to Increase Social and Communication Skills in Children with Autism The use of service dogs for children with ASD is a relatively new field. Dogs have provided animal assisted therapy (AAT) in conjunction with psychotherapy with positive outcomes for many years (Beck & Katcher‚ 2003). Animal therapy dates back to the late 18th century in England where the Society of Friends established York Retreat in the 1790’s as an alternative to the asylums of the day. Animals were used to help
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Occupational therapy is the treatment of physical and psychiatric conditions by encouraging patients to undertake specific selected activities that will help them to reach their maximum level of function and independence in all aspects of daily life. As science and technology change‚ so does our occupational therapy practice methods. Technology influences our current practice and occasionally they create new tools for intervention. These activities are designed to make the best use of the patient’s
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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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effectively with friends and family can have a positive influence on the person a student becomes. Children are more likely to be more comfortable in expressing themselves with some crayons and markers‚ for example‚ than at expressing emotions and feelings through words. A question and answer type of format can be overwhelming and frightening for a child‚ especially when
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Music Therapy as an Alternative Treatment for Depression An estimated 121 million people worldwide are believed to suffer from depression. A disturbance in appetite‚ sleep patterns‚ and overall functioning preoccupies many individuals every single day. This life-altering mood disorder often leads to a low sense of self-esteem and feelings of worthlessness and guilt. Doctors and psychiatrists have been developing a variety of treatments for years. In a world that is so dependent
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Occupational Therapy: What Puts it Above the Rest Occupational Therapy is one among many other therapeutic ways in which to correct a physical or mental problem. This type of therapy could be defined as “a form of therapy for those recuperating from physical or mental illness that encourages rehabilitation through the performance of activities required in daily life.” Through occupational therapy‚ there is hope to regain majority to full use in the area that was damaged. There are many different
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excitement and hard work that comes along with the job. I believe that I can be a pediatric physical therapist because I can work very well with children and I know how to make me people become confident during their rehab sessions/exercises. Physical therapy is something I’ve been interested in for a long time and it’s a very demanding and exciting job that can open doors for your life‚ I want that opportunity to become something greater and more professional. And what’s more professional than a physical
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Narrative therapy was developed by a number of people including Michael White and David Epston. Narrative therapy assumes that everyone has stories about themselves that determine how they view themselves‚ their situation‚ and their world. These stories are instrumental in the approach a person takes to living. The role of the narrative therapist is to hear the stories that people bring in with them‚ to investigate the role of the problem and its effects‚ to be curious about the times a person has
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pastoral care‚ and counseling contexts that include lay counseling. Tan (2007) explains the eight key features of the Biblical and Christian Approach to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Tan (2007) also explains that the Biblical and Christian Approach to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy requires the use of professional integration into the therapy of either Implicit Integration or Explicit Integration. According to Tan‚ (2007)‚ “both implicit and explicit integration are equally important and substantial: intentional
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issues. Gestalt Family Therapy is a structural therapy it draws out the individual’s needs within the family structure system. The individual within the family is conveyed as the interconnectedness with the family unit providing
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