In 2006‚ American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)’s children and youth Ad Hoc Committee delineate one of the goals of AOTA’s Centennial Vision for pediatric occupational therapy as‚ “Studies that examine the emotional and social cost of occupational deprivation and occupational injustice for children and youth such as depression‚ alcohol and substance
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Music therapy is both a clinical and evidence based use of music that provides an accomplished‚ individualized‚ and therapeutic approach to the treatment of mental disorders in adults ages eighteen to fifty. The use of music in a therapeutic session helps to address the cognitive‚ communicative‚ social‚ and emotional needs of an individual. Treatment in music therapy is based around the influence that music has on the functional changes in a person’s brain and their behavior. The influence of music
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Occupational therapy is a challenging and captivating job combining creativity and problem solving with the ability to make concrete‚ significant changes in a person’s life. Occupational therapy is a health and rehabilitation profession. Occupational therapists work with people of all ages who need specialized assistance to lead independent‚ productive‚ and satisfying lives due to physical‚ developmental‚ social‚ or emotional problems. Occupational therapists use the "occupations" of self-care‚
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feelings and identify what triggers these thoughts‚ feelings and behaviors. The initial assessment is also important not only to gain information from the client but for the counsellor to develop a professional relationship by being non-judgmental‚ build on trust have an empathetic attitude. When initially assessing a family the therapist should have in mind that the primary goal of family therapy is to produce a visible change in behavior‚ even though family members may not be totally aware that this
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Music Therapy: Is It The Cure To Mental & Physical Problems? Music therapy is defined as the skillful use of music and musical elements by an accredited music therapist to promote‚ maintain‚ and restore mental‚ physical‚ emotional‚ and spiritual health. Music has nonverbal‚ creative‚ structural‚ and emotional qualities. These are used in the therapeutic relationship to facilitate contact‚ interaction‚ self-awareness‚ learning‚ self-expression‚ communication‚ and personal development (Source: Canadian
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Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a fairly old practice‚ but it has just recently drawn a lot of attention and interest. The Delta Society (as cited by Nebbe‚ n.d.) defines animal-assisted therapy as the use of an animal in a goal oriented intervention. AAT is provided and documented by professionals. Furthermore‚ it is designed to promote advancements in social‚ emotional‚ physical‚ and/or cognitive operation (Nebbe‚ n.d.). It is also important to note that animal-assisted therapy should always be
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Animal Assisted Therapy Rachel Ann Rodriguez Candidate Number: 00243-014 May 2012 Word Count: 3636 Abstract Animal Assisted Therapy‚ a type of therapy that involves the use of different animals with specific characteristics‚ can be a natural aid in a patient’s treatment‚ as this approach successfully addresses a variety of physical‚ emotional‚ and psychological illnesses. Drug treatments and other means of healing are effective; however‚ they often have negative effects on the patient’s
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her brother and is the reason she is now in therapy. The intervention intended to help
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regarding his experiences that spurned research to this day into Animal-Assisted Therapy‚ patients have reaped the benefits. These benefits are both physiological as it relates to changes in the persons physical condition and psychosocial refers to changes in a person’s mental or emotional condition. Animals have the ability to continue to play an important part in the medical field. What is Animal Assisted Therapy and Does it Work? While people love their pets this paper considers if animals
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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 medical and surgical
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