In 2006‚ American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)’s children and youth Ad Hoc Committee delineate one of the goals of AOTA’s Centennial Vision for pediatric occupational therapy as‚ “Studies that examine the emotional and social cost of occupational deprivation and occupational injustice for children and youth such as depression‚ alcohol and substance
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Eng 104 Yuanyuan Liao Zachary Wade Research proposal Research proposal: Music Therapy and Why Does it Matter? INTRODUCTION: Music is used to enhance well-being‚ reduce stress‚ and distract patients from unpleasant symptoms. Although there are wide variations in individual preferences‚ music appears to exert direct physiologic effects through the autonomic nervous system. It also has indirect effects by modifying caregiver behavior. Music effectively reduces anxiety and improves mood for
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Running head: Coping with Stress Coping with Stress: The Factors Involved When Families are Overcoming Stress Induced by War Casualties University of Rochester ED 406 Vanessa Crans & Lana Ritterman-McAndrew This project will take an issue that is very prominent in today ’s society and attempt to look‚ in detail‚ how families of military war casualties are coping with the death of their loved ones and which coping strategies seem to be most influential in helping them get
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Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a fairly old practice‚ but it has just recently drawn a lot of attention and interest. The Delta Society (as cited by Nebbe‚ n.d.) defines animal-assisted therapy as the use of an animal in a goal oriented intervention. AAT is provided and documented by professionals. Furthermore‚ it is designed to promote advancements in social‚ emotional‚ physical‚ and/or cognitive operation (Nebbe‚ n.d.). It is also important to note that animal-assisted therapy should always be
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influences donating to the degeneration of African American marriages‚ increase of African American divorces‚ and how structural family therapy can impact it. Structural Family Therapy was developed by Salvador Minuchin and his associates in the 1960s due to the growing curiosity in alternative ways of hypothesizing suffering and familial dilemmas. Structural family therapy is reinforced by an undoubtedly expressed model of family functioning‚ and has been developed and used reliably in counseling sessions
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them with a variety of needs‚ such as‚ educational‚ physical or mental. This was my highest attribute‚ and I can see why because I very much enjoy helping individuals with any situation that arises. This trait will be very beneficial in occupational therapy because I will have to be able to interact on a daily basis caring for people’s needs. I will use this characteristic to connect to an individual on different levels and will allow me and my patient to have meaningful connections with each other.
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Family Therapy Research Paper COUN 601 Structural Family Therapy ABSTRACT This work explores the model of family counseling and therapy known as “Structural Family Therapy”. In this study SFT is explored in its original form as well as in a form that is presently being used and has been effectively used specifically in SFT initiatives in families that are working with the issue of acculturation. The studies of Minuchin and
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Cognitive Behavior Therapy It is not uncommon for adolescents to experiment with a variety of substances. However‚ studies have shown that children who experiment with substances at a young age are more likely to use other drugs later in life (Focus Adolescent Services‚ 2000). For example‚ an estimated 40% of youth who begin drinking at or before the age of 14 years will become dependent on alcohol (Schneider Institute for Health Policy‚ 2001). Some adolescents’ exposure may be limited to
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Existential Therapy and Its Potential Applications Lorraine G. Daddario La Salle University Author Note [Include any grant/funding information and a complete correspondence address.] Abstract As a philosophically based model‚ existential therapy offers a fresh humanistic approach to psychotherapy‚ focusing on the overarching themes of human existence: inevitable death‚ freedom and its corresponding responsibility‚ existential isolation‚ and finding meaning in life. Through a genuine and authentic
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Theory of Gestalt Therapy “What is Gestalt Therapy?” This is a question that has divided therapists for decades. Although Gestalt Therapy is based on a set of techniques‚ it is ultimately the therapist own defined style that makes it unique – from the theatrical techniques of Fritz Perls to the one-on-one approach of Jim Simken. According to G.M. Yontef (Awareness‚ Dialogue and Process Pg 203)‚ Gestalt Therapy is: 1. a bringing about of awareness 2. it is based on the I and Thou contact
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