Assisted Therapy Article #1: Animal-Assisted Activity among Patients with Cancer: Effects on Mood‚ Fatigue‚ Self-Perceived Health‚ and Sense of Coherence Objectives: This article reviews the extent Animal-Assisted Activity (AAA) using a canine and how AAA affects the mood (including anxiety‚ depression‚ fatigue‚ tension‚ and vigor)‚ self-perceived health‚ and sense of coherence among patients undergoing radiation therapy upon first initial diagnoses of cancer. Animal Assisted Activity has been
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What is mirror box therapy? Mirror therapy is used for individuals who have experienced a stroke‚ phantom limb pain‚ and peripheral nerve injury and coordination disorder. Patients are instructed to place their affected limb inside a “mirror box” that is placed perpendicular to the centre of the body. The patient performs identical‚ exaggerated movements or sensory experiences with both limbs. While attempting to move or feel‚ the patient is encouraged to look at the mirror image of their non-effected
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Therapy Evaluation: Rogers‚ Perls‚ and Ellis Dr. Carl Rogers‚ Client-Centered Therapy Gloria’s Reaction Gloria was very open to Dr. Rogers. Dr. Rogers seemed transparent‚ opened‚ and positive‚ and that seem to ease how nervous Gloria was quickly. Gloria opened up to Dr. Rogers sooner and exposed her concern over her daughter and her sex life‚ without feeling judged. Although the conversation was only a half hour in length‚ Gloria seemed to express her feelings quickly. I also noticed that Dr.Rogers
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for example: canine assisted therapy it fits under the modality and fulfill its purpose because being around dogs and playing with them has shown increase in physical activity‚ relives depression and anxiety‚ decreases stress and much more. The second one would be elephant assisted therapy‚ which fits under the modality and fulfill its purpose because it helps kids overcome disabilities by developing skills and behaviors. The third therapy is horse assisted therapy‚ and it fits under the modality
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Animal-assisted therapy sprouted from the idea and initial belief in the supernatural powers of animals and animal spirits. First appearing in the groupings of early hunter gatherer societies. In modern times Animals are seen as "agents of socialization" and as providers of "social support and relaxation." [5] Though animal assisted therapy is believed to have began in these early human periods it is undocumented and based on speculation. The earliest reported use of AAT for the mentally ill took
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Professionalism in the context of being a student in a doctor of physical therapy program contains promptness‚ time management‚ consistency and a great attitude. There is a famous quote by Alistair Cooke that reads "A professional is someone who can do his best work when he doesn’t feel like it." I agree with that quote because over the span of a 2-3 year doctorate program life will change and difficult circumstances can present themselves to our lives. A true professional can still remain consistent
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say that individual and group therapy have similarities and differences‚ as well as benefits and limitations. Individual therapy can be described as an effective collaborative between the therapist and the client. During this process the therapist assists the client in identifying problems and setting goals‚ as well as exploring feelings and working through all possible challenges that might occur throughout the course of the intervention. On the other hand‚ even though group therapy is also considered
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Career Research Paper The first time I ever thought about the career of Sports Physical Therapy was after I had gotten my first ankle injury playing soccer. I was out for about a month and even though I did not visit a physical therapist‚ I wondered what it would be like to work with athletes who are injured and seeing how the therapist helps the athletes recover. I am now also taking a class at school called Sports Medicine wherein we assess different severities of injuries and figure out what
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Evaluate the claim that Person-centered Therapy offers the therapist all that he/she will need to treat clients. Introduction Person-centered therapy is just one of over more than 300 different types of psychotherapy treatments available to clients‚ illustrated by Holmes and Lindley (1989) as ranging from Active Analytical Psychotherapy to Zaraleya Psychoenergetic Technique. Over the years‚ these varying schools of thought have not always seen eye to eye with emphasis being placed on differences
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claim that Person-Centred Therapy offers the therapist all that he/she will need to treat clients. Introduction In this essay I will look at the claim that Person-Centred Therapy offers the therapist all that he/she will need to treat clients. Firstly‚ I will outline what Person-Centred therapy is and look at what its originator‚ Carl Rogers’‚ theories behind this approach are. I will then discuss some of the criticisms that have been made about Person-Centred Therapy‚ and weigh them up to evaluate
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