Occupational therapy is a health care profession which aims at improving the performance of activities by the patient‚ providing a means for the prevention of functional limitations‚ adaptation to lifestyle changes as well as maintenance or improvement of his/her emotional state and social participation. (Hammond‚ 2004). Occupational therapy includes both therapeutic and educational interventions and aims at improving performance of daily living tasks‚ facilitating successful adjustments in lifestyle
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theory of person centred Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and how each theory interprets the causation of fear and sadness. This essay will then use a short paragraph to discuss the relationships and therapeutic alliance within Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and person centred Therapy. This essay move on to examining the techniques used both in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy and person centred Therapy. This essay will finally look at the essay writer’s preferred Therapy approach. Summary of Person-Centred
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*Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy is a widely practiced integrative therapy‚ with an aim of altering the way in which individuals think (cognitive therapy)‚ as well as altering the way in which individuals behave (behavior therapy) developed by Aaron Beck in 1967 (McLeod‚ Saul. "Saul McLeod." CBT | Simply Psychology. N.p.‚ 01 Jan. 1970. Web. Apr. 2017. . This form of therapy was established based on the cognitive model The intent of cognitive-behavioral therapy is to encourage
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Benefits of Animal Assisted Therapy Throughout human history‚ “animals have occupied a central position in theories concerning the ontology and treatment of sickness and disease” (Serpell 16). Animals have played a major role in the lives of humans in ways that have affected our entire being and survival. Countless amounts of people‚ animals‚ and time have been put into bringing AAT all over the world; as a result‚ five other countries have adopted this form of therapy. The volunteers and workers
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undesirable behavior or emotions‚ and to replace it with productive thoughts that may lead to desirable behaviors. Right now counselors are creating and practicing all sorts of different approaches including Rational Behavior Therapy‚ Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy‚ Cognitive Therapy and Rational Living
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(Megan A. Souter & Michelle D. Miller‚ 2007). Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) is a type of therapy that uses trained animal interaction as a form of treatment to ameliorate an individuals physical‚ emotional‚ and social well-being. Interacting with an animal-whether playing with it‚ caring for it‚ or simply petting it- is believed to have many positive effects on a person.
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Narrative Family Therapy Narrative family therapy is a theoretical model that has grown out of the postmodern movement. Based on the idea that reality not simply concrete and observable‚ but subject to a person’s perception of the experience and the story he tells himself about who he is in the world. Rather than focusing on behaviors‚ narrative therapy focuses on how the clients interpret their experiences‚ then helps them to create a more positive story. This goes beyond reframing‚ a technique
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Art Therapy The American Art Therapy Association defines art therapy as “the therapeutic use of art making‚ within a professional relationship‚ by people who experience illness‚ trauma or challenges in living‚ and by people who seek personal development” (American Art Therapy Association‚ 2011). Art therapy can be used to successfully treat PTSD. Facing and overcoming trauma place a significant amount of tension in the brain. “The traumatized brain is constantly on high alert” (“Calm through creativity”
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“Gestalt Therapy” is a phenomenological-existential therapy founded by Frederick (Fritz) and Laura Perls in the 1940s. It teaches therapists and patients the phenomenological method of awareness‚ in which perceiving‚ feeling‚ and acting are distinguished from interpreting and reshuffling pre-existing attitudes. Explanations and interpretations are considered less reliable than what is directly perceived and felt. Patients and therapists in Gestalt therapy dialogue‚ that is‚ communicate their phenomenological
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Though there are limitations behind this therapy. Because it lacks empirical evidence‚ it is hard for counselors who identify solely with this approach to gain reimbursement through health insurance providers. This is not to say that this theory is not effective. A research study done by Gibbard and Hanley (2008) found that Person-Centered Therapy is most effective for common mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. Though it is not only limited to people with mild to moderate
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