As my partner and I maneuvered around campus‚ we came across various barriers which would hinder the best performance of an individual in a wheelchair. For example‚ in Birch Hall we attempted to access the available study rooms‚ but the doors to the study rooms are made of thick glass‚ making the process of opening the door extremely difficult. Moreover‚ we traveled from the Birch building to the Hickory building‚ entering a steep path. We identified that a person in a wheelchair could potentially
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health population shaped and reinforced my theoretical orientation. Through completing staffings‚ intake assessments‚ group and individual therapy‚ I observed one primary theme that resonated with Person-Centered Therapy (PCT). Specifically‚ many of these individuals lacked support‚ as they were often homeless‚ their family’s were difficult to contact‚ their case managers were often unavailable‚ and obtaining and transportation to get to their clinics was challenging. Moreover‚ individuals often reported
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in the counseling field by working in various departments in Student Services. She worked in the Financial Aid Office‚ Matriculation‚ and EOP& S. Next‚ she was accepted in CSUN’s Counseling Program and after 3 years she graduated from the program. She worked for eight years as an adjunct counselor‚ but was later laid off from the budget cuts in 2010. This was a challenging time for her since she had just married her husband who is a Marine. Regardless‚ she continued to apply for counseling positions
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Relapse Prevention Therapy (RPT) was chiefly projected as a maintenance design for use pursuing the treatment of addictive behaviors even nevertheless it is additionally utilized as a stand-alone treatment design (Marlatt & Gordon‚ 1985; Parks & Marlatt‚ 1999). In the most finished sense‚ RPT is a behavioral self-control design projected to teach people who are trying to prop adjustments in their deeds how to anticipate and cope alongside the setback of relapse. Relapse mentions to a breakdown
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co-residents. The client has an unsteady gait and requires a cane for support and mobility. Validation therapy can be used to focus on K.G.’s emotions and subjective reality. The benefits of validation therapy for K.G. is to restore his self-worth‚ less withdrawal from the outside world‚ communicate and interact with other people‚ and reduce stress and anxiety (Austin & Boyd‚ 2010). Using validation therapy‚ the psychiatric nurse does not try to reorient the patient‚ but rather respects the individual’s
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with TB positivity that requires medication. The local health department must ensure medications are being provided to all TB positive patients undergoing treatment regardless of their payment status. Thus‚ programs such as DOT (Directly Observed Therapy) must be mandated -Through this program‚ each TB patient is assigned a DOT worker. The DOT worker meets with the patient to ensure that the patient is taking their medication to facilitate the process. DOT has become the standard of care for all TB
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Title Jensen‚ P 2011‚ ’Why should psychiatrists learn about narrative therapy?’‚ Australian and New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry‚ vol. 45‚ no.9‚ pp. 709-711. Retrieved June 10‚ 2013‚ from SAGE Premier 2013. Topic This article promotes the addition of Narrative Therapy (NT) to psychiatric practices as tool to help stabilize patients as they begin treatment. Jensen‚ a clinical physiatrist‚ raises awareness of this psychotherapy to other psychiatrists in belief that it creates a respectful
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Cultural Competence in Counseling Latinos Cultural Competence in Counseling Latinos A counselor must understand how one’s own cultural differences and worldviews impact the counseling relationship. This paper will examine how I am culturally different from my client and how I would demonstrate cultural competence. Furthermore‚ I will describe how I can improve my cultural competence with the client. Clients Background Information My client‚ Alberto‚ is a 47-year-old Mexican American who
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The principle of gestalt therapy is the development of the unifying version of the human being that assimilates feelings‚ thought‚ senses‚ social relationships and spirituality‚ creating a complete experience where the body can speak and words can be comprehended and felt. The focus of is on becoming aware of the ‘here and now’‚ as well as physical sensations‚ emotions and creative modification (Serge‚ 2007). Cognitive behaviour therapy on the other hand‚ places a strong prominence on the cognitive
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conversion disorder‚ substance abuse disorder and suicidal attempt by cutting her arm. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)‚ also known as Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)‚ was developed in the 1980’s by two social workers‚ Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg‚ along with a team of interdisciplinary colleagues at the Brief Family Therapy Center in
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