Occupational Therapy 1 Occupational Therapy: A Contemporary Career in Psychology Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy: A Contemporary Career in Psychology U.S. News recently reported that occupational therapy is ranked as one of the 50 best careers of 2010 and ranked at 19 out of the top 100 careers expected to be the most secure and best paying in the next decade (U.S. News Staff‚ 2009). The American Occupational Therapy Association defines 2 occupational therapy as a profession
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expression and freedom. Dance and movement therapy has been a form of healing in counseling and therapeutic ways for years‚ but it constantly changing. Dance therapy can benefit one’s life and body in many ways‚ for patients with different backgrounds‚ ages‚ or diagnoses. Dance and movement therapy provides a great outlet for people with physical and mental illnesses and should be able to be available for more people in our country. Dance therapy is a type of therapy that connects the mind and body together
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Animals are such agreeable friends. They ask no questions and they pass no criticism.” So it is no surprise that scholars have long been intrigued by the possibility that animals possess largely untapped therapeutic powers. Most Americans are animal lovers; about 63 percent of U.S. households contain one or more pets‚ according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. Several‚ but not all‚ studies suggest that those of us who own pets tend to be somewhat happier than those of us
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Many patients had proven that the Laugh Therapy really works and that laughter is the best medicine. There’s a mind and body connection that allows the it to work. I have experienced that it is true and people can recover faster when they have a positive attitude. Also‚ people have nothing to lose if they try to have a positive life whenever they’re sick. For these reasons‚ I believe that the laugh therapy can help people to recover from their illness. As a child‚ I got flu and colds every time
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Future of Respiratory Therapy By entering the field of respiratory therapy‚ one is entering a growing field of opportunity. There are continually emergent job opportunities in this field whereas there is also a rise of growth in the technology and developments in the field such as medicines‚ techniques‚ and other aspects. Respiratory therapy refers to both a subject area within clinical medicine and to a distinct health care profession. During the 20th century‚ there were many health care fundamental
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Laughter Therapy “Laughter is the best medicine!” We’ve all heard that before‚ but is it true? Studies show 20-25 minutes of laughter every day is healthy for the body. Laughing also helps with depression‚ cancer patients‚ making our hearts healthy. It also strengthens our immune systems‚ relieves stress‚ helps us look younger and so much more. Laughing Therapy relates to positive thinking. Most diseases are related to stress‚ tension depression. When we have tension‚ we start various
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Gestalt therapy is a therapeutic approach in psychology that helped foster the humanistic theories of the 1950s and 1960s and that was‚ in turn‚ influenced by them. In Gestalt philosophy‚ the patient is seen as having better insight into himself or herself than the therapist does. Thus‚ the therapist guides the person on a self-directed path to awareness and refrains from interpreting the patient’s behaviors. Awareness comprises recognition of one’s responsibility for choices‚ self-knowledge‚ and
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Professor Yankee 11/19/12 Music Therapy Why do people use this type of therapy exactly? Well music has been used as medicine for thousands of years and there’s a growing field of health care known as music therapy‚ which uses music to heal. Those who practice music therapy find benefits in using it to help cancer patients‚ children with ADD‚ and others‚ and even hospitals are beginning to use music therapy to help with pain management‚ to help ward off depression‚ to promote movement‚ to
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Reality Therapy “If you want to change attitudes‚ start with a change in behavior”. William Glasser (b. 1925) William Glasser‚ an american citizen born in Ohio began his psychological career in 1948 with the intension of becoming a psychiatrist‚ but later turned his interests to developing what is best known today as ‘Reality Therapy’ (1962). Glasser leads us to believe that it is best to talk to the sane part of clients‚ not their disturbed side. The here and now. He stressed that clients must
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Reality Therapy Founders of Theory: William Glasser Nature of the Person • Our brain functions as a control system. It continually monitors our feelings to determine how well we are doing in our lifelong effort to satisfy these needs. Whenever we feel bad‚ one or more of these five needs is unsatisfied. • We are not born as blank slates waiting to be externally motivated by forces in the world around us. We are born with five genetically encoded needs: survival‚ love
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