down with both parents and modify my informed consent agreement to balance the parents and the child’s interest and participation in the psychotherapy. My assumption leading me to the conclusion that to uphold positive ethical practice‚ my focus for the best possible outcome is that some of the treatment needs to be solely with the minor. As the psychotherapy progresses‚ my involvement of both parents may likely increase based on what is uncovered in therapy. The implications and consequences of
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the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral interventions in reducing anger and aggressive behavior in youth (Cole‚ 2008). In one study conducted with elementary school students‚ school counselors who received training and supervision from clinical psychologists implemented an anger management program. In the control group with limited training and no supervision‚ students exhibited more problem behaviors. With training and supervision there was no increase in problem behaviors and the researchers noted
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juveniles Utilizing Cognitive Behavior Theory Walter H. Scott‚ II PC6000 Counseling Theory Dr. Pamela Wright April 16‚ 2010 Introduction In today’s society‚ there are various ways to treat disorders and adapt to everyday life. Cognitive therapy is clearly defined as process of thinking and being able to apply the knowledge from past or present experiences or courses. Clients struggle to use their prior experiences and knowledge to learn new concepts or skills. The behavior of the client becomes
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Stages of Cognitive Development Infancy (Birth - 2 years old) Infants have the ability to hear things from birth‚ they also can see objects in front of them. When an infant hears a loud noise they get startled and it catches their attention. When you place an object in front of an infant their eyes will follow it from side to side. Infants get entertained with toys that make noise and have movement. Early Childhood (2 - 6 years old) At this stage children begin to learn and understand words
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Introduction This paper examines application of 2 different psychotherapy modalities on trauma. The psychotherapy approaches‚ namely‚ psychodynamic therapy approach and Focusing-oriented psychotherapy‚ will be explored through examination of a case. Different approaches use different interventions‚ which are rooted in perspective theories. Examining how a clinician could work with the case in this paper through the lens of each approach would help us understand the theories’ strengths and challenges
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The cognitive approach has two main strengths. These two strengths are that the cognitive approach is scientific and that it has an application of therapies. The first strength that the cognitive approach has is that it is scientific this is because it is done within the laboratory. This is called lab studies. We can rely on the findings because it is done under a controlled environment. Which makes this a strength. The second strength that the cognitive approach has is the application of these
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Existential and Expressive Arts Therapy Saré Gebhardt GEXTH 5102.01 Karen Estrella November 30‚ 2008 Sometime in the late eighties‚ Shaun McNiff‚ Sr. Kathleen Burke and I sat in a small pub in Cleveland‚ Ohio. It was after midnight when conversation turned to my writing project‚ this book. Sr. Kathleen asked‚ “What’s the title going to be?” “Well‚” I replied‚ “the working title is Existential Art Therapy.” Shaun sighed. “Bruce‚ don’t be redundant. All art is existential.” …I have
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Counsellor accreditation is often important if you are wary about which counsellor to choose: Counselling Approaches Psychological therapies generally fall into three categories. These are behavioural therapies‚ which focus on cognitions and behaviours‚ psychoanalytical and psychodynamic therapies‚ which focus on the unconscious relationship patterns that evolved from childhood‚ and humanistic therapies‚ which focus on looking at the ’here and now’. This is a generalisation though and counselling
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Humanistic Theories of Learning: I. Introduction Humanism‚ a paradigm that emerged in the 1960s‚ focuses on the human freedom‚ dignity‚ and potential. A central assumption of humanism is that people act with intentionality and values. Humanism would concentrate upon the development of the child ’s self-concept. If the child feels good about him or herself then that is a positive start. Feeling good about oneself would involve an understanding of ones ’ strengths and weaknesses‚ and a
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abnormal. A strong influential mechanism has been presented in the form of the biomedical-model‚ which has successfully controlled human suffering. The biomedical model assumes that the causation of deviant behaviour is biologically specific. This perception allows for the probable causes in societies to be concealed‚ shifting responsibility to the individual‚ permitting the control of human suffering. The claim that the biomedical model is an acceptable vehicle for the social control of human suffering
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