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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Adlerian Play Therapy “Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood‚ for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul” (Friedrich Froebel‚ 2012). Play can be compared to an open door to gaining knowledge on how children view their environment and themselves. Since play is a natural expression for children‚ the utilization of such technique could prove to be useful in counseling children with a varying degree of behavioral‚ emotional‚ or mental issues. Moreover
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Occupational Therapy and its role in Autism Spectrum Disorder Occupational Therapy plays a significant role in helping individuals who have Autism Spectrum Disorder become more self-reliant. Many individuals start receiving Occupational Therapy as children to “enhance motor skill development as well as to address sensory integration issues.” (IAN Research Findings: Occupational Therapy) “Occupational Therapy services are defined according to the person’s needs and desired goals and priorities for
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF ART THERAPY Randy M. Vick This history of art therapy focuses on the precursory and continuing trends that have shaped the theory and practice and the literature that reflects this development. Scholarship‚ like history‚ builds on the foundations laid by others. I am indebted to the authors of four other histories that I found to be particularly useful in the preparation of this chapter. Both Malchiodi (1998) and Rubin (1999) have assembled histories based on contributing trends
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1. Which scenario did you choose? 1. After evaluating the scenarios presented‚ I have decided to select the following: After attending therapy for five sessions‚ one partner tells you (in private) that she/he had an affair. This partner wants to continue to work on the marriage and insists that you not tell the other partner. 2. What might you be feeling? 1. My impression of such scenario is based on the fact that many couples struggling with situations like the one presented. I had the experience
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Emotionally-Focused Therapy Related to Attachment Theory Jordan Gies Metropolitan State University PSY 2150 To love and be loved in return is essential for an individual’s happiness. In accordance with many other aspects of life‚ marital status as been linked to influencing ones life in a positive way; making it happier (Stack‚ Eshleman‚ 527). The problem with this is that not all marriages stay healthy and good. With divorce rates raging from 40%-50% in the United States‚ there ends up being a
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he doesn’t think there are problems; he feels his wife is just overreacting. Which therapeutic model would directly confront Paul’s pathologizing of Beth as problematic? A Milan-Systemic Model B Narrative Model C Feminist model D Structural Model (Family Solutions‚ 2017). The answer that I picked
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Nursing’s New Alternative: Therapeutic Touch {This article was published in the Ohio Council Against Health Fraud Newsletter Vol. 7 (Winter 1996) pp. 2-4. Click on my name above to return to my home page from where you can get to other papers I’ve written‚ my interests‚ or get in contact with me.} Therapeutic Touch (TT) is an alternative healing method growing in popularity among nurses. Over 80 colleges and universities in the United States teach TT‚ primarily in nursing schools. Proponents estimate
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Bias is one of the biggest concerns in psychotherapy of all types. It is impractical to believe that our own life experiences will not effect the way that we counsel our clients and view their behavior. In fact‚ often times the style of therapy we choose to use is derived from an agreement with the different theories of personality formation. For example‚ if we believe that our experience in early childhood speaks volumes about who we are today‚ we may identify with the psychoanalytic theory and
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Comparison of Psychoanalytic Therapy and Adlerian Therapy Comparison of Psychoanalytic Therapy and Adlerian Therapy Psychoanalytic Therapy Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was the founder of the study of psychoanalysis also known as the unconscious mind. Freud devoted most of his life formulating his theory of psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis assumes a hierarchy of levels of consciousness: conscious and unconsciousness. Conscious is the part of the mind that holds what we’re aware of. Unconscious stores
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