Structural Family Therapy Vivian Butler Liberty University Abstract Structural Family Therapy was founded by Minuchin whose desire was to help put structure back into a dysfunctional family. This theory focuses on the whole family as a unit. Minuchin discovered that families are organized into subsystems with boundaries. A dysfunctional family structure will show to be enmeshed‚ disengaged‚ and have confused boundary issues. This theory is designed with goals and techniques that
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Family History Interview The person I choose to interview was my mother Elizabeth . The reason I chose to interview her was that I wanted to gain a closer bond with her. She is the closet relative living from which I could gain the most knowledge. (Q11) She was raised by both of her parents. (Q1) Her father Marlyn ‚ was the Mayor or Morgantown‚ WV‚ as well taught law at WVU. Her Mother was Jerry ‚ a graduate of WVU with a bachelor’s degree in zoology. Jerry was a woman of many talents. She sold
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ability to occupy in daily life activates but with the help from occupational therapy‚ individuals with mental health problems and traumatic brain injuries can develop the skills needed to live life to its fullest. Even though a lot of researches assessed evidence for acute traumatic brain injury
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Introduction The video on solution-focused therapy was highly intriguing. It was apparent that Ms. Insoo Kim Berg was a very skilled professional‚ and she utilized the solution-focused therapy to help empower her clients to build their own solution to their problems. I felt it was amazing that after one session‚ the clients were able to recognize the necessary changes and were willing to work in the direction of positive change. Ms. Insoo Kim Berg conducted the therapy in such a way that the clients were
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Mary comes to therapy with many issues. She is going through a divorce‚ she feels inadequate to enter the workforce‚ and she has entered a depressive state where she does not take care of herself or her children. Now that Mary wants to make a difference in her life she is seeking help to “feel better about herself as a person and to get her life back.” It would be up to a person center oriented therapist to not solve her problems‚ but to insist on her personal growth. Throughout Mary’s adult
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The focus of this article is how music/music therapy can lead to improved brain function in patients who are in a vegetative state or a minimally conscious state. According to the article‚ vegetative state is defined as “a state in which patients exhibit a lack of awareness of external stimuli‚ but with preservation of sleep–wake cycles and vital vegetative functions (such as cardiac action‚ respiration and maintenance of blood pressure) while remaining completely unaware of both self and environment”(Okumura
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The Benefits of Massage Therapy can be applied from infants to the elderly. So‚ what is massage‚ and what are the benefits? Massage is form of manual therapy‚ which manipulates the soft tissues of the body‚ primarily the muscles. It is used to relieve tension and reduce stress‚ while it promotes the relaxation‚ circulation and suppleness of the muscles of the body. It is also used for the treatment and rehabilitation of injured muscles. The origins of massage date back to China around 3000 BC.
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networking of the brain and the patients body functions have a huge role when using music therapy. Each song or sound is able to stimulate certain areas of the brain. Although it wont release a visible chemical in the brain‚ doctors are able to see the networking effects and electro charges given off. For many of reasons music therapy is able to slow heart rates‚ reduce blood pressure along with
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Respiratory Therapy is a health profession that specializes in cardiopulmonary functions and health. Respiratory therapists help with prevention‚ assessing patients‚ treatment‚ diagnostic evaluation‚ education‚ and care. They treat patients from all ages‚ from babies to the elderly. The requirements on how to become a respiratory therapist is taking human anatomy‚ chemistry‚ pharmacology‚ microbiology‚ and mathematics at a high school or college level. To start the respiratory therapy program right
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Occupational Therapy‚ which is a form of therapy that is used for patients to recuperate from a mental or physical illness that rehabilitates them to perform activities needed in day to day life‚ and is the best career to pursue for natural people lovers. It offers several job benefits that your typical full time job does not. Occupational Therapists (OT’s) and Occupational Therapy Assistants (COTA) work with hands on drills that act as rehabilitation to later help patients master the skill of putting
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