Occupational Therapy: The Means to Stroke Recovery Prepared for: Occupational Therapy Students Prepared by: David Bush 12/09/12 Abstract: Early assessment by an occupational therapist ensures that goals are initiated during the acute stroke phase to prevent the development of secondary impairment. Early assessment also maximises the stroke victims recovery. Late occupational therapy intervention jeopardises a stroke victims potential
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Technology REVIEW ARTICLE Maggot Therapy Takes Us Back to the Future of Wound Care: New and Improved Maggot Therapy for the 21st Century Ronald A. Sherman‚ M.D.‚ M.Sc.‚ D.T.M.H. Abstract In the 21st century‚ eighty years after William Baer presented his groundbreaking work treating bone and soft tissue infections with live maggots‚ thousands of therapists around the globe have rediscovered the benefits of maggot therapy. The renaissance in maggot therapy is due in large part to recent technological
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Critically Evaluating Adlerian therapy Student No. 12019445 Module: Play therapy skills Word Count: 1648 Introduction “ Birds fly‚ fish swim‚ and children play” Garry Landreth Play has an important role in children’s lives they develop emotionally‚ cognitively‚ physically through play. Play therapy is an intervention for children with behavioral and emotional problems. It is not a cure for children but it is an emotional and behavioral development in which
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Solution-Focused Therapy Solution–focused therapy (SFT)‚ unlike other forms of therapy argues that a person doesn’t have to understand any problem in order to resolve the problem and that the solution isn’t necessarily related to the problem. The purpose of this paper is to give a brief overview‚ description and rationale of Solution-focused therapy as well as an explanation of the therapeutic processes involved in SFT. This paper will also demonstrate through case example; systemic case conceptualization/hypotheses
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individual and group therapy have similarities and differences‚ as well as benefits and limitations. Individual therapy can be described as an effective collaborative between the therapist and the client. During this process the therapist assists the client in identifying problems and setting goals‚ as well as exploring feelings and working through all possible challenges that might occur throughout the course of the intervention. On the other hand‚ even though group therapy is also considered
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This is a chapter excerpt from Guilford Publications. Expressive Therapies‚ edited by Cathy A. Malchiodi Copyright © 2005 EXPRESSIVE History‚ Theory‚ THERAPIES and Practice ࣍1 Expressive Therapies History‚ Theory‚ and Practice CATHY A. MALCHIODI In his seminal work The Arts and Psychotherapy‚ McNiff (1981) observes that expressive therapies are those that introduce action to psychotherapy and that “action within therapy and life is rarely limited to a specific mode of expression” (p. viii). While
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COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY Cognitive behavioral therapy (or cognitive behavioral therapies or CBT) is a psychotherapeutic approach that aims to solve problems concerning dysfunctional emotions‚ behaviors and cognitions through a goal-oriented‚ systematic procedure.[i] The title is used in diverse ways to designate behavior therapy‚ cognitive therapy‚ and to refer to therapy based upon a combination of basic behavioral and cognitive research. There is empirical evidence that CBT is effective
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How is Music Therapy used with elderly people with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of Dementia? Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia in the United Kingdom‚ affecting approximately 417‚000 people. First described by German neurologist Alois Alzheimer‚ Alzheimer’s ‘can be considered as being the most important of the degenerative diseases because of its frequent occurrence and devastating consequences.’ The disease is a progressive one which means that once patients have the
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Pet Therapy 1 Does Pet Therapy Improve the Health of Those Who Use it? English Composition Pet Therapy 2 This paper reviews the possible beneficial effects pet therapy can have on individuals in both a hospital setting‚ as well as the every growing technique of home health care. Pet Therapy is a fairly new and changing technique in the health care field. The hope of pet therapy is that during visits to the hospital it will help divert parent and children’s attention during
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FAMILY HEALTH CARE The family is the basic unit of care in community health nursing. It is an important social structure needed for reproduction and socialization. A family refers to a number of persons joined together by bonds of marriage‚ blood or adoption (Burgess‚ 1963). Freeman (1992) defined family as two or more persons who are joined together by bonds sharing emotional closeness and who identify themselves as being part of the family. REASONS FOR HAVING THE FAMILY AS THE UNIT
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