To conduct guidance and counselling programs that could be helpful in aiding teenagers that are victims of bullying. There programs may be focused on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) of Aaron Beck.…
Today’s student population can perhaps be summed up in one word: stimulating. The classroom environment is ever-changing the scope of the paradigm in which academic achievement is considered. The special education (SPED) environment is no exception. In accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA), the assumption that resources adequately meet the changes in SPED programs is perhaps more common than not; however, vague disabilities, such as emotional-behavioral disorders (EBDs), are often under-detected due to the fluency of its symptoms. By not having a clear depiction of a student who’s considered EBD, how does the SPED team sufficiently demonstrate capacity to provide transitional and support services?…
References: Christensen, B., Jaeger, M., Lorenz, R., Morton, S., Neuman, L., Rieke, E., Simpson, B., and…
I plan to get the necessary certification to become a school counselor. In my work professional, I will encounter diverse students and their perspective of how they think and behave in their life. I think cognitive behavior therapy will be a perfect fit for my students therefore it will definitely be my therapeutic approach when counseling them. Understanding my students and the way that they think is going to be the most important part of my job. The good thing about using cognitive behavioral as a therapeutic approach is that it is usually short term. That means (I know it will not apply to all students) the counseling sessions will be short and they will be able to get right back to class, usually they take about four to six months. As an example, a twelve year old boy comes into my office crying because he thinks that he’s going to automatically fail his nine weeks exam because he did not study the previous night. I would simply get him to see that if he’s thinking negatively then negative things might happen but if he reassures himself that although he did not study, he’s been paying attention in class, and that he knows this stuff, then he will probably pass. He has to set goals and go for…
The strategies in this article can be put to immediate use when working with students with disabilities. I have worked with a lot of students with learning disabilities and ADHD on post-secondary options. With…
Cognitive behavioural therapy is a combination of behavioural strategies and cognitive therapy (Zayfert, 2006). Aaron T. Beck was the founder of cognitive behavioural therapy in 1963, initially his work focused on depression. The basic principles of cognitive behavioural therapy are people’s thoughts, emotions and behaviours and all work together in a unified system (Curwen.B, 2000). B. Curwen states:…
The keys to success in working with students with Intellectual Disabilities are the instructional organization and the delivery. Instructing these students cannot be done in an unorganized setting but rather in a detailed oriented manner, with goals in place so that the student gets the maximum out of the class that they should. Taking into account their disability when planning the learning instruction has to be paramount in the instructors mind from start.…
Community Mental Health (CMH) is a behavioral and mental health agency in partnership with consumers and communities focusing on helping individuals experience recovery and participate fully in community life. Take Nancy for example, she could be one of many clients in a CMH worker's caseload. Nancy Little is a 50-year old Caucasian woman. Nancy is divorced and currently lives in her apartment alone. Nancy's mother and daughter are her main support. Nancy demonstrates a willingness to participate in her scheduled appointments with Community Mental Health. Her daughter provides transportation to appointments and monitors Nancy periodically due to her history of prescription drug abuse. Nancy states that she would like to be stable enough to…
It should be noted that there are no widely accepted or published best practice standards of mental health care in juvenile detention settings.…
towards improving the educational outcomes for disabled students, especially those eligible under “Emotional Disturbance” (ED). Statistical analysis of disabled students protected under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), demonstrate that most students at risk for EBD have significant academic deficits from the beginning of their school careers. Between 1961 and 2000, about 91% of studies examining the academic status of students with EBD found significant educational deficits. Those deficits are found on general achievement tests that broadly measure reading, writing, and math competence. Even when students with EBD perform at an academic level similar to that of students with learning disabilities, teachers rate the academic…
Alberta Learning, (2000). Teaching Students with Emotional Disorders and/or Mental Illnesses, Edmonton, AB: Alberta Learning.…
Rape is a traumatic experience that affects every aspect of a man or woman’s life. The psychological impacts of sexual trauma are different to each survivor and victim. There are not standard or a particular of recovery process for the effects of sexual abuse or rape. In short, a one-size-fits-all treatment approach would be the furthest from a successful strategy. The recovery for rape and sexual abuse trauma is a slow process, but has been proven that one can heal from it. In Veronica’s case, the selection of treatment strategies and techniques depend on the primary areas of difficulty; main areas of difficulty consist of Axis 1 disorders: post traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and substance abuse (cannabis). Also, according…
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a type of psychotherapeutic treatment that helps patients understand the thoughts and feelings that influence behaviors. This type of treatment is used to treat a wide range of disorders which include phobias, addiction, depression and anxiety. This type of treatment is generally short-term and focused on helping clients deal with a very specific problem. During the course of treatment, people learn how to identify and change destructive or disturbing thought patterns that have a negative influence on behavior.…
Landrum, Tankersley, and Kauffman (2003) examine the topic of special education interventions for emotional or behavioral disorders (EBD). The authors contend that the main purpose of the article is to examine the extent to which the field of special education has developed effective practices for three contexts –inappropriate behavior, academic learning problems, and ineffectual interpersonal relationships.…
Since its inception, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) has been at the forefront of addressing clinical problems within student populations (Allen, 2011). Created by psychiatrist Aaron Beck, in 1960's, cognitive-behavioral therapy is an empirically researched therapy method that specializes in finding solutions to current problems and teaching clients skills to alter dysfunctional thinking and behavior ("What is Cognitive Behavior Therapy | Beck Institute," n.d.). While CBT was initially developed for adults suffering from specific disorders such as depression, anxiety, and phobias, CBT has found success in addressing cognitive, behavioral, emotional, social, interpersonal development of children and adolescents (Joyce-Beaulieu & Sulkowski,…