The treatment I would recommend Mr. X is cognitive-behavioral therapy. According to Beck most cognitive-behavioral therapy has been of the two best-known psychotherapies for unipolar depression (Beck). Cognitive-behavioral therapy will help Mr. X deal with his current problems. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is a good way to help Mr. X evaluate how accurate his dysfunctional and negative beliefs of himself are. Cognitive-behavioral therapy will also uncover where his pessimistic beliefs are deriving from and how to change those beliefs. In addition, I would also like Mr. X to attend family and marital therapy. It appears that his symptoms had been present for years. This could mean that his family contributed to the offset of his depression.…
One of the most promising and effective treatment of CSA is trauma focused CBT (TF-CBT). The core components of TF-CBT include, social skills building, parent management training, emotional regulation, anger management, relaxation skills development, behavioural skills training, psychoeducation about CSA exposure, procedures for trauma and personal safety skills ( Cohen et al, 2006) (as cited in Misurell & Springer, 2011). This therapy technique provides sexually abused children the coping skills and compensatory strategies to manage /reduce various behavioural and emotional difficulties associated with CSA. It addresses the negative effects of CSA by helping sexually abused children to identify and cope with their emotions, thoughts and behaviours.…
Kimberly has been in practice for nine years. Kimberly’s focus is in the child and adolescent population. Her specialty is sexual abuse, sexual offenders, substance users, depression, and anxiety. Some of the most common disorders in which Kimberly treats are Major Depression, Bipolar, General Anxiety, Cannabis Abuse/Dependence, ADHD, Adjustment Disorder, and PTSD. Certifications can be expensive but Kimberly has had extensive training in additional areas, such as evidenced-based treatments for trauma including TF-CBT and additional coursework in substance abuse treatment. Kimberly approaches treatment by using CBT and behavioral and play techniques. She also mixes other techniques to serve her…
The Phoenix Center provides a low-cost or free therapeutic service to traumatized children, especially those from low-income families. Childhood trauma refers to physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse, physical and emotional neglect, grief and loss, household dysfunction, witness to acts of violence, accidents, and natural disasters. Childhood traumatic stress occurs when children and adolescents are exposed to traumatic events that overwhelm their ability to cope. The goal of the Phoenix Center is to help these children before the effects become long lasting and have an impact on their future. By using multiple forms of therapy, like sand play, equestrian therapy, and yoga to say a few, the staff at the Phoenix Center is able to help the clients with healing from traumatic events.…
The approaches included CBT and supportive counselling techniques such as, education about trauma reactions, as well as problem solving skills. During the counselling sessions, the counselor provided Mr. Gill with education and resources specific to MVC such as, accessing physiotherapy, obtaining a lawyer and income assistance support. Cognitive behavior therapy “aims to isolate dysfunctional thoughts and assumptions about the trauma which serve to perpetuate distress” (Clapp & Beck, 2012, p. 127). This cognitive intervention focuses on challenging the negative automatic thinking, and substituting it with more balanced thoughts (Clapp & Beck, 2012). I believe that CBT has worked effectively to manage Mr. Gill’s thoughts, as he described few instances when he actively applied this technique and found it helpful in maintaining his…
Many children are exposed to traumatic events before they even become adults. All around the world they are exposed to child abuse, rape, natural disasters, terrorism, car accidents, and school violence among many others. Studies have shown that these traumatic events, if left untreated, can result in significant psychological problems, such as post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or other anxiety disorders, depression, or a number of other behavioral difficulties (Cohen, Mannarino, Berliner & Deblinger, 2000). These difficulties can become chronic and produce negative effects which could last into adulthood. It is therefore imperative that effective treatment strategies be found to help symptomatic traumatized children in order to minimize these negative effects.…
Psychological trauma can have an everlasting effect on a person’s life. According to Armsworth and Holaday (1993), Psychological trauma occurs when an individual is exposed to an overwhelming event that renders him or her helpless in the face of intolerable danger, anxiety, and instinctual arousal (p. 49). Anyone no matter what age, can experience a traumatic event. However, children are the ones mostly affected by a traumatic event. Trauma regardless if it is sexual abuse, physical abuse, or psychological abuse, affects a person’s life. The abuse will alter the way a person thinks, feels, and their ability to cope with the abuse. The human body responds to trauma in different ways. The traumatic experience or experiences can…
Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) focuses on various aspects of trauma, including the victim's past trauma. This type of practice has emerged over the years in human service agencies. The article "Bringing Trauma-Informed Practice to Domestic Violence Programs: A Qualitative Analysis of Current Approaches" outlines 6 core principles. The principles are emotional safety, restoring choice and control, facilitating connection, supporting coping, responding to identity and context, and building strengths (Wilson, Fauci, Goodman, 2015). The Van Buren Domestic Violence Coalition (DVC) utilizes similar concepts in their approach to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. This approach leads to an effective response to the effects of trauma.…
