Community service also dramatically impacted my decision of becoming an occupational therapist‚ because I have always held community service as a high priority of mine. With the passion to give back to others and help other fellow individuals out‚ I knew I wanted to one day have a profession that allowed me to give back to my community‚ even if it was in an insignificant way. By becoming an occupational therapist and entering the health field I will be provided with endless opportunities to utilize
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Title of Article: Effects of Occupational Therapy Services on Fine Motor and Functional Performance in Preschool Children Date of Article: July 2000 Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy Volume 54 July/August‚ http://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=1868885&resultClick=3 Author: Jane Case-Smith Introduction: This study is based on a group of Occupational Therapists (OT) providing services to preschool students who have fine motor delays. OT services in preschools where
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marriages‚ and individuals. Family interventions and therapy sessions have been known to help individuals and family members address and resolve certain unhealthy complications. Family therapy consists of a whole family gathering together to focus on an issue that distinctly impacts multiple people and not just one individual. This leads to a solution that has required the whole family to work together and to solve conflicts in the most beneficial way possible. Marriage and family therapy have shown
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about myself‚ the more I think about my problems. The more I think about my problems‚ the more depressed I get.” Explain why your friend’s comment illustrates his need for cognitive therapy. What procedures would a cognitive therapist use to help your friend overcome his negative feelings? Cognitive behavioral therapy is a type of psychotherapeutic treatment that helps patients understand the thoughts and feelings that influence behaviors. This type of treatment is used to treat a wide range of
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Music’s therapeutic effects have been observed since ancient times‚ though; the clinical practice of music therapy became truly widespread during the 1940s‚ when hospitals employed musicians to aid in the treatment of veterans (American Music Therapy Assoc.). Now music therapy has a number of practical applications. For children with autism‚ music therapy allows them to lead a fulfilling life‚ increase communication and social skills‚ reinforce academic skills as well as life skills. ASD is an abbreviation
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fascinating to watch the development of psychological theories over time. Overall‚ the theoretical orientation I found most convincing is cognitive-behavioral therapy‚ although I appreciate the warmth of the therapeutic alliance in nondirective approaches. Having an amateur interest in philosophy‚ I found the similarities between the therapies personalities and theories fascinating. Studying human motivation‚ development‚ and behavior is not a straightforward as medicine or physics; it is more directly
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I’ve always thought of that as something I want to do. The vision statement for the Physical therapy profession is “Transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience.” A physical therapist has to diagnose and treat individuals of all ages that have medical problems that limit their abilities to move and perform functional activities in their lives. They examine each individual and they develop a plan for the patient to promote the ability to move. They also work on helping
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Overview of Structural Family Therapy Overview of Structural Family Therapy Structural family therapy was constructed as a result of the life work of Salvador Minuchin. Within Minuchin’s work‚ he builds his treatment upon the traditional structural family therapy: brief strategic family therapy and ecosystemic structural family therapy. (Becvar‚Becvar pg.125) The therapist begins the session by looking into the family’s structure their boundaries‚ Structural family therapy allows the therapist to
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Family Therapy Research Paper COUN 601 Structural Family Therapy ABSTRACT This work explores the model of family counseling and therapy known as “Structural Family Therapy”. In this study SFT is explored in its original form as well as in a form that is presently being used and has been effectively used specifically in SFT initiatives in families that are working with the issue of acculturation. The studies of Minuchin and
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Therapeutic Alliance in Family Therapy Therapeutic Alliance in Family Therapy Therapeutic alliance is the working relationship between the client and the professional. It focuses on the task‚ goals and bond between the client and professional. The client and professional agree on homework assignments that would lead to success in goals of what the client hopes to achieve in therapy. At this point‚ the client and the professional have begun to build a trusting relationship that would guide the
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