Client is a 32 year old single Hispanic woman referred by an outpatient therapy clinic where she was seeing a therapist before moving. Client reports current symptoms of feeling sad, hopeless about the future, decrease interest in activities, trouble sleeping, feeling fearful, difficulties at home/socially, inability to accomplish tasks and she lacks supports. Client is depressed and anxious as evidenced by her inability to sleep, feeling sad, decreased interest which is affecting her relationships and ability to work. Client reports feeling depressed for as long as she can remember. She reports that she is able to gather enough strength in the morning to get the kids fed and off to school…
In conclusion, counseling can address the issue of emotional eating for Client X through an integrated approach of dialectal and cognitive-behavioral therapy focusing on maladaptive eating behavior patterns. Both individual and group counseling settings can benefit Client X in an attempt to recognize maladaptive behaviors and enact changes by distinguishing between physiological hunger and emotional reactions. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) connects cognitive and behavioral therapies as a means of helping an individual learn and incorporate healthier methods of coping with painful emotions, often through acceptance and change. As stated by Ekern (2013): The essence of DBT is founded on four skill sets intended to assist in improving coping skills.…
DBT focuses on correcting certain maladaptive behaviors and thoughts. It is broken into two kinds of therapy to focus on behavioral and interpersonal skills through group therapy and individual therapy sessions to focus on the individual’s immediate emotions, events happening in their lives, and to help guide them in applying their new learned skills to their lives. In addition to these sections of therapy, Karen’s therapist Dr. Banks, will work to create a stable and validating environment so that Karen can feel safe and trust Dr. Banks with her issues and work to correct them together. Dr. Banks created a constructive environment in which Karen felt secure enough to talk about her feelings and about her self-harming actions in order to help to change the behavior. In the past, Karen’s therapists often made their relationships between themselves and Karen very unstable and sometimes unprofessionally having sexual relations with her.…
Social workers by definition are practice-based professionals that promote social change and empowerment of people. When it comes to working with vulnerable people, or specifically children who have experienced trauma, social workers curriculum has adapted over the years. Historically social work education was very specific and didn’t take into account the many overarching themes that occur no matter what type of trauma has happened. The curriculum that social workers were educated to approach was primarily child abuse. Over time social workers were then educated on approaching any type of situation from natural disasters to abuse or neglect.…
As a counselor I have adopted an integrative approach to working with clients incorporates interventions from primarily three theories: Solution-Focused, Cognitive Behavioral, and Mindfulness-based theory. These three approaches match my personality and my basic conceptualization of the human struggle with emotional, mental, and relationship health. As a professional counselor, I believe in a holistic approach to therapy, which does not limit me to these three theories, however, I align most closely with these theories. I am open to any theoretical approach which may be helpful in meeting the individual needs of my cliental. I will now outline the specific value I find in each of these three theories.…
You address a very important point, when determining which theory is going to be the most success many factors need to be considered. Culter (2004) indicated behavioral health interventions must be designed to affect the actions with regards to their health. Culter (2004) describes three levels that will influences those interventions with an individual, the risk of the disease and the willingness to do something about it; community interventions; and national level intervention. The community level is where public policies will have the effect on the health behavior. The national level will help convey and get the correct information to the people, with the overall goal of encouraging the behavioral change.…
(Cover the key concepts noted in the instructions sheet for the respective theory). Reality therapy is based on Choice theory. Choice theory is the belief that we are responsibe for our own behavior and that our behaviors are ultimatly driven by our wants and needs. Choice theory also identifies the imporatnce of feeling a sense of love and belonging. Glass finds that love and belonging is the essence of what drive our wants, needs, and actions (Corey, 2017).…
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy? Dialectical Behavior Therapy is a form of a cognitive behavioral treatment developed to treat individuals who have been diagnosed with a borderline personality disorder (BPD). However research has shown that the dialectical therapy could be used to treat a wide range of disorders such as substance dependence, eating disorders, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). While doing this research I found out that dialectical behavior therapy is treatment program that a patient has to go to for a year.…
Introduction Treatment models based in cognitive behavioral theory have been regarded generally as effective treatment for trauma. The bases of cognitive behavioral therapy is to address and redevelop the cognitions of an individual who has experienced trauma that in turn influences their behavior. As such, the following evaluation examines the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy interventions as best practice for recover with sexual assault survivors diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. Theory, Intervention and Population…
The scientist I interviewed was Dr. Mario Beauregard, a neuroscientist at the University of Arizona. He studied neuroscience in University of Montreal and had received a bachelor and doctoral degrees. Besides these two degrees, he also received postdoctoral from University of Texas Medical school, Montreal Neurological Institute, and McGill University. Dr.Mario Beauregard has done numerous researches. The research that has made him stand out from all other neuroscientists was the 2007 research, Mind Really Does Matter: Evidence from Neuroimaging Studies of Emotional Self Regulation, Psychotherapy, and Placebo Effect.…
Schizophrenia is known as a mental disorder from the Cluster A of odd psychotic disorders which affects how a person will think, feel, and behave. This means it will interfere with a person on how to handle situations where they will not be able to manage their emotions, and decisions from experiencing hallucinations, delusions, distorted thinking and behavior. Not only do these patients require a lot of attention, but they also cannot complete daily task without the help of someone else. But the first thing to remember is that there is an emotional, social, and psychological impact for caregiving of a person with the illness. “Caregiving for a patient with schizophrenia can be stressful because of how demanding the caregiving can require.…
I thought that your evaluation of Behavior Therapy theory was thorough and you were able to bring out consistencies and inconsistencies with Biblical truth along with how Behavior Therapy could help with Spiritual growth of a client. I enjoyed seeing how you tied scripture into behavior and actions. I think that functional analysis involves understanding thoughts and how those thoughts play out in behaviors. A verse in Proverbs reminds me of the importance of understanding what happens when we stray from God (antecedes) and what happens after it (consequences) and provides wisdom in how to keep behavior in check. Proverbs 4:25-27 says “Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you.…
This theory wanted to demonstrate that conditioning human behavior was effective and a much simpler alternative to psychoanalysis. Nowadays, the Behavior therapy has grown significantly which includes different areas of development within this theory: classical conditioning, operant conditioning, social-cognitive theory, and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). Many types of approaches fall in the CBT theory which includes: Rational Emotional Behavior Therapy (REBT), and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (by Aaron and Judith Beck), among…
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is “a complex and eclectic mix of group and individual sessions dealing with interpersonal skills, emotional regulation, problems solving, acceptance, and goal-setting” (Lyons & Martin, p. 204). This method has been effective in reducing some symptoms of this disorder. First-line pharmacology involving SSRIs and antimanic drugs has also been used as effective…
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, was developed in 1993 by Marsha M. Linehan as a treatment for clients meeting the criteria for borderline personality disorder who are chronically suicidal (Linehan and Chen, 2004). Linehan developed this therapy out of the sentiment that there was an influx in borderline personality disorder diagnoses, and no successful treatment options specific to this diagnosis (Linehan, 1993). Linehan was influenced by behavior therapy and by Eastern mindfulness. The theory assumes that the DBT clinician is at a certain level of acceptance towards their client’s current distress (Linehan and Chen, 2004).…