Philosophies Theory Paper Introduction As a counselor, understanding one’s values and worldview often is the key to successful therapy. Acquiring the knowledge of the theoretical approaches to be used that best correlate with one’s own life philosophy is imperative as it will help them the counselor guide their client toward success and ensure the counselor has effectively done their job. This paper will cover multiple theories including, existential theory, reality therapy, feminist therapy, and how these
difficulties and slurred speech. Virtual reality therapy is an emerging method of rehabilitation in occupational therapy services. Current research evaluates the efficacy of virtual reality in rehabilitating an acquired brain injury patient’s upper limb and cognitive processing in order to restore function. Method: A systematic search of reliable databases such as the Cochrane Library, Medline, CINAHL, Scopus, PUBMED Clinical Queries, PEDRO and OT Seeker
This paper highlights the important contributions of Marsha Linehan, an American psychologist, researcher, and author. Specifically, this paper discusses Linehan’s personal and professional backgrounds and provides information about dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), her most notable contribution to the field of psychology. Information in this paper underscores Linehan’s relevance to the history of psychology. Marsha Linehan: Creator of Dialectical Behavior Therapy Marsha Linehan is an American
Nayeli Ordonez MSW 514 Case Study Response Paper #1 The case of Simone seems to be a challenging case given that Simone struggled with exploring her feelings and talking about certain topics that were essential in exploring important underlying issues. In addition, during the beginning of treatment, Simone did not appear fully committed to treatment as there were periods in which she was defensive and refused the therapist’s attempts to look for deeper meanings, as well as often raised the possibility
Categorizations of Occupation: Convenience and Colonization Inquiry & Integration September 28, 2015 Student #1535021 In the occupational therapy literature, occupation has been conceptualized using a number of different categories. Among others, these categories include goal-oriented categories, such as self-care, productivity, and leisure (Reed & Sanderson, 1980); categories of experience, such as doing, being, belonging, and becoming (Hammell, 2004, 2009b); categories of obligation, such
Abstract Narcissistic personality disorder is a long-term pattern of abnormal thinking, and behavior. Normal interaction with a narcissist can be difficult and confusing for others. This paper will allow you to identify the signs and symptoms of this disorder, and what interventions or medications to help these individuals, plus the best time to get them to a doctor. *Keywords: Mental Disorder, Signs, Symptoms, Interventions, Medications Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by
concluded that I am extremely grateful to be a teacher and not a counselor. I never would have imagined there were so many things you would have to take into consideration to provide therapy to someone. I know I was very naïve to most of the information that I read, and a lot of it was over my head. In this paper I will attempt to discuss the important things I was able to grasp from each chapter and the lecture notes. The first four chapters provides basic information about being a counselor
Analysis of “Eyes Right!” Travis Cooper Eastern Washington University Analysis of Eyes Right! In this paper I will detail the story, “Eyes Right!”, in the book, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales, Dr. Oliver Sacks (1985). Dr. Sacks explains the story of Mrs. S who has suffered a massive stroke. I will begin my paper by giving a summary of the story, including the brain systems and functions that were affected; next I will address the impact of stroke on Mrs. S occupational
Stages of Grief Paper Grief is inseparable from the human condition. When sin entered the world it opened the world to grief. While all of humanity shares the experience of grief; it is a deeply personal and individual experience. There are many ways in which humans process grief. One useful way to process grief is through writing therapy (O'Connor, Nikoletti, Kristjanson, Loh & Willcock, 2003). In the story Lament for a Son, Nicholas Wolterstorff writes about his son who died in a climbing accident
begins to lose herself in the wallpaper, becoming so obsessed; she gradually sees her real repressed self in the paper. I believe this is were we see the beginning of her insanity. Her mental illness progresses dramatically because of Jon’s vision to cure her. The woman's descriptions of the wallpaper seem to symbolize the evolution of her illness and through the paper, eventually in the paper, she sees herself. Her description of the wallpaper is significant, “It is dull enough to confuse the eye in