behaviourism and psychoanalysis therapies‚ person-centered therapy has revolutionised the direction of counselling theory and practice. As the name implies‚ person-centered approach views clients as the ultimate agents for self-change. It assumes that humans are essentially positively motivated and can be trusted to make their own decisions to shape‚ direct and take responsibility for the way they live their lives. Since its conceptualization by Carl Rogers‚ person-centered therapy has yield successful treatment
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occupational therapy. A worldly and humanistic approach would shift the emphasis of a patient being apart of a disabled category‚ and more towards a person who has to overcome certain challenges. My goal in attending graduate school at the University of Puget Sound is to prepare for a lifelong career as a therapist who has the analytical thinking frame of mind to go above and beyond what is repetitively
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In this essay I will be evaluating the claim that Person-Centred therapy offers the therapist all that they will need to treat clients. I will examine both sides of the theory‚ to include looking at the weaknesses and criticisms of person-centred therapy by other writers and weigh these up‚ along with the strengths of using person-centre therapy and when it will be most suited to treat certain disorders. I will also look at Carl Rogers in more depth with his views‚ responses and
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Incorporating Animal and Equine-Assisted Therapy as an additional intervention within a client’s treatment plan is a fairly new concept. It wasn’t until the early 1960’s that an American psychologist by the name of Boris Levinson‚ discovered the possibilities of using animals in a therapeutic realm. Animal and Equine-Assisted Therapy can be useful in fostering a feeling of interconnectivity for the participant while acting as a catalyst to encourage their active participation in a treatment plan
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Sherrie Bobst May 25‚ 2009 Question 1. Define a therapeutic milieu and relate it to your observations of group therapy. Therapeutic milieu groups aim to help increase clients self-esteem‚ decrease social isolation‚ encourage appropriate social behaviors‚ and educate clients in basic living skills. In my clinical experience‚ the therapeutic milieu was lead by a social worker. After gathering all the patients that desired participation‚ the social worker gave a topic to the clients that began
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accept that a diagnosis is final. Restoring movement to a patient who has lost it can enable them to more fully enjoy all that life has to offer. The role of physical therapists is integral in assuring patients that there is a reason to hope. The process of rehabilitation is very slow and sometimes painful‚
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Tejal Kolwankar STATEMENT OF PURPOSE “Always be thankful for whatever you have” though I knew it since a teenage; I learnt it through experience during my four and half years of OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY bachelor course. While working in a government hospital of a developing country‚ I got to see many individuals devoid of the liberty to have basic needs satisfied; I am blessed with a socioeconomically well settled family who taught me to live life with high moral and ethical values
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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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Running head: WEB-BASED THERAPY PROS AND CONS Web-based Therapy Pros and Cons December 9‚ 2005 Web-based Therapy Pros and Cons In this age of the Internet‚ it is hardly surprising that thousands of therapists are setting up online services‚ inviting persons with problems to e-mail their questions and concerns. This gives them the opportunity to have more clients‚ which in turn means more money for them. Such services can cost as much as two dollars per minute. They have raised concerns
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opportunity to witness first-hand the positive affect occupational therapists had on people of all ages who have been physically and mentally impaired by a health issue‚ by helping them slowly but efficiently regain control of their life. Occupational therapy incorporates my passion to help others‚ patience‚ and creativity to help them achieve an individual goal they could not achieve previously‚ and create personal and individual relationships with each patient. My biggest inspiration to become
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