Summary: 55-Minute Therapy Session

5. The client uses the skills for making the correct production of the /k/ sound every day. This includes when the client is at school, at home, or in a different environment. When the client is in any setting and encounters a word beginning with /k/ he remembers the steps to make the correction production of the /k/ sound. If he does make an error on the /k/ sound, he is quick at self correcting himself. When needed, the mother reminds him of what he is learning in therapy and always remembers that it’s the /k/ sound and the steps on how to make the correct

Solution focused therapy was developed in the late 1970’s by Husband and wife team Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg. Steve de Shazer was a scholar as well as a clinician, who was intrigues by Bateson’s theories of communication and Milton Erickson’s pragmatic ideas about how to influence change (Nichols, 2013). These differences stuck a cord with de Shazer and generated the theory that helped develop the solution focused therapy model. Along de Shazer and Berg, they also collaborated with several of their colleagues at the Medical Research Institute, also known as MRI, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. As the name suggests, Solution focused therapy is future focused, goal directed and focuses on the solutions of the problems. This form of therapy is also brief and the session are generally no longer than 8 weeks maximum.

I felt that Larry was having a lot of emotions today due to our termination getting closer. He spent the first half of the session describing his depressive symptoms and it felt like a regression in progress. He made provocative comments that required me to assess him for suicidal ideation. He clearly contracted for safety, listed protective factors, and it was not my impression that he was in need of a higher level of care or hospitalization. Something in our interaction had a personality disorder flavor. I thought traits from someone who has borderline personality disorder emerged but maybe it could be explained as a strong reaction to abandonment. He twisted a conversation that took place in our last session about facial implants and made me the villain. I think he did subconsciously as a way to facilitate the termination process.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is ubiquitous and a proven approach to treatment for a host of diverse psychological difficulties (Wedding & Corsini, 2014). There are copious of acceptable created experiments that show to be highly useful in treating anxiety disorders through GAD Generalized Anxiety Disorder approach (Fawn & Spiegler, 2008). The purpose of this assignment is to expound on the client’s demography and demonstrating concern. The first procedure in this assignment will consist of the required informed consent and the client background information. Thus, a succinct discretion of the theoretical framework of CBT will describe the theoretic framework of CBT therapy expended in this assignment (Wedding & Corsini, 2014; Fawn & Spiegler, 2008). The next steps will adherent on how information regarding the clients past and present is problematic amalgamated to form an evaluation and to construct the client’s treatment. In the midst of assessment or the evaluation process and schema is implemented to create the sessions, examination, and provide feedback throughout each session.

The opportunity to observe the work overview of a Speech Pathologist, has tremendously solidified my interest in this field. At the Diana Rogovin Speech Center at Brooklyn College, I observed clients of various ages with different speech language disorders including articulation, language, voice, fluency and accent modification. Observing clinicians at the speech center gave me the opportunity to learn how important client-clinician interaction is for the session and how essential it is to build a good relationship with the client. Although I learned the

The premise of the article is that cognitive behavioral therapy is an effective and safe intervention process for both acute and chronic post- traumatic stress disorder following a wide range of traumatic experiences in children, and adolescents. The article entitled “Cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a review” (Kar, 2011), is accurately reflected by its content along with information that is being presented throughout the article. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric sequel to a stressful event or situation of an exceptionally catastrophic or even threatening event. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been used in the management of PTSD for many years; it originally was used

Complicated grief is having many difficult dealing with loss. Even though that sometimes the loss has according many time before.according to katherine walsh there have been a history of depression or even anxiety for a person to go through a complicated grief. Complicated grief is when it last a long period of time and you can't just move on it hold on to you very tight. For complicated grief therapy is required. According to phsyo guides 10 percent of people going through a loss going through a complicated grief. There may need family therapy to help them during this period of time. J.william gave 4 way to deal with the loss. The first one is trying to accept that there are gone and there are not coming back. The second one is dealing with

