bacon 2007). Steve’s classmates say, “[Steve] “goofs off and doesn’t do any of the work” (Ally Bacon 2007). Another note Mrs. Andrews says is Steve tattles on his peers and he tends to spend his recess time either in the classroom or the nurse’s office.…
For my first organization I chose, the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The American Occupational Therapy Association is an organization for all occupational therapy practitioners in the United States. It was originally called the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy. However, in 1923 it was changed to the American Occupational Therapy Association. The Association's mission is to advance the quality, availability, use and support of occupational therapy. Through standard settings, education, and research on the behalf of their members and the public. There are three types of professional memberships in the American Occupational Therapy Association, occupational therapist (OT), occupational therapy assistant…
Autism Speaks is an organization that is based on autism advocacy. They sponsor autism research, conduct awareness, and outreach activities aimed at families, the government, and the public. Suzanne and Bob Wrights co-founded this organization in 2005 after their grandson was diagnosed with autism. Bernie Marcus donated $25 million to help financially launch the organization. Autism Speaks is the world’s largest autism science and advocacy organization. Autism Speaks launched a national university organization in 2006. This organization is called “Autism SpeaksU”, which is an initiative of Autism Speaks focused on engaging the young philanthropists of the world and connecting college students with the autism community. This organization…
Below you will find some familiar terms that your BCBA may ask you to explain at some point during your training or implementation of programs. Please familiarize yourself with the terms described below so that you will be able to narrate back to the BCBA and parents when you are asked about them.…
Counselor met with Pt. for his mandatory individual session. In this session, Pt. processed his goals for treatment his stage of change. Pt. agreed with this writer that he needs to obtain a sponsor, attend recovery meetings, and maintain meaningful employment and safe housing that is conducive of his recovery. Pt. talked about bonding with his father and rebuild their relationship. He talked about rebuilding his relationship with his parents who continue to support his recovery. Client also reviewed The Ultimate Job Search – Job Seeker’s Workbook issued by writer. Pt. processed interviewing skills and how to develop effective interviewing skills. He verbalized the progression of his addiction and how it impacted his life and his family’s life. Pt. explained how marijuana was used as a gateway drug, but he later developed a higher tolerance for much heavier drugs. Pt. shared about high-risk situations such as hanging out with old friends who are not in recovery. Pt. said if he wants to be successful, he must change people, places, and things that are associated with drugs & alcohol or a lifestyle of crime.…
The Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, known as Public Law 101-496, is an amendment to Public Law 91-517 Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Health Centers Construction Act of 1963. This law has had numerous amendments over the years with the most recent being in 2000 transforming into Public Law 106-402. At any rate, Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act effect on education enables disabled students to be provided services and support in a mainstream education within their communities. Thus, shaping additional protective laws for disabled persons.…
What I found most interesting in the psychoanalytic theory session is Stan effort to exposed himself to the counselor. Secondly, I felt Stan thought of the counselor as a fatherly figure and was afraid about how Corey would view him. Stan often talk about his father and how his father didn’t notice him how Stan wanted to be notice. I was impressed with Corey using censoring with Stan. Corey did a lot of repeating things Stan stated. Corey also talk about why Stan pauses when asked a question. In which I thought was interesting as a result of Stan disclosing so much information I would have thought Stan would reframe from communicating his feeling of his past experiences to a stranger. I also found the transference of Corey being Stan’s father as if Stan want the counselor abdicated so he could feel he better about himself.…
The most appropriate intervention for Ashley is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). CBT will teach the patient coping skills, how to name negative thinking patterns, and how to process her feelings. Ashley is open to individual therapy; even so, a cultural implication for Ashley is that she reports she and her kin are not likely to seek therapy. Constant negative thoughts such as “ I am never going to get better” or “Cancer stops me from doing everything” can influence health care decisions (Jones, 2016). CBT will allow for Ashley to learn relaxation techniques such as progressive muscle relaxation, guided imagery, and rhythmic breathing that can help her to unwind during this difficult time. Ashley’s husband can attend sessions if he wishes…
Although vital in the practice of occupational therapy, theory can be a difficult concept to fully understand. In the simplest terms theory is the foundation for fully understanding certain behavior or health problems through observations and predictions. Through watching the client, the therapist can develop questions or assumptions that lead them to create a best guess as to why the client behaved or acted in a certain way. Afterwards, the therapist will create experiments with their guess to try and find evidence to support their assumptions. If their guess is supported, the therapist can then use their findings to better treat those who suffered…
A step occupational therapy practitioner can take to increase their visibility in the practice of recovery-oriented mental health services is to inform the public. One way to inform the public about the work, occupational therapy is doing is with seminars. Letting the public see what occupational therapy is doing to help people dealing with mental health issues like providing job training programs, educational programs, and provide training in ADLs. Occupational therapist can also work with mental health services to help improve the services that they already provide. Another way is to promote the profession in the community for family and clients dealing with mental health to show that occupational therapy as an option for services and treatment.…
Furthermore, I become trained in training Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA is and has been an excellent resources in my career journey. This training have giving my essential techniques that I have had the opportunity to implement them in the classroom and in results my students have increase their ability to learn and decrease any unwanted behavior. Professionally I didn’t stop there, I attended workshops related to Autism, providing me with information, methods, and knowledge associated with children and Autism. During this training, I learned methods, techniques, devices, and forms on how to teach language to children with Autism and other developmental disability that may be associated with the diagnose. I learned different ways to…
Treating patients with problems related to chemical dependency requires often the development of multimodal therapeutic approaches which can comprise both group and individual therapy. Group and individual therapy are however dissimilar on many levels regardless of their utilization, with varying degrees, for the purpose of providing aid and care to the addict and patient. The understanding of the differences between these two types of therapies is important to select the best treatment options for oneself as the patient. Individual substance abuse therapy has of course the obvious advantages of privacy, which for individuals who feel uncomfortable sharing their emotions with others can make a big difference. Thus in individual treatment, patients work with professionals in a one-to-one relationship. Similarly, "individual" couples or families can work with a professional in a planned course of treatment. Group therapy brings on the other hand people with the same struggle into one place, which can provide support and comfort during the hardest times. These groups often include five to ten patients led by a professional. Group work is also deemed by many to be advantageous due to the sense of accountability as each member tends to keep an eye out for the other (Maisto, Galizio, Connors, 2010, p.382). These are however the general differences between group work and individual substance abuse therapy. A closer analysis reveals similarities and contrasts in methods, vision, and measures of success.…
Depression in late life is something that many people struggle with. It touches nearly 5 to 10% of older adults in the community, and almost 20% of older adults suffer from some type of psychological disorder (Husaini et al, 2004). Typical treatment for older clients may not work as effectively as on younger clients. These treatments may need to be modified when used with an older population. There are many experiences that older clients have that are unique to their population, such as, retirement, grief and loss, chronic pain, loss of a social group, and a decline in memory and other physical ailments. These can make up the reasons for the high rates of depression and suicide found among older adults (Payne & Marcus, 2008).…
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) are situations in which an individual experienced childhood maltreatment. In one of the most important studies ever conducted, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Kaiser Permanente's Health Appraisal Clinic in San Diego surveyed 17,000 Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) workers. In this study, the HMO workers were anonymously polled about their ACE scores.1 ACE lead to bad health outcomes which include but are not limited to shortened life span, increased likelihood to contract illness, and potential death.2 The prevalence of any childhood exposure to abuse and household dysfunction is 52.1%.3 This is a significant problem because ACEs are highly preventable and yet they are extremely prevalent.…