Behavioral enrichment

In the twentieth century, mental health was not regarded with the amount of importance as it is today. People did not prioritize mental health as much as it is today, often resulting in the overlooking of people struggling with mental illness. Albeit this, over the past decade, mental health has become and increasingly supported and viewed issue and topic of resolution, most specifically among youth. Nowadays, there are many services, ideas and places to go for help with mental illness and the…

Credential & Experience: I am a Licensed Professional Counselor-Intern in the Dallas area. I graduated with my A.S. in Criminal Science, a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Upper Iowa, Fayette, Iowa (2014), and a Master’s degree in Counseling from Amberton University, Garland, TX (2016). Within clinical training and work experience, I have provided counseling services for adolescents, adult and group therapies in a psychiatric hospital. Professional Disclosure, client Consent &…

V. Intervention According to Beard (2002), internet users spend less time with people in their lives, which results in isolation and disconnect from reality of their relationships. Online relationships do not require psychological work as one can be unidentified and may not be revealing the truth. Didelot, Hollingsworth, and Buckenmeyer (2012) reported that both employment and/or school work may suffer if one is on the internet for too long. It is important for clinicians to understand the…

Background information: Sally Sue is a Caucasian female in her mid-twenties residing in Paragould with her daughter. Pt’s hobbies consist of singing and sleeping. Pt had her first session with a therapist and decided to send her to the emergency room. Pt was admitted voluntarily to SBBH for needing help. Sally Sue reported that her symptoms kept progressing over the past week. The patient reports she has an ongoing struggle with depression and anxiety for a couple of years. Sally Sue reported…

antidepressants as a form of treatment, although depression also uses other types of medications including Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors and Tricyclics. Depression also uses many different types of Psychotherapy including cognitive-behavioral therapy and interpersonal therapy. Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps people with depression restructure negative thought patterns. Doing so helps people interpret their environment and interactions with others in a positive and realistic way. It may also…

Cognitive Behavioural Approach” Summary Michael Neenan and Windy Dryden, the authors of “Life Coaching: A cognitive behavioural approach, second edition” (2014) offer a pragmatic, evidence-based method of coaching based on the concept of cognitive behavioral therapy. The authors discuss the sequence of emotional causation and how—in fact—one’s thoughts affect one’s emotion and thus, one’s behavior. Neenan and Dryden (2014) report that most coaching clients have an external attribution style…

The aim of this essay is to explore two counselling theories or theorists in depth, comparing and contrasting their background, theory of personality, theory of problems in living and theory of change. It is also necessary to assess their strengths and weaknesses as you see them and to evaluate which counselling situation that they would be most appropriate for. The two theories that I am going to discuss are the humanistic approach of person-centred therapy and the cognitive behavioural therapy…

Intervention Process: The major concepts of my chosen theory help guide me in the intervention process for both CBT and Narrative Therapy because of my clients and the issues they bring forward. The concepts also guided me through the intervention process because; it allowed me to concentrate on the issue at hand for my client and helped me learn a lot about the therapies and techniques. It also allowed me to see how both of these theories, CBT and Narrative gave me the opportunity to ask…

Eating disorders come in many forms and have many causes. For example anorexia nervosa, this is an eating disorder where the person refuses to eat and then becomes malnourished. This disorder is commonly found in young girls who have over controlling parents. The treatment for this disorder is commonly family systems therapy. Family systems therapy is a therapy that treats the disorder and the family of the person, this treatment is used because the family tends to be at the root of this…

Dora the Explorer is a frequently viewed show amongst the younger age group, from toddlers and up, that has been around for almost 15 years. Dora is a young girl that goes on endless adventures with her monkey friend Boots. Her relationship with her family seems stable, as we have seen her greet and interact with them after adventures and she has worked alongside her cousin Diego. Dora also seems rather friendly and social, with humans and animals alike. The audience is engaged by picking the…