pleasurable activities‚ and withdrawal from friends and family (Public Health Agency of Canada‚ 2013). Traditionally‚ people with depression are treated with talk-based therapy and/or medication. In the past decade‚ another form of therapy has gained recognition and acceptance throughout the medical community: Dance and Movement Therapy (DMT). This paper will explore the effectiveness of DMT‚ and how it can be a viable therapeutic option for adolescents and seniors alike. DMT is effective in decreasing
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Health promotion is an important part of the five practice areas (Baum‚ 2006). Health and wellness have been identified as one of the outcomes of occupational therapy intervention in the AOTA (2008b) “Occupational Therapy Practice Framework”. Cognitive functioning‚ psychological health‚ and positive social networks are maintained by participating in occupations (Hocking‚2013). Engaging in meaningful occupations promote the health and well-being of individuals. Simple assumptions regarding occupation
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In nursing homes‚ most of the elderly patients are far away from home; some may rarely or even not at all receive visitors. However‚ a simple solution would make their stay more fulfilling‚ joyous and beneficial. Introducing an animal therapy program would give the elderly a chance to both receive and give affection freely. The opportunity to participate in this program would instill patients a sense of purpose as caring for animals can mimic the feelings that parents have when caring for their children
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Name: Payvand Date: 10/28/2013 Name of theory: Behavior Therapy Theoretical Paradigm: Cognitive-Behavioral Prominent Theorist (s) B.F. Skinner‚ Joseph Wolpe‚ Arnold Lazarus‚ and Albert Bandura Basic Assumptions of Human Nature: Basic assumption is that behavior is a product of learning. That as individuals we are both the product and the producer of our environment. There are no set of unifying assumptions about behavior that can incorporate all the existing procedures in the behavioral
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an important element of treatment. In addition to tacking symptoms‚ relationships must be analyzed‚ biological factors considered‚ actives the person engages in looked at‚ and economic influences (Kashdan‚ McKnight‚ 2009). Different types of talk therapy can be valuable when treating depression. It is vital for at least one medical profession to be involved in the treatment of major depression. Life style modifications are of equal importance. This can include proper nutrition‚ adequate exercise
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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; The Treatment Of Richard Faulty or maladaptive cognitions are negative thoughts and beliefs about ourselves‚ others or situations that can reinvent themselves as a number of ways including depression‚ anxiety‚ self pity and manifest outwardly as negative or faulty behavior such as violence‚ extreme mood swings‚ eating disorders or substance misuse. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is an action therapy that focuses on current behavior‚ Corey (2001). CBT recognizes the
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Hippotherapy Yo: Hippotherapy is a form of physical‚ occupational and speech therapy in which a therapist uses the characteristic movements of a horse to provide carefully graded motor and sensory input. Opi: Derived from the Greek hippos (horse)‚ "hippotherapy" literally refers to treatment or therapy aided by a horse. The concept of hippotherapy finds its earliest recorded mention in the ancient Greek writings of Hippocrates. However‚ hippotherapy as a formalized discipline was not
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As I deeply contemplated what I would like about Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)‚ the concept of corrective emotional experience came to my mind. In the process of EFT treatment‚ therapist helps the couple to get in touch with their emotions‚ understand what it is that they need from their partners‚ and regulate their emotions to send clear and coherent emotional signals to their partner. Specifically‚ the couple learns not only to understand their own superficial and deep-seated emotions‚ needs
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fourteen I was diagnosed with a type of cancer called Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and after six months of treatment I decided I wanted to help others like the many clinicians that helped me. After I graduated high school I got a job at an outpatient physical therapy clinic and there my true passion began. This inspired me to apply and eventually get accepted into the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Gateway Community College. The Physical Therapist Assistant program at Gateway will help me reach my goal
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Adlerian Therapy provides a psychoeducational approach to therapy that includes therapeutic techniques into practice. The Future Autobiography is a technique that allows clients to shape their own future. this is great for clients of ethnocultural diversity. Although this technique is more useful for clients who enjoy writing‚ clients may also draw their desires for their future. Clients tell their life story through drawings or writing. Future autobiography helps clinicians learn about the clients
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