Paul (counsellor) discusses post treatment with clients as much as he can. He speaks to them one-on-one 5 days a week, and to groups 2 times per week. If it’s a one-on-one talk it will typically occur in his office, and for groups it will be spoken about in the lounge. Paul tries to meet clients where they are and identify their levels of motivation. He feels that changes towards post treatment would be beneficial for everyone, and though we may be doing ‘enough’ that things could be done in different ways. Paul’s beliefs around post treatment are about teaching people to plan ahead, for instance they may have been here for a month but they still have the rest of their lives and now have a certain amount of time to fill when the previously

In recent years Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) have been steadily becoming a favorite among clinicians as the treatment model of choice to use with families, couples and individuals, to find solutions to their own problems its time-limited future oriented and client driven (Gingerich & Eisengart, 2004). The basic tenet of SFBT is the client(s) is held responsible for the solutions and not there problems. Solution-focused therapy was developed in 1982 at The Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (). SFBT was inspired by Milton Erickson and MRI models, both Insoo and Steve de Shazer Kim Berg had worked on the MRI models which SFBT is created from (Mo Yee Lee, 2011). Solution-Focused Brief Therapy is theoretically

The intended outcome of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is to help people learn about healthier pathways to coping with distressing thoughts; this type of therapy will in turn reduce avoidance or other unsettling behaviors. The idea behind Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is that if someone can change how they gauge their surroundings or thoughts and feelings, anxiety and avoidance may be reduced, making the persons mood and overall quality of life much better (Tull, 2013).

Through looking through internet catalogs for therapists in my area, I learned that there are quite a few therapists all doing essentially different things; also I learned that there are a lot of residential treatment centers here.

Many people in the world today suffer from mental illnesses, including anxiety and depression. These two mental illnesses are considered to be the most common throughout the United States. In fact, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association (2015), approximately 40 million people suffer from anxiety, and 15 million people suffer from depression. These statistics are significant and overwhelming. Unfortunately, some people who suffer from these mental illnesses are not able to get the support they need because they do not have the appropriate resources. Furthermore, both therapy and medication do cost a price and not everyone is able to afford it. Treatment, such as therapy, is extremely important for people who suffer from

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is one therapeutic approach that is capable of providing this group with effective psychotherapeutic treatment and interventions as well as approaches that enhances the effectiveness and efficiency of group therapy. Often developed for skills training, cognitive-behavioral groups are characterized by the use of practical interventions focused on behavior modification techniques (Wilson, Bouffard, and Mackenzie; 2005). The therapeutic goal of cognitive behavioral therapy in a group setting is to educate group members on how to define or establish the assessment of their behaviors from those of themselves, namely, from their being and their reality (Corey, 2004). Therefore, one of the major tasks of this group’s leader would be to help group members to alter their emotions and actions in order to develop healthier thoughts that can guide members to accept themselves unconditionally. According to Yalom and Leszcz (2005), CBT can be applied in group therapy for various clinical conditions such as acute and chronic depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and panic disorder. Group cognitive behavioral therapy (GCBT) is a form of psychotherapy that is based upon the principles of behaviorism and cognitive psychology that combines aspects of three different therapeutic types: cognitive therapy, behavioral therapy, and group therapy (Rose, 1989). These group sessions should utilize cognitive restructuring for changing negative thoughts,

I want to be able to use crafts in my therapy sessions. The book mentioned that clients found therapy more meaningful if they can relate the topic to something they did in the past, or could do now. As I thought about it, I find this very true. In my observations, I saw people do craft activities and activities that were not so relatable. I saw the frustration of patients as they had to do something that they did not see a point in doing. People enjoy an activity if there was an end point to it. For example, cooking or making a necklace was a lot more engaging then just moving beads around on a cord. I do have concerns about the documentation though. I know that if I want to participate in the use of crafts, I will have to be excellent in

For my MFT 507class, I was in a group with Elizabeth and Jaime. We did a vignette to practice what we have learned in class and imply it in the therapy session. We switched roles and always treated each other with kindness and respect. I will refer Jaime as Debby, so there will not be any confusion.