I have chosen to pursue the Clinical Mental Health Counseling track because I believe that it will teach me the technical and interpersonal skills to assist individuals who are recovering from complex trauma. Courses such as Counseling Techniques and Diagnosis and Treatment in Counseling will prepare me to understand the symptoms of trauma and related mental illnesses. UNCC’s courses related to topics such as addiction, multicultural counseling, and group therapy will provide a solid foundation, while the extensive practicum and internship requirements of the program will help me learn to put those foundational skills into practice. The research interests of Dr. Valerie Balog, including women and trauma and gender issues, would be especially relevant to my area of interest. I believe that my interests in the interplay of gender and sexual assault could mesh nicely with the interests of Dr. Balog and that I would learn a great deal working with her. Also, working with Dr. Pam S. Lassiter on her research relating to gender, sexual orientation, women’s issues, and multiculturalism would help me build a broader understanding of the complex social issues surrounding trauma and…
My client currently receives cognitive behavioral therapy, however, how we can we assist her to change the way that she thinks, when her each day of her life is filled with a negative encounter? Cognitive behavioral therapy alone is not enough, this client and other clients like her need for trauma sensitive information, and family issues to be addressed. If the family does not know how to express themselves, or have never grieved or coped with recent losses or instances, then TF-CBT would be able to assist with building and utilizing appropriate coping skills, and with learning about how to grieve appropriately. This type of therapy aims to teach the children and families how to deal with their problems appropriately and to get them to accept…
A person can be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) upon the experience of a traumatic event. PTSD also involves the constant reliving of the trauma and have symptoms of irritability, insomnia, or emotional outburst. In recent studies, patients with PTSD were found to be linked with having high levels of lower back or neck pain. This pain is believed to be a psychological outcome of PTSD rather than physical effect of it. Dunn, Passmore, Burke, and Chiconie (2009) were interested in seeing the effect of chiropractic care on the lower back or neck pain in veterans. 354 veterans were the participants for the study, and roughly 56 (16%) of the participants had a diagnosis of PTSD. During 2006 the participants underwent chiropractic…
According Grant (2011) treatment programs are starting to incorporate variety evidence-based modalities in order to trigger the various distresses that clients are coming into treatment with. These modules are trauma-specific approaches which will help therapists and clients get to the core of ongoing pre or post traumatic occurrences in order to generate cognitive and emotional equilibrium in clients’ lives. For example, Addictions and Trauma Recovery, Integrated Model (ATRIUM) aimed is to assist therapists with explaining to clients the important of providing adequate information for bio assessment so that therapists will have a clearer understanding on how to choose the best fit treatment plan for them. Equally, TARGET is a strength-based…
The cognitive model of trauma posits that affected people cannot process or rationalize the trauma that precipitated the disorder. They continue to experience the stress and attempts to avoid experiencing it by avoidant techniques. Consistent with their partial ability to cope cognitively with the event, persons experience alternating periods of acknowledging and blocking the vent. The attempt of the brain to process the massive amount of information provoked by the trauma is thought to be responsible for these alternating periods.…
This will be effectively done by using the evidence base intervention practice to resolve the post-traumatic stress disorder that triggered as a result of traumatic events that traumatized Robert. Example of the evidence base intervention practice, I will use include psychotherapy; also, known as “talk therapy”. Psychotherapy involves; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used by a therapist to restructure the mind of a traumatized person to think positively about the incident; instead of feeling guilty about what is not his fault. It is a coping skill that deals with the immediate trauma. In the case of Robert, cognitive behavioral therapy will help to redirect his thoughts that have made him to have extremely violent dreams that deprived him having an intimacy relationship with his girls’ friend. Cognitive behavioral therapy includes Engagement, Assessment, intervention, evaluation, and termination (follow-up) which is generally termed in social work as a problem-solving model. Problem-solving model offers direction to a social worker on how to focus on providing quality service to enhance client’s well-being. Problem-solving model is a model used to gather all the information needed for a client before implementing an intervention (Turner, 2017, pp. 65-66…
Specialized treatment suggestions for victimized individuals would include Psychological first aid first to reduce or prevent people from developing of post traumatic stress disorder…