Empowerment and a strengths perspective which support the development of innate abilities and recognize differences in a positive manner are also helping social workers increase the individual client’s capacity to learn to use his or her own systems constructively More than a simple linguistic nuance‚ the notion that social workers do not empower others‚ but instead‚ help people empower themselves is an ontological distinction that frames the reality experienced by both social workers and
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Below is an overview of a strength based approach towards client care and in accordance to domain 2 management of nursing care‚ competency 2.3 of Nursing Council of New Zealand‚ confidentiality and anonymity was maintained at all times. The assessment was commenced upon gaining verbal consent from the client with reference to The Health and Disability Rights Act (Ministry of Justice‚ 2004). Mr Y is an elderly man who is now residing at a rest home was diagnosed with hypertension‚ meningitis‚ epilepsy
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Arts-based group therapy is a form of expressive therapy that can be used with clients‚ so they can take a creative approach when expressing their feelings. The purpose of art-therapy as for anything a part of social work is for healing. However‚ art therapy allows clients to express their physical‚ mental‚ or emotional problems‚ diseases‚ and disorders‚ while still focusing on the creative process and the analysis of expression from patient to therapist interaction. In America‚ there is a significant
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Summary The article‚ Outcome-based evaluation of a social skills program using art therapy and group therapy for children on the autism spectrum (Epp‚ 2008)‚ is narrative of a study that examined the efficacy of a program for adolescents and teens – ages 11 through 18. This program utilized art therapy and cognitive-behavioral techniques in group therapy to expand the social skills of students on the autism spectrum (Epp‚ 2008). Carey and Martin wrote‚ “Outcome research is intended to test whether
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Based on your table‚ and what is known about factors that affect the course of the disorder‚ etc.‚ provide a one to two sentence statement regarding the prognosis for this client. Strengths Challenges Sarah has a brother that cares about her. It appears that she is not sticky to her regular regimen of antipsychotic medication. When she is taking
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these relationships.” [“To interviewer: What additional strengths‚ values‚ commitments‚ skills or assets do you know (from whatever source) that this person has?”] While this is one of the first and laudable attempts at forming a comprehensive tool for strengths in the geriatric population‚ it is a qualitative tool and therefore cannot be used to measure or quantify strengths. Another article published in the year 2001‚ titled ‘Strengths-Based Social Work Assessment: Transforming the Dominant Paradigm’
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ASSIGNMENT: ‘A theory based evaluation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy’ The purpose of this essay is to provide a theory based evaluation of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). The first part of this essay will concentrate on defining CBT including a brief description of its derived history and the therapies that have contributed to its development. I will then move on to review the tools used in the four step process of CBT (assessment‚ formulation‚ intervention and evaluation). I will
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Strengths-based Theory Strengths-based theory utilizes the abilities and assets of the individual in order to help that person overcome their issues and assert their place more fully in society. Strengths-based theory relies on the individual and the social worker to recognize the client’s resilience as “the skills‚ abilities‚ knowledge‚ and insight that
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Gottman Method is a type of couples-based therapy‚ that is based on the studies and clinical practice of psychologist John M. Gottman‚ and his wife psychologist Julie Gottman. John Gottman is a contemporary psychologist best known for his research on marital stability and his ability to predict divorce with over 90% accuracy. In a nutshell‚ this therapy is based on developing understanding skills so that partners can maintain affection and admiration‚ turn toward each other and to get their needs
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Introduction Evidence-based practice is a patient/client-focused approach‚ and it is an essential part of the physical therapy profession. It enables the physical therapist practitioner to use current best evidence in making a decision that will impact patient care. Formulating a clinical question is an important first step in evidence-based research and with the advancement of technology‚ the physical therapist can use multiple electronic medical databases simultaneously to search for
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