Feminist‚ Solution-Focused Theories‚ and Narrative overview Guy M. Murrell Grand Canyon University: UNV 502 April 17‚ 2013 Feminist‚ Solution-Focused Theories‚ and Narrative overview Theory: Feminist Key Concepts: Girl power‚ Women’s right‚ War on women‚ Effects on Society‚ Feminism in culture‚ Political lesbianism‚ Pro-feminism‚ Anti-feminism Women’s Health‚ Gender equality Key theorist: (Bartowski and Kolmar 2005‚ 45) Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820) Elizabeth
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Occupational Therapy & People with Intellectual Disability from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds Individual values are important in healthcare and it is important for providers to understand the concept of cultural competence to provide cross-cultural therapy for all clients. Francisco and Carlson (2002) pioneered a qualitative research study to determine how cultural differences and language barriers affect the quality of care within the realm of occupational therapy (OT). This study used the findings
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For its time‚ narrative therapy was considered radical and unlike past therapies used. The major contributors‚ Michael White and David Epston‚ put aside the main idea and view of the preceding and dominate psychological theories and focused on the person’s story. Both White and Epston were influenced by French post-structural philosopher Michel Foucault. His ideas were largely based on existentialism‚ which gave worth to a person’s own experience. Narrative therapy became a tool to help people
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The Multicultural Effectiveness of Narrative Therapy Liberty University HSER 509 Dr. M. E. Cooper July 05‚ 2013 Abstract One of the most difficult situations that face counselors and their clients is the daunting task of listening with understanding while removing bias from the counselors thought process. The wall of bias and not understanding creates fear for those seeking help from the counseling institution. While there are many different counseling techniques available to the counselor
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weaknesses of narrative therapy is that the focus on externalizing problems allows avoidance of deeper issues (Rasheed‚ Rasheed‚ & Marley‚ 2011‚ p. 322). In the case of the Michael’s family‚ this should not be as much of a problem. Due to the fact that the Michael’s were referred for grief counseling and the children are showing signs of grief and trauma‚ the concerns of not addressing deeper issues does not apply to the aspects of grief therapy. It may still apply to some of the aspects of therapy relating
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in between. Having been diagnosed with scoliosis and degenerative disk disease since 2006‚ I have personal experience with most all of these treatments. Anyone suffering from grave pain of the spine needs to understand the difference between physical and chiropractic therapy before deciding which one to select as the correct therapy to relieve his or her pain. Although chiropractic work therapy and physical therapy both seem to be effective in treating diseases of the back‚ physical therapy seems
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Narrative Therapy Caroline Dobay August 9‚ 2012 COUN601 Steve Figley PhD Movement of Influence Narrative Therapy came from the Poststructural and Deconstruction movement (Hoffman‚ 2002) and asserts that people need other stories to be able to view their lives and to recognize the negativity in their stories is dominating and defining their lives and who they are. This defines a self-defeating‚ negative and dead-ended story of their lives. This is through the knowledge of the reality told
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Narrative Therapy Michael White and David Epston are the originators of what has come to be known as narrative therapy. Narrative therapy is a simple way‚ accentuating the main ideas A respectful‚ non-pathologizing and non-blaming approach in working with people‚ separating people from the problem. ’The person is never the problem; the problem is the problem’ and enables them to recognize their skills‚ resources‚ and Values that move it in life‚ to broaden and enrich the look on his / her history
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While traditional therapeutic approaches can and are helpful‚ feminist therapy is distinct in its addressing the role of gender in psychological distress. Gender is a reality that shapes our behavior. Our world is organized through its influence. Feminist therapy recognizes that environmental pressures affect a woman’s identity. Women live in a world dominated by males and masculine patterns of thought and behavior‚ or the patriarchy. Until recently‚ studies of human behavior were almost always
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What are the benefits and risks of alternative therapies alternative therapies? The human life expectancy is longer in twenty-first century‚ but individuals suffer from greats of stress‚ which results in physical illness‚ such as cancer‚ immune deficiency and a heart disease. During the treatment process‚ people seek peace and holistic methods (Fontaine‚ 2005‚ p9). That is a reason that the alternative therapies have quite grown recently. The W.H.O (World Health Organization) report‚ over
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