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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Psychodynamic Therapy involves an exploration of a client’s past‚ particularly their childhood experiences. What is the value of exploring a client’s past in this approach? Thanks! Learning about the origins of where this theory came from was very interesting for me‚ as it was by accident when I first started to realise how much our earliest childhood experiences could damage and affect people. I actually thought prior to that realisation that I had an okay childhood‚ but the more I thought about
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Existential Therapy and Person-Centered Therapy. I found that these styles of therapy were similar in a lot of ways but they are also individual in ways. Existential Therapy unlike some therapies was not established by one individual. This therapy was born of many schools of thought and philosophies (Corey‚ 2009). At a time when psychologists and psychiatrists were pondering how to help others overcome their obstacles‚ existential thought began to form. One of the aims of existential therapy is to
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Behavior Therapy Behavior therapy is a short-term approach that has wide applicability. It emphasizes research into and assessment of the techniques used‚ thus providing accountability. Specific problems are identified and attacked‚ and clients are kept informed about the therapeutic process and about what gains are being made. The approach has demonstrated effectiveness in many areas of human functioning. The concepts and procedures are easily grasped. The therapist is an explicit reinforcer
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Implement person centred approaches in a health social care setting. Written by Dave Andrews. 1.1 define person centred values. Person centred values are there to ensure that the person using the service has all decisions about care ect. Made around them and their needs. 1.2 explain why it is important to work in a way that embeds person centred approaches to establish the needs and wishes of the individual and make sure these are met. This also means that the individual will feel empowered
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Gene therapy has a long rugged road ahead before it can be widely accepted in society. Gene therapy is an experimental technique in which genes are manipulated to prevent disease. Doctors hope to use this technique in the future to prevent future genetic disorders by injecting a gene in the patient’s cells instead of having to turn to surgery or drugs. Currently this process is only used if all other therapies are rendered ineffective. The two most frequently used methods are somatic therapy and germline
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essay I will answer the following question‚ what is the positive impact that person-centred care can have on staff and residents in long-term care setting? I will start by defining person-centred care. Tom Kitwood (1997) The Open University (P90) explains that this is an approach that includes the person as a whole as much as possible‚ in having views and opinions regarding their own care. This approach sees the person as an individual and it incorporates their physical‚ social and psychological
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Theory Outline Project Assignment Raymond McCall March 28‚ 2013 Grand Canyon University PCN-500 Instructor: Gigi Sofia Theory Outline I. Theory: Person Centered Therapy a. Key Concepts i. A client can find away to resolve their issues when they make themselves aware. Some client result to faith to gain a sense of self direction. The client must figure out what he or she want to be verses what he or she is. During that time the client focus is on the present
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THE ROLE OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THERAPIST AND CLIENT IN COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY IN THE CONTEXT OF THERAPEUTIC TASKS CANDIDATE NUMBER: 12823707 22-11-2011 Essay submitted for the award of Foundation Degree in Psychodynamic Counselling and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy‚ Birkbeck College‚ University of London CONTENT PAGE Introduction Page 3 Appendix 1 Page 13 Appendix 2 Page 15 Appendix 3 Page 16 Appendix 4 Page 17 Appendix 5 Page 18 Introduction Within this case review I will
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retrieved from an article called “Play Therapy Experiences with the Culturally Diverse.” The purpose of the study was to determine which form of therapy rendered a more positive result among children cross-culture. The participants of the research included 86 school counselors from Texas. The two variables applied in the research are play therapy versus talk therapy. The Pearson correlation coefficient was employed to compare the responses to play therapy and talk therapy‚ and the reaction of the participants
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