One theory that I continue to apply at EAO is the use of person-centred approach as you need to let the older adult who is being abused or suspects abuse of a friend decide what they would like to do. The person is the expert of there own life‚ not you as the SSW‚ you are there for support. Ways I have applied this is during calls to the head office from older adults‚ and during training session and fairs when older adults or care takers are discussing issues of elder abuse. Another theory that I
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Comparison of Reality Therapy and Existential Theory in Addiction Counseling: The Case of Jack Walden University The case of Jack illustrates a number of dilemmas faced by addiction counselors; namely‚ his resistance to treatment and external locus of control. Jack not only denies his need for counseling‚ but also denies that his alcohol use is any fault of his own. Thus‚ this paper will serve to analyze and evaluate two therapeutic approaches that emphasize personal
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Group Dynamics – RESISTANCE Group therapy is a recognised means of helping people to develop self-awareness and overcome their problems. Unfortunately‚ there are a number of factors that can hamper the individual and the group process. Resistance is a major issue that often emerges in group therapy. In this essay the nature of resistance and the reasons for its prevalence will be explored‚ together with strategies the facilitator can implement to manage this issue within the group process and
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Group therapy has been an effective tool‚ utilized in the fields of medicine for over a hundred years with many favorable results. These groups in the beginning were undefined by therapeutic definition‚ yet primarily comprised of members with similar inflictions. Grouping in society is considered natural‚ but this process was considered unnatural in the ideology of a therapeutic value at the time. Cormack (2015) states that groups setting will produce conditions similar to those a client will face
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Promote person centred approaches in health and social care Person centred values must influence all aspects of health and social care. The individual is at the centre of the care and are involved in every aspect of it. This ensures that their support‚ activities‚ care plans and support plans are tailored to the individual and meet their needs in a way that is appropriate to them. There are person-centred values which must be used to underpin the above. These are respect‚ partnership‚ individuality
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Group therapy along with one to one therapy has been around for many decades. A great deal of focus from the clinical community has resulted in a wealth of studies‚ demonstrating consistent empirical support for this model of psychotherapy as an efficacious therapeutic method. Furthermore‚ in these austere times group therapy is seen as a cost effective method of delivering psychotherapeutic interventions (Greenberger‚ Padesky 1995‚ Yalom‚ Leszcz 2005) (McRoberts‚ Burlingame & Hoag 1998). The group
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Humanistic-existential is an approach that focuses on the clients’ self-awareness while building the persons’ personal growth. In this approach to counseling the counselor is focusing on what the client believes who they are and who they want to be. Building a person perceptive of themselves have led to the decrease of anxiety‚ depression and has raised the clients’ self-esteem in some instances (Parrish‚ 2008). As of humanistic-existential approach is still controversial‚ studies have been shown
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Evaluate the claim that Person-Centred Therapy offers the therapist all that he/she will need to treat clients. Introduction In this essay I will look at the claim that Person-Centred Therapy offers the therapist all that he/she will need to treat clients. Firstly‚ I will outline what Person-Centred therapy is and look at what its originator‚ Carl Rogers’‚ theories behind this approach are. I will then discuss some of the criticisms that have been made about Person-Centred Therapy‚ and weigh them up
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threatened to tell his wife-to-be. Police thought I shot him because I as angry at him. When actually it was his brother in revenge for murdering his wife." "Oh" was all Mick could say. Then it was time for group therapy. Aaron hadn’t had it yet but he knew it was going to be awful. He hated therapy when it was 1-1 and now there are plenty of criminals listening to his problems. No thank you. He got into the room to see the therapist in one chair‚ and a circle of chairs around her. How cliché he though
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attach to what we experience UNITY AND PATTERNS OF HUMAN PERSONALITY Individual Psychology: Understanding of the whole-individual How all the dimensions of a person are interconnected components How all of these components are unified by the individuals movement toward a life goal Emphasized unity of the person and understanding the whole person in the context of his/her life Family‚ culture‚ school and work Holistic Concept: we cannot be understood in parts‚ but all aspects of ourselves must be understood
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