Should children with ADHD be medicated? Although many parents‚ doctors‚ and teachers would say yes I believe there are far too many risks for children with ADHD to be medicated. [You left out a comma in the previous sentence.] Diagnosing ADHD is purely a matter of a doctor’s opinion. Parents often use medication as the first option for their children instead of trying alternative methods of medication. Medication needs to be the last option. Children with ADHD are being medicated unnecessarily
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CENTRED THERAPY AND FEMINIST THERAPY In looking at comparing person centred therapy with feminist perspectives I first thought that they were quite similar. However‚ with further research I discovered that in fact they are quite different approaches to therapy. In this essay I will compare and contrast both of these approaches to therapy. I will pay particular attention to key concepts‚ therapeutic goals‚ theory of change‚ the therapeutic relationship and situations where the therapies are appropriate
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ASSIGNMENT 1 BEHAVIOURAL THERAPY. 1/ STATE HOW MANY OF THE PROBLEMS THAT CONFRONT SOCIETY MIGHT BE AVOIDED? (3). 1/ From a practical standpoint‚ Knowing how early experiences mould an individual make us wiser in the way we raise our children‚ many problems that confront society-aggression‚ alienation‚ suicide‚ and mental illness-could perhaps be averted if we better understood how parental behaviour and attitudes affect children‚ how some of these problems originate‚ and how
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criterion for Attention Deficient Disorder (ADHD) is the lack of focus or inattentiveness that produces an inadequacy to complete task or receive information effectively‚ which may include hyperactivity. The hyperactivity may be presented as an inability to be still or have impulsive behaviors (2015). According to the DSM‚ the child should have the presence of the following symptoms before the age of twelve and have six of the symptoms listed below. ADHD predominantly inattentive presentation • Fails
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100 ROUGH DRAFT #2 Charlotte Wright Dance Therapy as a Treatment for Disabilities and Disorders in Young People When Amy arrives to dance class‚ she is always full of energy‚ leaping about and chatting away to each and every one of her class mates. When Amy leaves dance class‚ she is relaxed‚ placid‚ and seemingly peaceful. The next week‚ the same thing happens. While Amy‚ who was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at the age of seven‚ has only been attending my
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Family Therapy Approaches Critique of Family Therapy Approaches William Jones University of Phoenix MFCT 556 Family Systems Theory Professor Desiree DeShay-Weakley‚ MSW LM07MFC07 December 18‚ 2008 This paper will give a brief background of Family Therapy and critique the various family systems approach. In addition‚ the paper will address the approaches that I will apply as a therapist. Family therapy‚ which
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The Concern of ADHD has simmered for many years. The fact now is that 75 percent of American children from the ages 2-5 take drugs to treat their symptoms that are not even fully diagnosed. In many or a majority of cases‚ the cause of this mental illness is not known for all children. Some children have slight symptoms and for others they cannot focus for more than a couple of minutes. Children are being overmedicated with ADHD for minimal symptoms and behavioral problems and ends up causing a chemical
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All my life I’ve been treated differently. I grew up in therapy basically. My sister is Autistic and she was diagnosed at about 6 or 7. I’ve had to attend individual and family therapy since I was 4 or 5. My mother didn’t really tell me my sister was Autistic until I was about 11 or 12. Growing up‚ people always asked me why my sister was so weird. I used to say she was just different. That’s because I didn’t know much about Autism. As I grew up‚ I started to understand my sister more. I realized
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When working with families I have an interest in Narrative therapy‚ but I do not have any experience implementing the techniques of using this therapy. Therefore‚ Bowen family systems appear to be less complicated when applying the techniques used. When using Bowen family systems also called Intergenerational family therapy it looks at the entire family system by using a genogram as a tool in order to identify intergenerational patterns (Gehart & Tuttle‚ 2003). As children we tend to model the
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Play Therapy: A Non-Pharmaceutical Treatment Option for School-Aged Children Diagnosed with ADHD. William Wilson Wilmington University SOC 340-B1D02 August 19‚ 2011 Abstract Two research methods - an experiment and survey - were used to answer the research question asked: “How effective is Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT)? A non-pharmaceutical treatment option for school-aged children diagnosed with ADHD”. This
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