The second therapy approach that could be used for the workplace issue mentioned earlier is Cognitive Therapy (CT). Cognitive Therapy is based on the fact that thoughts and perceptions impact a person’s feelings and behaviour. It looks at ways to reassess negative thoughts‚ allowing individuals to learn more flexible and positive ways of thinking. It aims to change the way a person thinks about stressful situations and their ability to cope with stress‚ thus influencing the client’s behaviour. Cognitive
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Group therapy | | ------------------------------------------------- Over the past several decades the advancement of group modalities in the mental health profession‚ has brought about several potentially challenging ethical and legal scenarios that pertain specifically to confidentiality‚ privileged communication and privacy in group work. The inherent power of therapeutic groups to bring about personal change for members has seen increasing recognition in recent years in the mental health
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fields are bilaterally symmetrical‚ we are healthy‚ but when they are imbalanced‚ we become ill. TT allows a healer to detect and correct imbalances. To do this‚ the healer must be "centered" (a form of meditation)‚ and must have strong intentions to help and heal the patient. Patients sit or lie comfortably. When properly centered‚ the healer passes his
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Adlerian Play Therapy “Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood‚ for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul” (Friedrich Froebel‚ 2012). Play can be compared to an open door to gaining knowledge on how children view their environment and themselves. Since play is a natural expression for children‚ the utilization of such technique could prove to be useful in counseling children with a varying degree of behavioral‚ emotional‚ or mental issues. Moreover
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The Jungian approach of exploring the psyche through Sandplay therapy can be beneficial for children‚ trauma survivors and individuals who have difficulty expressing themselves in talk therapy. Swiss psychiatrist Carl G. Jung emphasized the importance of the psyche and the quest for wholeness. He believed in the attainment of self through individuation‚ involving the growth of a whole and unique human being‚ a deepening awareness‚ and the discovery who we truly are. Jung recognized the importance
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provide an overview of what mental illness might be and mean to the sufferer. In an effort to further understand why mental illness might be considered a social problem‚ the use of language’ will be discussed in the context of how in the past and the present it is used to depict and describe mental illness and its sufferers. These ideas will be further considered when we discuss the role of the media in relation to the public’s perception and attitude towards the mental illness and the sufferer.
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Since my undergraduate days‚ over thirty years ago‚ I have assisted thousands of individuals suffering with lung illness ranging from mild to exceedingly debilitating disease. Over these years‚ clinical practices have significantly improved. I find myself increasingly more interested in knowing how and why these clinical advances become the best practice in rehabilitating individuals. As a Respiratory Therapist‚ my rehabilitation practice is not as traditional as other Allied Health rehabilitation
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Music‚ it’s all around us be it in the car on your way to work‚ on the elevator‚ as a ringtone on your cellphone it’s everywhere. Mothers are often encouraged to play classical music for their infants to enhance cognitive function. Many of us are using music therapy‚ whether we are aware of it or not. Music has long been proven to help reduce stress‚ elevate mood and even enhance learning! Music therapy is the use of music as an interventional and expressive therapy. The term refers to both an allied
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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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Dialectical Behavior Therapy There are a few forms of treatment for borderline personality disorder‚ one of which is dialectical behavior therapy. DBT is a comprehensive cognitive-behavioral treatment for mental disorders that are typically difficult to treat. It was originally developed to help chronically suicidal individuals‚ but it evolved into a treatment for multi-disordered individuals with BPD or other behavioral disorders (Dimeff & Linehan‚ 2001). DBT is designed to treat all levels of severity
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